[2077] “Painter of men.”
[2078] Mentioned also by Varro. He probably lived in the time of Alexander the Great.
[2079] A native of Egypt, compared by many to the most eminent artists. He is spoken of in high terms by Quintilian, B. xii. c. 10. See also Chapter [40] of this Book.
[2080] Built by Augustus in the Ninth Region of the City, in honour of his sister Octavia.
[2082] Bacchus.
[2083] And so caused his death by falling from his chariot. See the “Hippolytus” of Euripides.
[2084] Near the Theatre of Pompey, in the Ninth Region of the City.
[2085] “Caricatures.” Sillig thinks it not unlikely that Gryllus was painted with a pig’s face, that animal being signified by the Greek word γρυλλὸς.