Persius

[ pur-shuhs, -shee-uhs ]

noun

1. Aulus Persius Flaccus, a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.

Example Sentences

Department spokesman John Pepin says at-risk insects living in the sprayed areas include the Mitchell’s satyr, the Silphium borer moth and Persius duskywing butterfly.

From Washington Times

The 1501 edition of Virgil, followed within the year by volumes of Horace, Juvenal, Persius, Martial and Petrarch, marked a revolution in publishing.

From New York Times

That is very late to describe a practice in classical Rome - but there are also hints in the writings of the satirist Persius, and in the name given to a speech made by Cicero when he was running for consul in 64BC - "Oratio in toga candida" or "Speech in a white toga".

From BBC

Whitening togas is linked by Isidore and Persius with the practice of "ambitio" - literally "walking about" seeking support.

From BBC

Near the eighth milestone are ruins attributed to the temples of Silvanus and of Hercules,—of which the latter is mentioned in Martial's Epigrams, beyond which were the villas of Bassus and of Persius.

From Project Gutenberg