Julius Graecinus
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
in the texts
Letters to Lucilius
An excellent man consulted about Ariston, who claimed not to know what Ariston did since he never saw him on foot.
and when Julius Graecinus, an excellent man, was consulted about the same fellow, what he thought, he said, "I cannot tell you;
On Benefits
An esteemed man killed by Gaius Caesar for being 'a better man than it is expedient for anyone to be under a tyrant,' presented as a model of discernment in refusing tainted benefits.
5 If we need an example of greatness of soul, let us use that of Julius Graecinus, an excellent man, whom Gaius Caesar killed for this one thing, that he was a better man than it is expedient for anyone to be under a tyrant.