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Volumnia Cytheris (fl. 1st-century BC) was an ancient Roman actress and mimae dancer. She is foremost known as the mistress of several famous Romans. Possibly born around 70 B.C., [1] she was originally a slave of Publius Volumnius Eutrapelius [1] but later became a freedwoman .
One exception is Volumnia Cytheris, an actress of the first century BCE, who was the freedwoman of Publius Volumnius Eutrapelus, [1] a Roman aristocrat, and friend of Mark Antony. She was also the mistress of Brutus, the assassin of Caesar and Mark Antony.
One exception is Volumnia Cytheris, an actress of the first century BCE, who was the freedwoman of Publius Volumnius Eutrapelus, [1] a Roman aristocrat, and friend of Mark Antony. She was also the mistress of Brutus, the assassin of Caesar and Mark Antony.
Volumina Cytheris, also known as Lycoris the Mime, is among the oldest pros in history. Born into slavery around 70 BCE, Lycoris was trained as a mime and actress by her enslaver, Publius Voluminous Eutrapleus, an avid theater lover.
Sep 22, 2021 · 4.2b Volumnia Cytheris: A Slave in Rome. This is a bonus blog post for the series “A Slave, but Now I’m Free.” Unfortunately, there just isn’t enough available information on Cytheris for her to get her own episode, so no audio on this one. As with so many slaves, we do not know her birth name.
Volumnia Cytheris, a freedwoman of P. Volumnius Eutrapelus, was a celebrated mime actress (see mime, roman), notorious during the 40s bce for her affairs with prominent political figures.
Apr 30, 2020 · One of the most famous Roman mime actresses was Volumnia Cytheris. Her stage name was Cytheris. Cicero says that her full name was Volumnia Cytheris, which has been taken to indicate that she was the slave or freedwoman of Publius Volumnius Eutrapelus, a wealthy equestrian (Cicero, Philippics 2.58; Panayotakis 2006 , 133).
