A genus of Acrididae

Usage examples of locusta.

Serenus too occupied a box, and further down, beneath a parasol, the red-haired Locusta sat.

Through the storm of flower petals, gambling tokens, fruit peels and other objects being rained down in praise upon us, I thought I saw Locusta nod and smile in return.

For help with that selection I turned to Locusta, whom I saw almost nightly.

What Locusta had done was no worse than what countless married Roman women did every night, from lust rather than worthy ambition.

Since there was nothing shameful in open lovemaking, Locusta and I were indulging in a bit of it when there was a sudden fearful crash of pottery and metal.

He was staring at me intently, but I knew now that he had been looking at Locusta a moment ago, and was speaking to her as well as me.

Only last night Locusta had boasted too openly of her power and her secrets.

Looking about in the antechamber, I failed to see Locusta until she stormed at me from the shadow of a pillar, spitting all sorts of obscene oaths.

With Locusta in her present frame of mind it might well be unbearable.

I said nothing, By mutual consent Locusta and I had not concealed our reason for going to Africa.

When I returned to my quarters, I reluctantly went to inform Locusta that we would leave in four days.

Before he conducted me inside the tower, he paused, turned and saluted Locusta again.

With four spears piercing her body, Locusta fell into the dark, her hair a red banner of her destruction.

At the moment, Locusta was under house arrest in her dwelling near the Palatine, guarded by a tribune who was directly responsible to the empress.

When Locusta said the potion was ready, Nero hurried out to fetch a kid that he had tethered inside his bedroom and led the animal in.