Lucius

[ loo-shuhs ]

noun

1. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”

Example Sentences

His four-star review also praised Paul Mescal for his performance as the illegitimate son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus, Lucius, and called him a "formidable lead".

From BBC

The film stars Kildare actor Paul Mescal, playing the character Lucius alongside co-star and two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington.

From BBC

Mescal's character Lucius is forced into slavery following an invasion by Roman soldiers, and must fight in the Colosseum as a gladiator to restore Rome's glory.

From BBC

“Marcus Lucius,” he clarifies, “go down and get a piece of the merchant to show the buyer.”

From Literature

In one case, investigators seized a statue of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in another, a statue of the emperor Lucius Verus from the home of a philanthropist and Met trustee, Shelby White.

From New York Times