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ancus

n. (given name male A=An Italic from=Latin), notably borne by (w: Ancus Marcius), a legendary king of Rome

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Ancus

Ancus may refer to:

  • Ancus (genus), a genus of beetle in the family Carabidae
  • Ancus Marcius, a legendary king of Rome
  • 14088 Ancus, an asteroid
  • Ancus, an Italic praenomen
  • a part of a male Lepidoptera genitalia
Ancus (genus)

Ancus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

  • Ancus bicornutus (Putzeys, 1861)
  • Ancus carniceps Andrewes, 1936
  • Ancus depressifrons Putzeys, 1866
  • Ancus excavaticeps Putzeys, 1866
  • Ancus heteromorphus Putzeys, 1866
  • Ancus sulcicollis Putzeys, 1866

Usage examples of "ancus".

Subsequently was added, by Ancus, the plebs, who remained without authority or share in the government of the city of Rome itself, though they might aspire to the first rank in the allied cities.

Actors were hired, chariots for them to ride in: the ancestors would include King Ancus Marcius, Quintus Marcius Rex, Iulus , that early Julian consul, Sextus Caesar and Lucius Caesar, and Gaius Marius and his son.

Her mother was Marcia, the youngest daughter of Quintus Marcius Rex, the august descendant of the fourth King of Rome, Ancus Marcius, and who is remembered every day in this great city with gratitude and praise, for he it was who brought Rome fresh sweet water to gush out of fountains in every public square and crossroads.

Etrurian patera, and the cover of a copper pot no other than the shield of Ancus Martius.

Marcius clan, who claimed descent from Ancus Marcius, the fourth King of Rome, and builder of the Wooden Bridge.

Ancus Marcius is said to have colonized Ostia, though there is some doubt as to whether he did this, or whether he took the salt pits at the mouth of the Tiber from their Etruscan owners by force of arms.

He prophesied when Josiah reigned in Jerusalem, and Ancus Martius at Rome, when the captivity of the Jews was already at hand.

Jeremiah thus prophesied not only in the times of Ancus Martius, but also in those of Tarquinius Priscus, whom the Romans had for their fifth king.