Roscius
Americannoun
noun
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full name Quintus Roscius Gallus . died 62 bc , Roman actor
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any actor
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Cadaverous, fast-cracking Jack White, rowdy Roscius of 52nd Street's 18 Club, is the film's most authentic touch, although it makes meagre use of his extraordinary repertory.
From Time Magazine Archive
He not only exonerated Roscius, but went on the attack against his two accusers, rounding on a known favorite of the then-dictator Sulla.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Richard III, born with teeth 39 Roscius 55 Rossbach, Otto 35.
From Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance by Morris Jastrow
His action was so well adapted to the sentiments he expressed, that the youth of Rome thought they wanted only to be virtuous to be as graceful in their appearance as Roscius.
From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various
Actors were looked down upon in Rome, but Roscius the tragedian was a great friend of Sulla’s, for he scorned all such notions as unreal.
From Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men by Mary Agnes Hamilton
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