person
Pythius
also: Pythius, Pythi, Pythio
A banker of Syracuse, well connected with all classes, who tricked the Roman knight Canius into buying his seaside property at a vast price by staging an abundance of fishing-boats. Cicero's chief example of fraud by false display.
Reading notes
- On Duties §3.58 Pythius, a banker at Syracuse
A Syracusan banker who tricked the Roman knight Canius into buying his seaside estate at a huge price by staging a display of fishing-boats. Cicero's leading example of fraud by false appearance.