Lucius is one of the small group of common forenames found in the culture of ancient Rome. Famous men with this forename (praenomen) include: Lucius Valerius Flaccus - consul in 100 BC Lucius Cornelius Sulla - a leader in the Social War of (91-88 BC), elected dictator for life in 81 BC Lucius Cornelius Cinna - Julius Caesar's Father-in-Law Lucius Antonius - brother of Mark Antony Lucius Caesar - grandson of Augustus Caesar Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus - brother of S

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When king Tarquin was approached by the Cumaean Sibyl, she offered him nine books of prophecy at an exorbitant price. Tarquin refused abruptly, and the Sibyl proceeded to burn three of the nine. She then offered him the remaining books, but at the same price. Tarquin hesitated, but refused again. The Sibyl then burned three more books and again offered Tarquin the three remaining Sibylline Books at the original price. At last Tarquin accepted. The books were consulted at many portentous moments in Roman history. For example, when Hannibal de ...

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The Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius, referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus) by Augustine, is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety. Lucius wrote it in the second century CE, adapting the story from a Greek original, possibly by Lucius of Patrae. The Greek text has been lost, but there is Λουκιος η Ονος (Lucios or the Ass), a similar tale that is possibly an abridgement of Lucius of Patrae's text, writte ...

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Valerius Flaccus may refer to Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Roman poet at the time of Vespasian. Lucius Valerius Flaccus, name of a number of Roman politicians. Other related archivesGaius Valerius Flaccus, Lucius Valerius Flaccus, Vespasian

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17 BC - Events. Horace's hymn the Carmen Saeculare was commissioned by the Roman emperor Augustus. 17 BC - Births. Arminius, German war chief who defeated the Romans at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (+ AD 19) Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, son of Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Antonia Major (+ AD 40) Lucius Caesar, son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia (+ AD 2) 17 BC - Deaths.

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The Capitoline Triad was comprised of three deities of Roman mythology who were worshipped in an elaborate temple on Rome's Capitoline Hill. The three deities thus honoured were Jupiter, the King of the Gods, his wife and half-sister Juno, and their daughter Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom. The temple was built under the reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last King of Rome prior to the establishment of the Roman Republic. Other related archivesCapitoline Hill, Juno, Jupiter, Lucius Ta

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161 - Events. March 7 - Roman emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. Publication of Gaius' Institutiones 161 - Births. August 31 - Commodus, future Roman emperor Liu Bei, founder of the Shu Kingdom of China 161 - Deaths. March 7 - Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor Category: 161 ...

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254 - Events. Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I Wei Gao Gui Xiang Gong succeeds Cao Fang as king of the Chinese Kingdom of Wei 254 - Births. 254 - Deaths. Cao Fang, Chinese king of Wei, assassinated Category: 254 ...

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65 - Events. Gospel of Matthew was probably written between 60 and this year. Gaius Calpurnius Piso conspires against Roman emperor Nero. Cestius Gallus becomes legate of Syria. Paul of Tarsus ordains Timothy as bishop of Ephesus (traditional date). 65 - Births. 65 - Deaths. April 30 - Lucan, Roman poet and philosopher Lucius Anneus Seneca, Roman philosopher, writer and statesman

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130 - Events. Claudius Ptolemaeus tabulated angles of refraction for several media. 130 - Births. December 15 - Lucius Verus, future Roman Emperor Aulus Gellius, Latin author and grammarian (approximate date) St. Irenaeus (approximate date) Avidius Cassius, Roman Emperor 130 - Deaths. Antinous, the favourite of the Roman emperor Hadrian (suicide) Categor ...

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10 BC - Events. The Romans build a bridge across the Rhine near Bonn. A Roman military camp is established at Speyer. 10 BC - Births. August 1 - Claudius, Roman emperor Agrippa I, king of Judea Marcus Verrius Flaccus, Roman grammarian Domitia Lepida, daughter of Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Antonia Major. 10 BC - Deaths. Category: 10 BC

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