Anicetus
Americannoun
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“Dost thou too forsake me?” she began, and saw Anicetus behind her, accompanied by Herculeius, the trier-arch, and Obaritus, a centurion of marines.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
Mother wit came to the rescue in the person of Anicetus the freedman, preceptor of Nero’s boyish years, and detested by Agrippina with a vigour which was reciprocated.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
Anicetus, having thus received his commission, ordered a small detachment from the fleet to accompany him, and proceeded to the villa where Agrippina had taken refuge.
From Nero Makers of History Series by Abbott, Jacob
Nero published an edict in which he stated that Octavia had been discovered seeking, through the corruption of Anicetus, the admiral, to engage the fleet in a conspiracy, and that her infidelity was clearly proved.
From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred
Anicetus himself testified to the truth of this charge.
From Nero Makers of History Series by Abbott, Jacob
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