Metrobius
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Metrobius was a Roman
tragic actor
of Greek
birth, widely known in his time. He was considered the most revered female impersonator in Rome
.
He gave up the stage to accompany the former dictator
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
into retirement in the year 79 BC. Sulla acknowledged Metrobius as his lover in his final speech to the Roman Senate
. After Sulla's death, Metrobius disappears from the sources.
Ancient Rome
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tragic actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
of Greek
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
birth, widely known in his time. He was considered the most revered female impersonator in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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He gave up the stage to accompany the former dictator
Roman dictator
In the Roman Republic, the dictator , was an extraordinary magistrate with the absolute authority to perform tasks beyond the authority of the ordinary magistrate . The office of dictator was a legal innovation originally named Magister Populi , i.e...
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix , known commonly as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He had the rare distinction of holding the office of consul twice, as well as that of dictator...
into retirement in the year 79 BC. Sulla acknowledged Metrobius as his lover in his final speech to the Roman Senate
Roman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
. After Sulla's death, Metrobius disappears from the sources.