This biography tells the story of Publius Nigidius Figulus, a Roman philosopher and statesman who lived during the late Republic and early Empire. He was a prominent figure in the Stoic school of philosophy, and was known for his works on divination,
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Publius Nigidius Figulus was a scholar of the Late Roman Republic and one of the praetors for 58 BC. He was a friend of Cicero, to whom he gave his support at the time of the Catilinarian conspiracy. Nigidius sided with the Optimates in the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompeius Magnus.