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Blandus
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Blandus

Rubellius Blandus was a Roman, native of Tibur (Tivoli, Italy). He was the first Equestrian of Ancient Rome to teach rhetoric and thus made it more respectable (Sen., Controv. 2, praef. 5). He was the teacher of Papirius Fabianus, who was in turn the teacher of Seneca the Younger. His grandson Gaius Rubellius Blandus was a suffect consul of 18.

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13 branches of this group, most-observed first

Painted Lady

speciesGladiolus carneus

Wild gladiolus

speciesGladiolus undulatus

Hermanus Summerlily

speciesGladiolus carmineus

Longtube Paintedlady

speciesGladiolus angustus

Peninsula Summerlily

speciesGladiolus pappei

Waterfall lily

speciesGladiolus cardinalis

George Flame

speciesGladiolus sempervirens

Montagu Rock Lily

speciesGladiolus stefaniae

Gladiolus geardii

speciesGladiolus geardii

Swartberg Pypie

speciesGladiolus aquamontanus

Gladiolus bilineatus

speciesGladiolus bilineatus

Gladiolus buckerveldii

speciesGladiolus buckerveldii

Gladiolus insolens

speciesGladiolus insolens

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