person
Servius Tullius
also: Tullius
The sixth king of Rome, reputedly born of a slave woman; cited as proof that great men can rise from no ancestry.
Reading notes
- The Satires §1.6 the reign of Tullius
Servius Tullius, the sixth king of Rome, reputedly born of a slave; offered as proof that men of no ancestry can rise to greatness. (Distinct from the upstart Tullius/Tillius later in the poem.)