person
Philargyrus (slave/freedman of Torquatus)
Philargyrus
also: Philargyrus
Slave or freedman of A. Manlius Torquatus who visited Cicero and reported faithfully on his master's troubled state of mind, prompting Fam. 6.1. Otherwise unattested; his Greek name ('fond of silver') is typical of servile nomenclature.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 6.1 §6 Philargyrus
A slave or freedman of Torquatus who had visited Cicero and reported on his master's state of mind; the name is Greek ('fond of silver'), typical of servile nomenclature. He is otherwise unattested.