Lucullus

American  

[loo-kuhl-uhs] / luˈkʌl əs /

noun

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

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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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Other Word Forms

• Lucullan adjective

Example Sentences

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

In a stunning setting of blocks and planes, Lucullus faces a jury of five pale shades: courtesan, teacher, baker, farmer and fishwife.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rarest item on the program was Sessions' 72-minute, one-act opera, The Trial of Lucullus, with a libretto originally written as a radio play by Germany's Bertolt Brecht.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

This work, inscribed to Lucullus, the son of the celebrated commander of that name, was the mature fruit of the genius of Sallust, having been the last history he composed.

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