person
Julius Graecinus
Graecinus
also: Graecinus Iulius, Julius Graecinus
A senator and writer (father of Agricola) put to death by Caligula; Seneca praises him for refusing gifts from men of bad repute.
Reading notes
- On Benefits §2.21.5 Julius Graecinus
A senator (father of Agricola) killed by Caligula for his excellence; his refusal of tainted gifts is Seneca's model of high-minded receiving.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §3.29.6 Julius Graecinus
An esteemed senator and orator, father of Cn. Julius Agricola; put to death under Caligula. His quip treats Aristo like an essedarius (a fighter from a war-chariot), joking that he cannot judge a man whose footwork he has never seen.