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noun

Nāsīca

gen. Nāsīcae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
a surname in the Scipio family; who was declared to be the most virtuous man in the state, and on that account was sent to accompany the image of the; to Rome
a surname in the Scipio family. So P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica, who was declared to be the most virtuous man in the state, and on that account was sent to accompany the image of the Mater Idaea to Rome, Liv. 29, 14, 8; cf. Cic. Brut. 20, 79; Val. Max. 3, 7, 3.
Perseus ID: n30425 Key: Nasica2