Trosius Aper
Trosius Aper was a grammarian of ancient Rome who served as one of two Latin tutors for the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, along with Tuticius Proculus. He was from Pola (modern Pula) in Istria,[1] and was assigned to Aurelius as a tutor around 132 or 133.[2] As a tutor, Aper would have Aurelius read classical works out loud, and memorize them, later commenting on stylistic matters, and drawing philosophical lessons from the text for his pupil.[2]
While we know Aper's colleague Tuticius Proculus was rewarded handsomely with a senatorship and consulship,[3] little is known about the life of Aper.[4]
Notes
- ^ van Ackeren, Marcel (2012). A Companion to Marcus Aurelius. Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Vol. 96. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 141. ISBN 9781405192859. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ a b Stephens, William O. (2011). Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed. Guides for the Perplexed. A&C Black. p. 7. ISBN 9781441101792. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ Birley, Anthony R. (2012). Marcus Aurelius: A Biography. Roman Imperial Biographies. Routledge. p. 40. ISBN 9781134695690. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ Adams, Geoffrey William (2013). Marcus Aurelius in the Historia Augusta and Beyond. Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 61. ISBN 9780739176382. Retrieved 2016-02-21.