Unidentified Titus Cornelius overseer

In 50 AD, when Titus Cornelius bought Davus and Eucleides at the Forum, his overseer, whose name is unknown, accompanied him. He oversaw the Cornelii estate before Davus did so, possibly with one or more overseers between them. This overseer's relationship with Titus seems to have been fairly easygoing, as he argued with Titus over the value of Eucleides, lest he be overcharged, apparently without fear of punishment for disagreeing with Titus. This contrasts with the relationship between Davus and Gaius Cornelius, the former of whom feared being punished by the latter during his fits of anger, even when he was not at fault, a fear which seems to have been reasonable since Gaius unfairly punished Syrus when his carriage crashed into a ditch, even against his own son’s testimony that Syrus had done everything he could to avoid it.

From his argument with Titus over Eucleides's value, it seems that this overseer did not see the value in educated slaves, but merely in the physically-strong (Titus, by Davus's reckoning, was interested in Eucledies for his knowledge, though he was weak physically), and that he had some care for the financial wellbeing of the Cornelii, possibly because his livelihood might suffer and himself be sold to a crueler owner in the event of the Cornelii facing financial hardship, or because he genuinely wanted the best for the Cornelii, and thought material wealth has important for it, which is especially likely if he truly was friends with Titus.

This overseer's fate is unknown.