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proper noun

Andriscus

Meaning

  1. a slave who claimed to be the son of the Macedonian king Perseus and occasioned the third Macedonian war

Andriscus, i, m., = Ἀνδρίσκος,
I. a slave who claimed to be the son of the Macedonian king Perseus and occasioned the third Macedonian war, Liv. Epit. 49; Vell. 1, 11; Flor. 2, 14.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAndriscusAndriscus (Ἀνδρίσκος). 1. A man of low origin, who pretended to be a natural son of Perseus, king of Macedonia, was seized by Demetrius, king of Syria…

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What does Andriscus mean in Latin?
Andriscus, a proper noun, means “a slave who claimed to be the son of the Macedonian king Perseus and occasioned the third Macedonian war”.