sicarius
Dictionary entries
- Entry →sicarius, sicari(i):
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
murderer, assassin;
nom. sg.
Examples
In Catilinam II
Marcus Tullius Cicero from Catilinarian Orations
"...tota Italia veneficus, quis gladiator, quis latro, quis sicarius, quis parricida, quis testamentorum subiector, quis circumscriptor, quis ganeo..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...quod malus ac fur, quod moechus foret aut sicarius aut alioqui famosus, multa cum libertate notabant. hinc omnis..."