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Lucilius

American  
[loo-sil-ee-uhs] / luˈsɪl i əs /

noun

  1. Gaius c180–102? b.c., Roman satirist.


Lucilius British  
/ luːˈsɪlɪəs /

noun

  1. Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). ?180–102 bc , Roman satirist, regarded as the originator of poetical satire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Writing in a letter to his friend Lucilius around AD62, the Roman philosopher Seneca outlined two arguments for vegetarianism.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

His “Letters” were written to Lucilius while the latter was undergoing what we’d now call a midlife crisis, and they brim with both affection and rigor.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

“I am far from being a tolerable person, much less a perfect one,” he admitted to his friend Lucilius, to whom the “Letters From a Stoic” are addressed.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

“There are more things, Lucilius, likely to frighten us than there are to crush us,” Seneca wrote.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

Tragedy was earliest introduced, was received with most favour, and was cultivated by all the poets of the period, with the exception of Lucilius and the comic writers.

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.

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