person
Leonides
also: Leonides
An Athenian (probably a philosopher or teacher) in the company of the younger Marcus Cicero at Athens in 44 BC. Distinct from the Sicilian Leonidas of the Verrines.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 14.16 §3 Leonides' letter
Leonides, an Athenian teacher supervising young Marcus's studies; Cicero reads his guarded praise of the boy as a sign of anxiety rather than confidence.
- Ad Atticum 15.16 §1 Leonides
Leonides of Athens, one of young Marcus's tutors there, who keeps up his guarded line about the boy's diligence rather than joining the chorus of praise.