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The veneration of St Genesius continues today, and the actor-martyr is considered the patron of actors and acting societies, including those that assist actors. The British Catholic Stage Guild regards him as their patron saint , and the Shrine of St. Genesius in Saint Malachy's Roman Catholic Church in the New York City Borough of Manhattan ...
An ivory statuette of a Roman actor of tragedy, 1st century. A Roman actor playing Papposilenus, marble statue, c. 100 AD, after a Greek original from the 4th century BC. No early Roman tragedy survives, though it was highly regarded in its day; historians know of three early tragedians—Ennius, Pacuvius and Lucius Accius. One important aspect ...
Roscius was born a slave in Lanuvium, about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Rome. Later he would encourage the legend that his nursemaid once found a snake coiled around him in his crib, a very auspicious omen, but Cicero scoffed at the veracity of this story. [3] His master sent him to be trained as an actor after observing his penchant for mimicry. [4]
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According to the epitaph on her tomb, which was written by her father, she was a star of the Theatre of ancient Rome. [1] She is one of the few ancient actresses known to have achieved fame and respect in her profession during the Roman Republic. Eucharis would most likely have primarily performed as a dancer, as few other roles were open to ...
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Gaius Ummidius Actius Anicetus was a Roman pantomime actor who lived in Pompeii. [1] [2] Actius is attested in an inscription from Puteoli that identifies him as a pantomime actor. [3] The possibility has been raised that Actius may be the freedman (libertus) of Ummidia Quadratilla who is discussed in the letters of Pliny the Younger.