Lucilius

[loo-sil-ee-uh s]

noun

Ga·ius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/, c180–102? b.c., Roman satirist.

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Historical Examples of lucilius

This line, with a plummet, is mentioned by Lucilius; and was the sund-gyrd of the Anglo-Saxons.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth
Naturales Quaestiones in seven Books, addressed to Lucilius.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
George Middleton
"That I will leave to your feminine delicacy of feeling," replied Lucilius.
Cleopatra, Complete
Georg Ebers
Lucilius was grateful, and gave him the same fidelity he had showed to Brutus.
Cleopatra, Complete
Georg Ebers
Ever since Lucilius, satire has been at once sharp and humorous, bitter and sweet.
A History of Roman Literature
Harold North Fowler

British Dictionary definitions for lucilius

Lucilius

noun

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

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