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Lucullus

American  
[loo-kuhl-uhs] / luˈkʌl əs /

noun

  1. Lucius Licinius c110–57? b.c., Roman general and epicure.


Lucullus British  
/ luːˈkʌləs, ˌluːkʌˈlɪən /

noun

  1. Lucius Licinius (ˈluːsɪəs lɪˈsɪnɪəs). ?110–56 bc , Roman general and consul, famous for his luxurious banquets. He fought Mithradates VI (74–66)

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There’s no better place to cap off a day of eating than with a visit to the outstanding Lucullus Bakery in Richmond Hill.

From New York Times Oct. 5, 2016

The opera represents a courtroom trial in the afterworld, in which the newly dead Roman general Lucullus pleads his case for admission to the Elysian Fields.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sessions has never pushed performances of Lucullus or of any other work.

From Time Magazine Archive

After entertainments worthy of Lucullus, all sat down to play off the first international chess match to be held in Russia since the fall of Tsardom.

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These memoirs were meant to have been dedicated to Lucullus, on condition that he should arrange and correct them179.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop

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