Eutychius Proclus

Eutychius Proclus (Ancient Greek: Εὐτύχιος Πρόκλος, Eutychios Proklos, or Tuticius Proculus in some sources) was a grammarian who flourished in the 2nd century AD. He served as one of two Latin tutors for the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, along with Trosius Aper.[1][2] He was from the North African city of Sicca Veneria (modern El Kef in Tunisia).[3]

It is possibly this Proclus who is mentioned by Trebellius Pollio as the most learned grammarian of his age.[4]

For his work with the emperor, Proculus was later given senatorial rank, and a consulship,[5][6] though it is not clear what year he served as consul. He also required financial support from Marcus in order to carry the financial burdens of a senatorial career, so from here we may assume he was not born into a wealthy or aristocratic family.[7]

  1. ^ Jul. Capit. Vit. Ant. c. 2.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Goulding, Robert (2010). Defending Hypatia: Ramus, Savile, and the Renaissance Rediscovery of Mathematical History. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 164–167. ISBN 9789048135424. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  4. ^ Pollio Aemil. Tyr.
  5. ^ Fabric. Bibl. Graec. ix.365.
  6. ^ Birley, Anthony R. (2012). Marcus Aurelius: A Biography. Roman Imperial Biographies. Routledge. p. 40. ISBN 9781134695690. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  7. ^ Saller, Richard P. (2002). Personal Patronage Under the Early Empire. Cambridge University Press. pp. 44, 63, 184. ISBN 9780521893923. Retrieved 2016-02-21.