Grossedius Niger
Bruttedius Niger was a Roman rhetorician and politician of the early imperial era . He also emerged as the author of a historical work.
Life
Bruttedius Niger was a student of the rhetorician Apollodorus of Pergamon . Under Emperor Tiberius he officiated as aedile in AD 22 . In the same year he was one of the co-prosecutors of the consul of 10 AD, Gaius Junius Silanus . His accusers also included the declamator Iunius Otho , whom Bruttedius Niger apparently saw as a role model in rhetoric.
The historian Tacitus recognizes Bruttedius Niger's talent, but believes that his ambition led him to stray from the right path. According to the satirical poet Juvenal , Bruttedius Niger was initially a friend of the powerful Praetorian prefect Lucius Aelius Seianus , but whose body he trampled after his fall and death (31 AD).
Seneca the Elder received two passages from the historical work written by Bruttedius Niger , which deal with the murder of Cicero (43 BC). Seneca also provides excerpts from other historians of his time about the death of this famous speaker, such as Titus Livius , Gaius Asinius Pollio , Aufidius Bassus , Aulus Cremutius Cordus and the poem of Cornelius Severus .
literature
- Kai Brodersen and Bernhard Zimmermann (ed.): People of the ancient world . Verlag JB Metzler, Stuttgart and Weimar, page 41, ISBN 3-476-02023-1 .
- Walter Henze : Bruttedius 2). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 907.
Remarks
- ↑ Seneca the Elder , Controversiae 2, 1, 35f.
- ^ Tacitus , Annalen 3, 66.
- ↑ Seneca the Elder, Controversiae 2, 1, 35.
- ^ Tacitus, Annalen 3, 66.
- ↑ Juvenal 10, 83-88.
- ↑ Seneca the Elder, Suasoriae 6, 20f.
- ↑ Seneca the Elder, Suasoriae 6, 17-27.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grossedius Niger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |