ludius
From LSJ
Ὁ σοφὸς ἐν αὑτῷ περιφέρει τὴν οὐσίαν → Qui sapit, is in se cuncta circumfert sua → Der Weise trägt, was er besitzt, in sich herum
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lūdĭus: ĭi, m. ludus.
I A stageplayer, pantomimist: fite caussā meā ludii barbari, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 63: ipse ille maxime ludius, non solum spectator, sed actor et acroama, Cic. Sest. 54, 116; id. Har. Resp. 11; Plaut. Aul. 2, 9, 6: ludius aequatam ter pede pulsat humum, Ov. A. A. 1, 112: triviales ex Circo ludios interponebat, Suet. Aug. 74; cf. ludio.—
II A gladiator: comitata est Hippia ludium ad Pharon, Juv. 6, 82.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lūdĭus,¹³ ĭī, m. (ludus), histrion, pantomime, danseur : Pl. Aul. 399 ; Cic. Sest. 116 ; Ov. Ars 1, 112 || gladiateur : Juv. 6, 82.
