person
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus
Lentulus the augur
also: Cn. Lentulus, Gnaeus Lentulus
The augur (consul 14 BC), proverbially rich (400 million sesterces) yet dull and miserly; he ungratefully blamed Augustus for drawing him from oratory.
Reading notes
- On Benefits §2.27.1 Gnaeus Lentulus the augur
The immensely rich but dull augur (cos. 14 BC), Seneca's example of greed and ingratitude blaming its benefactor.