ID
2155
Nationality
Roman
Occupation
Painter
Artist
Nobility
Summary
Born deaf; grandson of the (hearing) Roman Consul of the same name (consul's name sometimes given as Claudius Pedius). Said to be the first deaf person in history known by name.
References
Looking Back, p.51, 76; Pliny the Elder, Natural History, book 35, chapter 4.
Dates
1st Century A.D.