Thrasyllus of Mendes (; ), also known as Thrasyllus of Alexandria and by his Roman name Tiberius Claudius Thrasyllus (fl. second half of the 1st century BC and first half of the 1st century – died 36,), was a Greek Egyptian grammarian and literary commentator. Thrasyllus was an astrologer and a personal friend of the Roman emperor Tiberius, who favored Tiberius’ great-nephew Caligula, who was having an affair with his granddaughter, Ennia Thrasylla. He had two known children:

  • an unnamed daughter who married the Eques Lucius Ennius. from 69 until 79
  • a son called Tiberius Claudius Balbilus,

References

Sources

  • Encyclopaedia Judaica
  • Thrasyllus’ article at ancient library
  • F.H. Cramer, Astrology in Roman Law and Politics, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA, 1954
  • P. Robinson Coleman-Norton and F. Card Bourne, Ancient Roman Statutes, The Lawbook Exchange Limited, 1961
  • B. Levick, Tiberius: The Politician, Routledge, 1999
  • M. Zimmerman, G. Schmeling, H. Hofmann, S. Harrison and C. Panayotakis (eds.), Ancient Narrative, Barkhuis, 2002
  • R. Beck, Beck on Mithraism: Collected Works With New Essays, Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2004
  • J. H. Holden, A History of Horoscopic Astrology, American Federation of Astrology, 2006
  • Royal genealogy of Mithradates III of Commagene at rootsweb
  • Royal genealogy of Aka II of Commagene at rootsweb
  • Genealogy of daughter of Tiberius Claudius Thrasyllus and Aka II of Commagene at rootsweb
  • Article on the life, works, and legacy of Thrasyllus
  • Article on how Tiberius tested Thrasyllus by Shyamasundara Dasa