Here are the two original Latin passages regarding Burbuleius (the ancient comic actor whose eccentric stage gestures earned the Roman orator Gaius Scribonius Curio his famous nickname). [1]

1. Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 7.55

(Note: While the general topic is introduced around section 12, this specific mention occurs in Book 7, Section 55, where Pliny discusses striking physical and behavioral resemblances). [1]

"...e diverso L. Plancus orator histrioni Rubrio cognomen inposuit, rursus Curioni patri Burbuleiusitemque Messalae censorio Menogenes, perinde histriones." [1]

• English Translation: "...vice versa, Lucius Plancus the orator gave his surname to the actor Rubrius, whereas the actor Burbuleius gave his name to the elder Curio, and likewise the actor Menogenes to the former censor Messala." [1]

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2. Valerius Maximus, Factorum et Dictorum Memorabilium 9.14.5

(Note: This passage falls under Book 9, Chapter 14, Section 5, which deals with foreign and domestic examples of uncanny resemblances). [1, 2, 3]

"At M. Messala consularis et censorius Menogenis Curioque omnibus honoribus abundans Burbulei, ille propter oris aspectum, hic propter parem corporis motum, uterque scaenici nomen coactus est recipere." [1]

• English Translation: "But Marcus Messala, a man of consular and censorial rank, was forced to take the name of Menogenes, and Curio, abounding in all public honors, that of Burbuleius—the former because of the appearance of his face, the latter because of a matching bodily movement; both were compelled to receive the name of a stage-player." [1, 2]

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Would you like the full English translation of the broader context surrounding these passages, or more information on the oratory style of Curio that prompted this nickname? [1, 2]