Arbuscula ( Latin: Arbuscŭla; d. between 54 and 35 BCE) was a woman stage performer of ancient Rome. She was a celebrated actor in pantomimes during the 1st century BCE, when most of the female parts at the time were played by men at least in tragedy. [1]
Cicero speaks of her in 54 BC as having been very successful, and having given him great pleasure. [2] [3] Horace mentions her as having been hissed and booed at by an audience, [4] though it is said she did not care that the common people booed her, and remarked, "It is enough the knights still applaud me." [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Arbuscula". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 257.
Arbuscula ( Latin: Arbuscŭla; d. between 54 and 35 BCE) was a woman stage performer of ancient Rome. She was a celebrated actor in pantomimes during the 1st century BCE, when most of the female parts at the time were played by men at least in tragedy. [1]
Cicero speaks of her in 54 BC as having been very successful, and having given him great pleasure. [2] [3] Horace mentions her as having been hissed and booed at by an audience, [4] though it is said she did not care that the common people booed her, and remarked, "It is enough the knights still applaud me." [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Arbuscula". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 257.