Gaius Livius Drusus

Gaius Livius Drusus was a Roman jurist mentioned by Cicero in his Tusculan Disputations, notable for achieving prominence in law despite having been blind from a young age or possibly from birth. The son of the consul Gaius Livius Drusus and brother of the consul Marcus Livius Drusus and of Livia, he declined to pursue the political career his status would have allowed, likely because of his blindness, and instead devoted himself to legal scholarship; his home became an informal center where people sought his legal advice, prompting Cicero's remark that they consulted a blind guide. His writings were cited by later jurists including Celsus and Priscian.