Locusta

Roman woman known as a poisoner
Person human Q242475
Locusta
Joseph-Noël Sylvestre · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Locusta

Summary

Locusta is a human[1]. She was born in Gaul[2]. She was born on +0001-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Rome[4]. She died on +0069-01-09T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a poisoner[6] and serial killer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #7,160 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Locusta's place of birth was Gaul[2].
  • Locusta died in Rome[4].
  • Locusta was born on +0001-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Locusta died on +0069-01-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Locusta held citizenship in Ancient Rome[9].
  • Locusta worked as a poisoner[6].
  • Locusta worked as a serial killer[7].
  • Locusta's image is recorded as Sylvestre 1870-80 Locusta testing poison.jpg[10].
  • Locusta's image is recorded as Sylvestre Locuste essaye le poison(2).jpg[11].
  • Locusta is recorded as female[12].
  • Locusta's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Locusta's Commons category is recorded as Lucusta[14].
  • Locusta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0btb82[15].
  • Locusta's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[16].
  • Locusta's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Locusta's described by source is recorded as A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country[18].
  • Locusta's convicted of is recorded as murder[19].
  • Locusta's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Locusta-Roman-murderer[20].
  • Locusta's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 5182[21].
  • Locusta's time period is recorded as Roman Empire[22].
  • Locusta's ExecutedToday ID is recorded as 2017/01/03/68[23].
  • Locusta's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[24].
  • Locusta's Comic Vine ID is recorded as 4005-101390[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Locusta was born in Gaul[2]. She was born on +0001-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poisoner[6] and serial killer[7].

Death and Burial

Locusta died on +0069-01-09T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Rome[4].

Why It Matters

Locusta ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #7,160 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Locusta born?

Born in Gaul[2], Locusta…

Where did Locusta die?

Locusta passed away in Rome[4].

What did Locusta do for work?

Locusta worked as poisoner[6] and serial killer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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