Phaedrus (15BC-50AD, fabulist)
Gaius Julius Phaedrus (/ˈfiːdrəs/; c. 15 BC – c. 50 AD), Roman fabulist, was probably a Thracian slave, born in Pydna of Roman Macedonia and lived in the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius. He is recognized as the first writer to Latinize entire books of fables, retelling in iambic metre the Greek prose Aesopic tales.
Quotes·Quotations by Phaedrus
Appearance
¶ Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.
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