Lucilius
[ loo-sil-ee-uhs ]
/ luˈsɪl i əs /
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noun
Ga·ius [gey-uhs], /ˈgeɪ əs/, c180–102? b.c., Roman satirist.
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Lucilius
/ (luːˈsɪlɪəs) /
noun
Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). ?180–102 bc, Roman satirist, regarded as the originator of poetical satire
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