person
Publilius Syrus
Publilius
also: Publili, Publilius
Publilius Syrus, a Syrian-born former slave who became the leading writer and performer of mimes in Caesar's Rome, celebrated for his pithy moral maxims. He competed against Laberius at Caesar's games of 46 BC.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 14.2 §1 the theatre and about Publilius
Publilius Syrus, the leading mime-writer and performer of the day; the theatre was a barometer of public feeling, and the crowd's reactions to his shows are read here as signs of political sentiment after the assassination.