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Basilus was the name of a family of the Minucia gens. Persons of this name occur only in the first century BCE. It is frequently written "Basilius", but scholars believe that the correct rendering from the best manuscripts is actually "Basilus", which is supported by some lines of the poet Lucan.[1]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Basilus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 468.