Locusta
Locusta (Lūcusta), ae, f.,
- a woman famous for her skill in poisons, in the time of Nero and Claudius, Tac. A. 12, 66; 13, 15; Suet. Ner. 33; Juv. 1, 71.
Lōcusta, ae, m.,
- name of a man, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 4.
2. Locusta (Lucusta), ae, f., berüchtigte Giftmischerin, Zeitgenossin und Helfershelferin des Kaisers Nero, Suet. Ner. 33, 2. Tac. ann. 12, 66. Iuven. 1, 71.
2 Lōcusta, (13) æ, f. , Locuste [célèbre empoisonneuse, complice de Néron] : Suet. Nero 33 ; Juv. 1, 71 ; Tac. Ann. 12, 66.
Locusta
or more correctly, Lucusta. A famous female poisoner, employed by Agrippina in poisoning the emperor Claudius, and by Nero for dispatching Britannicus. She was put to death in the reign of Galba (Tac. Ann. xii. 66; xiii. 15).