The Twelve Caesars

Diogenes

Role: grammarian · First appears: Tiberius 32

Life events

  • Diogenes refused Tiberius admittance to his public disquisition.(Tiberius 32 · 📍 Rhodes)
    • With: Tiberius
    • “Diogenes, the grammarian, who used to hold public disquisitions, at Rhodes every sabbath-day, once refused him admittance upon his coming to hear him out of course”
  • Tiberius postponed Diogenes's audience for seven years.(Tiberius 32 · 📍 Rome)
    • With: Tiberius
    • “Diogenes afterwards coming to Rome, and waiting at his door to be allowed to pay his respects to him, he sent him word to come again at the end of seven years.”

Tiberius 32

  • with Tiberius (Diogenes refused Tiberius admission to his discussion and later received a delayed audience in return.) “Diogenes, the grammarian, who used to hold public disquisitions, at Rhodes every sabbath-day, once refused him admittance upon his coming to hear him out of course, and sent him a message by a servant, postponing his admission until the next seventh day. Diogenes afterwards coming to Rome, and waiting at his door to be allowed to pay his respects to him, he sent him word to come again at the end of seven years.”
  • pupil: Tiberius (Tiberius came to hear Diogenes's public disquisitions, supporting a teacher-pupil relationship.) “Diogenes, the grammarian, who used to hold public disquisitions, at Rhodes every sabbath-day, once refused him admittance upon his coming to hear him out of course”

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