Locusta

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Locusta (Lūcusta), ae, f.,

a woman famous for her skill in poisons, in the time of Nero and Claudius , Tac. A. 12, 66; 13, 15; Suet. Ner. 33; Juv. 1, 71.

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