Æmylius

, a beautiful youth of Sybaris, whose wife met with the same fate as Procris. See: Procris .――Censor in us, a cruel tyrant of Sicily, who liberally rewarded those who invented new ways of torturing. Paterculus gave him a brazen horse for this purpose, and the tyrant made the first experiment upon the donor. Plutarch , de For tuna Romanorum .――Lepidus, a youth who had a statue in the capitol, for saving the life of a citizen in a battle. Valerius Maximus , bk. 4 , ch. 1 .――A triumvir with Octavius. See: Lepidus .――Macer, a poet of Verona in the August an age. He wrote some poems upon serpents, birds, and, as some suppose, on bees. See: Macer .――Marcus Scaurus, a Roman who flourished about 100 B.C., and wrote three books concerning his own life. Cicero , Brutus .――A poet in the age of Tiberius, who wrote a tragedy called A the us, and destroyed himself.――Sura, another writer on the Roman year.――Mamercus, three times dictator, conquered the Fidenates, and took their city. He limited to one year and a half the censorship which before his time was exercised during five years. Livy , bk. 4 , chs. 17, 19, . ――Papiniānus, son of Hostilius Papiniānus, was in favour with the emperor Severus, and was made governor to his sons Geta and Car a call a. Geta was killed by his brother, and Papiniānus, for upbraiding him, was murdered by his soldiers. From his school the Romans have had many able lawyers, who were called Papiniānists.――Pappus, a censor, who banished from the senate Publius Cornel i us Ruffin us, who had been twice consul, because he had at his table 10 pounds of silver plate, A.U.C. 478. Livy , bk. 14 .――Porcina, an elegant orator. Cicero , Brutus .――Rectus, a severe governor of Egypt under Tiberius. Dio Ca ius. ――Regillus, conquered the general of Antiochus at sea, and obtained a naval triumph. Livy , bk. 37 , ch. 31 .――Scaurus, a noble but poor citizen of Rome. His father, to maintain himself, was a coal-merchant. He was edile, and afterwards pretor, and fought against Jugurtha. His son Marcus was son-in-law to Sylla, and in his edile ship he built a very magnificent theatre. Pliny , bk. 36 , ch. 15 .――A bridge at Rome, called also Sublicius. Juvenal , satire 6, li. 22 .