Lucillus Tarrhaeus (alternate name: Lucillus of Tarrha in Crete) was an Ancient Greek writer who lived and worked in Crete. Biography. He was born and lived in Tarra, Crete, during the 1 century AD. Career. He has been described as a grammarian, historian and philosopher. Bibliography. He wrote a work on the city of Thessalonica, a commentary on the Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius, and a collection of proverbs. His major well known works are: