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Answer for the clue "Roman comic actor, friend of Cicero ", 7 letters:
roscius

Word definitions for roscius in dictionaries

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Roscius : Sextus Roscius , a Roman accused of parricide who was successfully defended by Cicero Marcus Roscius Coelius , Roman military officer Quintus Roscius Gallus , a Roman actor who achieved great fame and fortune ("Roscius" later became a synonym ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
name of a celebrated Roman actor.

Usage examples of roscius.

Marcus Crassus was massacred nearby, Titus Labienus is under siege, Quintus Cicero and the Ninth Legion are dead, and Lucius Fabius and Lucius Roscius have withdrawn to Tolosa in the Roman Province.

Roscius off, it will be necessary to prove that Sulla and his proscriptions are utterly corrupt.