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Metrobius (Ancient Greek: Μητρόβιος; lived 1st century BC) was a Roman tragic actor of Greek birth, widely known in his time. He was considered the most revered female impersonator in Rome.[1]
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.[2]
References
- Roman sexualities, Judith P. Hallett and Marilyn B. Skinner. Princeton University Press, 1997. p.80 ISBN 0691011788
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