Episode LXVI - Fronto
Marcus Cornelius Fronto was an important senator and scholar during the Antonine period, best known for being the tutor to a young Marcus Aurelius.
Emperors of Rome · Dr Callain Davenport
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Show Notes
When Marcus Aurelius was a young man he was important enough to be given the best education sestertius could buy, in the form of a number of prominent tutors. One of those was the respected senator, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, who remained close to Marcus for the rest of his life. His letters to and from the Emperor, as well their relationship, give a rare insight behind the scenes of imperial power.
Guest: Dr Callain Davenport (ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland).