person
Gaius Laelius Sapiens
Laelius
also: Laelius, Laeli
Roman statesman (consul 140 BC), proverbial for wisdom and for his model friendship with Scipio Aemilianus.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §15.95.72 Laelius
Gaius Laelius 'the Wise' (consul 140 BC), Roman statesman proverbial for wisdom and for his model friendship with Scipio Aemilianus.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §104.21 Laelius
Gaius Laelius 'Sapiens' (cos. 140 BC), friend of Scipio Aemilianus and a by-word for wisdom and loyal friendship.