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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Roscius

name of a celebrated Roman actor.

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Roscius

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 for "actor")
  • Lucius Roscius, a murdered Roman envoy
Roscius (genus)

Roscius is an Afrotropical genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, such as the genus Oncopeltus, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.

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Titus Labienus is under siege, Quintus Cicero and the Ninth Legion are dead, and Lucius Fabius and Lucius Roscius have withdrawn to Tolosa in the Roman Province.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