person
Ofellus
also: Ofelli, Ofellum
A southern Italian peasant farmer, dispossessed in the land confiscations but unbroken; the 'irregular sage' whose sermon on plain living forms the satire.
Reading notes
- The Satires §2.2 what Ofellus taught
A south-Italian peasant dispossessed in the veteran land-confiscations but undefeated in spirit; his sermon on frugal living is the body of the satire.