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PRONUNCIATION OF LUCILIUS

Lucilius  [luːˈsɪlɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUCILIUS

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Lucilius is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LUCILIUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lucilius

Lucilius

Lucilius is the nomen used by men of the gens Lucilia of ancient Rome. ▪ Gaius Lucilius, satirist 2nd century BC. Lucilius was credited by Horace and others with originating the genre of satire. ▪ Lucilius Junior, friend and correspondent of the younger Seneca. ▪ The tomb of Marcus Lucilius Paetus, a military tribune in the time of Augustus, and his sister Lucilia Polla was discovered in Rome, near the Villa Albani, in 1885. It is a round structure about 34 metres across, and believed to have been surmounted by a conical mound of earth 17 metres high.

Definition of Lucilius in the English dictionary

The definition of Lucilius in the dictionary is Gaius. ?180–102 bc, Roman satirist, regarded as the originator of poetical satire.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUCILIUS


alias
ˈeɪlɪəs
antibilious
ˌæntɪˈbɪlɪəs
Aurelius
ɔːˈriːlɪəs
bilious
ˈbɪlɪəs
coleus
ˈkəʊlɪəs
Delius
ˈdiːlɪəs
golias
ˈɡəʊlɪəs
Heraclius
hɛˈræklɪəs
ileus
ˈɪlɪəs
micronucleus
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈnjuːklɪəs
nucleus
ˈnjuːklɪəs
pileous
ˈpaɪlɪəs
pileus
ˈpaɪlɪəs
punctilious
pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəs
reptilious
rɛpˈtɪlɪəs
Sibelius
sɪˈbeɪlɪəs
sibilous
ˈsɪbɪlɪəs
soleus
ˈsɒlɪəs
supercilious
ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs
Vesalius
vɪˈseɪlɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUCILIUS

Lucian
lucid
lucid dream
lucid dreamer
lucidity
lucidly
lucidness
lucifer
luciferase
luciferin
luciferous
lucifugous
lucigen
Lucina

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUCILIUS

Antonius
Aquarius
Berzelius
Celsius
Claudius
Confucius
genius
Hevelius
Ignatius
Marcus Aurelius
Marius
Mauritius
nauplius
Numa Pompilius
radius
Sagittarius
Sirius
Stradivarius
trollius
Vilnius

Synonyms and antonyms of Lucilius in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Lucilius
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Lucilio
570 millions of speakers

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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Луцилий
278 millions of speakers

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Lucílio
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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ल्यूसिलियस
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Lucilius
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Lucilio
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Luciliusz
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Луцилий
40 millions of speakers

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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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Lucilius
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUCILIUS»

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Roman Verse Satire: Lucilius to Juvenal : a Selection with ...
This edition provides introduction to Roman verse satire for the English reader and aid to the Latin student in understanding these challenging, sometimes obscure texts.
William J. Dominik, William Thomas Wehrle, 1999
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Satires of Rome: Threatening Poses from Lucilius to Juvenal
Provides a complete and socially and politically contextualised survey of Roman verse satire.
Kirk Freudenburg, 2001
3
Roman Manliness: "Virtus" and the Roman Republic
H 23 Charpin = 1326–38 Marx = 1196–1208 ROL = 1342–54 = Krenkel The passage is preserved by Lactantius, who in introducing it states that here Lucilius had collected the ways in which virtue had been described by philosophers, ...
Myles McDonnell, 2006
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Latin Literature: A History
Themes ofLucilian satire: A) The parody of 'the Concilium Deorum b) Description of a journey; gastronomy c) Love; literary questions Lucilius's stylistic realism epic and drama.) The development of satire signifies also the growth of a new ...
Gian Biagio Conte, 1999
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The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, and Lucilius: ...
In the fourth Fragment of the twentieth book, Lucilius mentions the Calpurnian Law. "Calpurn'i ssevam legem Pisoni' reprendi Eduxique anilnam in primoribu' naribus." This Van Heusde holds to be the Lex Calpurnia, de ambitu, passed by C.
Juvenal, 1886
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A History of Roman Literature: From Livius Andronicus to ...
feature, characteristic of Roman writers, which meets us in Lucilius in a pure form. His attention to language and artistic shape, his achievement as a philosopher of life, psychologist and student of civilization, and as the ancestor of later ...
Michael von Albrecht, Gareth L. Schmeling, 1997
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The Cambridge Companion to Roman Satire
28-9 W); Lactantius reports that in the council of the gods Lucilius made fun of the fact that all the male gods are called pater (fr. 24-7 W, = Lactantius, Divinae Institutiones 4.3.12). And someone seems to take Apollo to task for speaking in an ...
Kirk Freudenburg, 2005
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Roman Satire: Its Outlook on Social Life
TherearesimilarborrowingsinVarro,thoughitwasMenip- pus rather than Lucilius who was Varro's real precursor. Varro repeats a Lucilian hexameter about eatables42 and, like Lucilius in his ninth book, he draws a distinction between poema ...
John Wight Duff, 1936
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Making Mockery : The Poetics of Ancient Satire: The Poetics ...
In fact, Horace's exact claim is not clear: The first five lines of Satire 1.4 describe Old Comedy as a poetry ofattack; line 6 states that Lucilius depended entirely on Old Comedy as a literary model, not Horace himself. But as many have pointed ...
Ralph Rosen Professor of Classical Studies University of Pennsylvania, 2007
10
Rank and Participation in the Republican Senate
told that an agipes spoke, we should accept it, and not insist that his vox was the noise caused by his feet. Lucilius' statement is straightforward, and it is not easy to see why he has always been misunderstood. Since Terzaghi and Krenkel and  ...
‎1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUCILIUS»

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Le long chemin parcouru avec son coeur...
Sénèque a écrit dans ses Lettres à Lucilius (XCV, 33), parution vers 65 ap. J.-C.: «L'homme est une chose sacrée pour l'homme, Homo, sacra ... «L'Expression, Jul 15»
2
Bold New Voices to Screen Royal Shakespeare Company's JULIUS …
The cast also includes: Segun Akingbola (Trebonius), Mark Ebulue (Artemidorus), Ricky Fearon(Cicero/Lucilius), Andrew French (Decius ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
3
This Armpit Hair Competition Is Big News In China Right Now
While the practise of depilating the pits only gained pace in the UK in the early 20th century, according to the Moral letters to Lucilius by Seneca ... «The Debrief, Jun 15»
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New Change: Old Hatreds Must Die With the Elderly
Home | World | New Change: Old Hatreds Must Die With the Elderly. New Change: Old Hatreds Must Die With the Elderly. By Lucilius 29/05/2015 11:17:07 ... «Daily Squib, May 15»
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Happy Patriots day quotes, wallpapers & wishes - Whatsapp Status …
~Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Letters to Lucilius …a final comfort that is small, but not cold: The heart is the only broken instrument that works. «Lauderdale Daily News, Apr 15»
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Seneca: A Life by Emily Wilson review – temptation and virtue in …
In his essays on abstract qualities such as happiness and peace of mind, and in his Moral Letters to Lucilius, a student who never answers ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Shepherding Virtuous Wolves
In the above excerpt from Moral Letters to Lucilius (65 A.D.), Seneca defined the education he gave Nero as liberalia studia: liberal studies. «Harvard Political Review, Feb 15»
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Prenzies' 'Caesar' both epic, intimate
Brutus (Cole McFarren, center, back to camera) stabs Julius Caesar (John Turner) as, from left, Cassius (Stephanie Burrough), Lucilius ... «Quad City Times, Jan 15»
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Satire's unsettling, powerful history
Formal verse satire in dactylic hexameters, was introduced by Lucilius, Horace, Persius and Juvenal. Horace tended towards a gentle and ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jan 15»
10
Slave Market
Notably, all examples of slavery Seneca gives in Epistle 47 to his friend Lucilius concern males. Mostly domestic servants necessary for ... «American Muslim, Dec 14»

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