Anicetus
Americannoun
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Mother wit came to the rescue in the person of Anicetus the freedman, preceptor of Nero’s boyish years, and detested by Agrippina with a vigour which was reciprocated.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
“Dost thou too forsake me?” she began, and saw Anicetus behind her, accompanied by Herculeius, the trier-arch, and Obaritus, a centurion of marines.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
In the closing years of his life he undertook a journey to Rome, where he conferred with the bishop, Anicetus.
From Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" by Lightfoot, Joseph Barber
They refused to act in either way, but Burrus intimated that Anicetus was the guilty party and should be held responsible.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert
She was sent to a villa on the sea-coast, in the neighborhood of the place where Anicetus was stationed with his fleet.
From Nero Makers of History Series by Abbott, Jacob
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