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
Why, I myself have visited the fleet With Anicetus: sullen droop the sails Or flap in mutiny against the mast.
From Nero by Phillips, Stephen
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
Hegisippus says, "After coming to Rome, I made my stay with Anicetus, whose deacon was Eleutherus."
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by Reber, George
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