Roscius
- I L. Roscius, a Roman ambassador, slain in a revolt at Fidenae, Liv. 4, 17, 2.—
- II L. Roscius Otho, a friend of Cicero, who, when tribune of the people, A. U.C. 686, carried through a law that fourteen rows of seats in the theatre next to those of the senators should be appropriated to the knights, Cic. Mur. 19, 40; Liv. Epit. 99; Ascon. ap. Cornel. p. 784; Vell. 2, 32, 3; Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 117; Juv. 14, 324. The law just referred to was called Lex Roscia, Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 44; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 62; Tac. A. 15, 32.—
- III Q. Roscius Gallus, a freedman from Lanuvium, a very celebrated actor, the intimate friend of Cicero, who defended him in an oration still extant. His excellence soon became proverbial: videtisne, quam nihil ab eo (sc. Roscio) nisi perfecte, nihil nisi cum summā venustate fiat, etc.... Itaque hoc jam diu est consecutus, ut in quo quisque artificio excelleret, is in suo genere Roscius diceretur, Cic. de Or. 1, 28, 130; 59, 251; id. Arch. 8, 17; cf. id. Brut. 84, 290; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 82. — Hence,
- B Roscĭā-nus, a, um, adj., Roscian: imitatio senis, Roscius’s, Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 242.—
- IV Sex. Roscius, of Ameria, defended by Cicero, A. U. C. 674, in an oration still extant, Cic. Off. 2, 14, 51; id. Brut. 90, 312.—
- V Lucius Roscius, who commanded a legion under Caesar, Caes. B. G. 7, 53; id. B. C. 1, 10.
- 1. Sextus ~ uit Ameria in Umbrië, door Cicero in 80 v. Chr. met succes tegen een aanklacht wegens vadermoord verdedigd;
- 2. Quintus ~ Gallus, toneelspeler ttv. Cicero; — adj. Rōsciānus, a, um;
- 3. Lucius ~ Otho, volkstribuun in 67 v. Chr., stelde de lex Roscia in, die de census voor de ridderstand op
- 400. 000 sestertiën vaststelde en de ridderstand de eerste veertien rijen banken achter die v.d. senaat in het theater toewees.
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…id quod multo gravius est, ipse Sex. Roscius cum fama vita bonisque omnibus a decurionibus publice T. Roscio mandatus est ; et ex eo T. Roscius non paululum nescio quid in rem suam convertit sed hunc funditus…
Cicero, pro S. Roscio Amerino
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…modo non possis verum ne coneris quidem nemo nostrum est, Eruci, quin sciat tibi inimicitias cum Sex. Roscio nullas esse ; vident omnes qua de causa huic inimicus venias ; sciunt huiusce pecunia te adductum esse quid ergo…
Cicero, pro S. Roscio Amerino
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…heres ex ea parte qua hereditatem adiit, socius ex ea qua societatem coiit. quem ad modum suam partem Roscius suo nomine condonare potuit Flavio, ut eam tu non peteres, sic, cum exegit suam partem et tibi…
Cicero, pro Q. Roscio comoedo
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…, qui ita dignissimus est scaena propter artificium ut dignissimus sit curia propter abstinentiam. sed quid ego ineptus de Roscio apud Pisonem dico ignotum hominem scilicet pluribus verbis commendo. estne quisquam omnium mortalium de quo melius existimes tu estne…
Cicero, pro Q. Roscio comoedo
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…; tria praedia vel nobilissima Capitoni propria traduntur, quae hodie possidet ; in reliquas omnis fortunas iste T. Roscius nomine Chrysogoni, quem ad modum ipse dicit, impetum facit. haec omnia, iudices, imprudente L .…
Cicero, pro S. Roscio Amerino
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…Roscius cum fama vita bonisque omnibus a decurionibus publice T. Roscio mandatus est ; et ex eo T. Roscius non paululum nescio quid in rem suam convertit sed hunc funditus evertit bonis, ipse tria praedia sibi depectus est…
Cicero, pro S. Roscio Amerino
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…reperies ; et, quicquid tu contra dixeris, id cum defensione nostra contendito ; ita facillime causa Sex. Rosci cum tua conferetur. dices quid postea, si Romae adsiduus fui respondebo at ego omnino non fui. fateor…
Cicero, pro S. Roscio Amerino
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…et levi quanto plus adhibeatur diligentiae, quam in hac re, quam constat esse maximam saepe enim soleo audire Roscium, cum ita dicat, se adhuc reperire discipulum, quem quidem probaret, potuisse neminem, non quo non…
Cicero, de Oratore
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…incredibile ; obliviscor enim Roscium et Cluvium viros esse primarios ; improbos temporis causa esse fingo. falsum subornavit testem Roscius Cluvium cur tam sero cur cum altera pensio solvenda esset, non tum cum prima nam iam antea HS iↃↃↃ…
Cicero, pro Q. Roscio comoedo
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…, aut ipse propius accedat aut se patiatur accedere ; fore uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur. Acceptis mandatis Roscius cum Caesare Capuam pervenit ibique consules Pompeiumque invenit ; postulata Caesaris renuntiat. illi deliberata re respondent scriptaque ad eum…
Julius Caesar, Civil War
(1) Lucius, a Roman ambassador sent to Fidenae in B.C. 438.
(2) Sextius, of Ameria, a town in Umbria, accused of the murder of his father, and defended by Cicero (B.C. 80) in an oration which is still extant.
(3) Quintus, the most celebrated comic actor at Rome, was a native of Solonium, a small place in the neighbourhood of Lanuvium. His histrionic powers procured him the favour of many of the Roman nobles, and, among others, of the dictator Sulla , who presented him with a gold ring, the symbol of equestrian rank. Roscius enjoyed the friendship of Cicero, who constantly speaks of him in terms both of admiration and affection. Roscius was considered by the Romans to have reached such perfection in his profession that it became the fashion to call every one who became particularly distinguished in the histrionic art by the name of Roscius. He realized an immense fortune by his profession, and died in B.C. 62. See histrio.
(4) Otho. See Otho.