Lucius (disambiguation)
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Lucius may refer to:
- LuciusLucius (praenomen)Lucius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was one of the most common names throughout Roman history. The feminine form is Lucia . The praenomen was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic gentes Lucia and Lucilia, as well as the cognomen Lucullus...
, a Latin praenomenPraenomenThe praenomen was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the dies lustricus , the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the birth of a boy...
in ancient RomeAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world.... - LuciusLuciusLucius is a male given name derived from Lucius , one of the small group of common Latin forenames found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from latin word Lux Lucius (Greek: Λούκιος/Loukios, Etruscan: Luvcie) is a male given name derived from Lucius (abbreviated L.), one of the small...
, a given name and a surname in various languages
Zoology
- Barbus luciusBarbus luciusLabeobarbus lucius is a species of cyprinid fish found in Angola and the Congo Republic....
, a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus - Channa luciusChanna luciusThe forest snakehead, Channa lucius, is a species of snakehead, a fish of the Channidae family. It lives in forest streams and can reach 40 cm in length. Its range includes most of South-east Asia and parts of southern China...
, a species of snakehead, a fish of the Channidae family - Esox Lucius, known simply as a pike, a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox
- Ptychocheilus lucius, largest cyprinid fish of North America
- Rhamphochromis luciusRhamphochromis luciusRhamphochromis lucius is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-Sources:* Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2005. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....
, a species of fish in the Cichlidae family
Other uses of the name Lucius
- Lucius Hunt, Australian progressive alternative rockAlternative rockAlternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
bandBand (music)In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band... - Lucius & Lucius, German publisher founded in Stuttgart
- Lucius Clapp MemorialLucius Clapp MemorialThe Lucius Clapp Memorial is a historic memorial at 6 Park Street in Stoughton, Massachusetts.The memorial was built in 1903 and added to the National Historic Register in 1992....
, historic memorial in Stoughton, Massachusetts - Lucius Knowles HouseLucius Knowles HouseLucius Knowles House is a historic house at 838 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.It was built in 1870 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.-References:...
, historic house in Worcester, Massachusetts - Lucius Gleason HouseLucius Gleason HouseThe Lucius Gleason House, also known as Liverpool Village Hall, in Liverpool, New York, was built in 1860. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.-External links:...
, also known as Liverpool Village Hall, in Liverpool, New York - The Lucius Beebe EPThe Lucius Beebe EPThe Lucius Beebe EP is a 5-song live mini-album by Trey Anastasio available free to customers who pre-ordered the album The Horseshoe Curve from Anastasio's website...
, a 5-song live mini-album by Trey Anastasio - Ho Chi MinhHo Chi MinhHồ Chí Minh , born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Marxist-Leninist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam...
- Lucius = CIA, handle for Ho Chi Minh before the Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of... - Lucius Malfoy, character in Harry Potter novels