the name of a Roman gens

gens, gentis, f. [root GEN, gigno, that which belongs together by birth or descent], a race or clan, embracing several families united together by a common name and by certain religious rites; orig. only patrician, but, after the granting of the connubium between patricians and plebeians, also plebeian (syn.: familia, stirps, genus; natio, populus).

Lit.:

Sulla gentis patriciae (sc. Corneliae) nobilis fuit, familia prope jam exstincta majorum ignaviā,

Sall. J. 95, 3:

vera decora, non communiter modo Corneliae gentis, sed proprie familiae suae,

Liv. 38, 58, 3:

L. Tarquitius patriciae gentis,

id. 3, 27, 1:

apud P. Sestium patriciae gentis virum,

id. 3, 33, 9; 6, 11, 2:

cum Marcelli ab liberti filio stirpe, Claudii patricii ejusdem hominis hereditatem, gente ad se rediisse dicerent,

Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 176:

gens Tarquiniorum,

id. Rep. 2, 25 fin.:

Julia,

Liv. 1, 3, 2: L. Tarquinius duplicavit illum pristinum patrum numerum, et antiquos patres majorum gentium appellavit, quos priores sententiam rogabat;

a se ascitos minorum,

Cic. Rep. 2, 20 Mos.; cf. Liv. 1, 35, 6:

ex gente Domitia duae familiae claruerunt, Calvinorum et Aenobarborum,

Suet. Ner. 1; cf. Liv. 2, 29, 4:

patricii minorum gentium,

Cic. Fam. 9, 21, 2; Liv. 1, 47, 7; Capitol. ap. Gell. 10, 20, 5:

anni principio de connubio patrum et plebis C. Canuleius tribunus plebis rogationem promulgavit, qua contaminari sanguinem suum patres confundique jura gentium rebantur,

Liv. 4, 1, 1; cf. id. 4, 2, 5; 10, 8, 9: uti Feceniae Hispalae gentis enuptio, tutoris optio esset, etc., the right of marrying out of her gens, id. 39, 19, 5:

perjurus, sine gente,

i. e. of no family, of vulgar birth, Hor. S. 2, 5, 15; cf. respecting the Roman gens, Dict. of Antiq.

Transf.

In a manner borrowed from the division of the senators into majorum and minorum gentium (v. above): ipsi illi majorum gentium dii qui habentur, hinc a nobis profecti in caelum reperientur, the superior deities (the consentes), Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 29:

Cleanthes, qui quasi majorum est gentium Stoicus,

id. Ac. 2, 41, 126.—

Poet., like genus and stirps, of a single descendant, offspring of an entire race:

vigilasne, deūm gens, Aenea?

Verg. A. 10, 228 (for which:

Dis genite,

id. ib. 9, 642):

Tirynthia gens est (i. e. Fabius),

Sil. 7, 35:

extrema viri,

the last descendant, id. 2, 185.—

In a contemptuous sense, like our tribe, brood, crew:

si illo die gens ista Clodiana, quod facere voluit, effecisset,

Cic. Sest. 38, 81; so,

Clodia,

id. Q. Fr. 2, 13, 1.—

In the widest sense = genus, the race; gens humana, the human race, Cic. Fin. 5, 23, 65; Hor. C. 1, 3, 26.—

Of beasts, etc., a race, herd, brood, swarm ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

intestino bello totae gentes consumuntur,

Col. 9, 9, 6:

quos (equos) in spem statues summittere gentis,

of the race, breed, Verg. G. 3, 73:

utque luat poenas gens haec (i. e. vulpes),

breed, race, Ov. F. 4, 711.—

In a more extended sense (as also genos), a race, nation, people (sometimes more restricted than natio and populus, and sometimes put for them; v. in the foll., and cf. Drak. Liv. 23, 42, 1;

freq. and class.): Qui gentis omnis mariaque et terras movet,

Plaut. Rud. prol. 1: cf.:

nos per gentis disparat,

id. ib. v. 10:

gradus plures sunt societatis hominum. Ut enim ab illa infinita discedatur, propior est ejusdem gentis, nationis, linguae, qua maxime homines conjunguntur: interius etiam est ejusdem esse civitatis,

Cic. Off. 1, 17, 53; cf.:

(Deus) non curat singulos homines... ne civitates quidem... ne nationes quidem et gentes,

id. N. D. 3, 39, 93:

ita nationis nomen, non gentis evaluisse paulatim,

Tac. G. 2:

Suebi, quorum non una gens...propriis adhuc nationibus nominibusque discreti,

id. ib. 38:

atrox in Thracia bellum ortum, omnibus ejus gentis nationibus in arma accensis,

Vell. 2, 98:

omnes exterae gentes ac nationes,

Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 11, 31; cf.:

per omnes gentes nationesque,

Quint. 11, 3, 87;

for which, in an inverted order: exterae nationes ac gentes,

Cic. Font. 11, 25:

aut gentes aut populos,

Quint. 11, 1, 86: inter multas regum gentiumque [p. 809] et populorum legationes, Liv. 45, 19, 1; 45, 22, 8; cf.

in an inverse order: populi et gentes,

Quint. 12, 2, 3:

postquam bello subegit Aequorum magnam gentem et ferocem,

Cic. Rep. 2, 20:

Sabina aut Volsca,

id. ib. 3, 4:

Transalpinae,

id. ib. 3, 9:

Allobrogum,

id. Cat. 4, 6, 12:

Nerviorum,

Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:

Germanorum,

id. ib. 6, 32 init.:

Suevorum longe maxima Germanorum omnium,

id. ib. 4, 1, 3;

so of the Etruscan nation,

Liv. 5, 1, 6;

and in a wider sense than populus: non ex iisdem semper populis exercitus scriptos, quamquam eadem semper gens bellum intulerit,

id. 6, 12, 4; 40, 15, 6; 2, 50, 2.—Also for civitas, the inhabitants of a city or town:

Caesar Gomphos pervenit, quod est oppidum primum Thessaliae venientibus ab Epiro, quae gens ultro ad Caesarem legatos miserat,

Caes. B. C. 3, 80, 1:

atqui ad hoc, de quo agitur, non quaerimus gentem, ingenia quaerimus,

Cic. Rep. 1, 37 fin.; cf.:

gladio pugnacissima gens Romani,

Quint. 9, 3, 8; Liv. 5, 48, 3:

Segni Condrusique, ex gente et numero Germanorum,

Caes. B. G. 6, 32, 1:

in illa incorrupta maxime gente Aegyptiorum,

Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 14:

nos plurimis ignotissimi gentibus,

id. ib. 1, 17, 26:

jus gentium,

id. ib. 1, 2, 2; cf.:

quod naturalis ratio inter omnes homines constituit, id... vocatur jus gentium quasi quo jure omnes gentes utuntur,

Gai. Inst. 1, 1.—

In partic.

As a partit. gen., gentium, like terrarum, for the sake of emphasis, in the world, on earth (freq. and class.):

ubicumque terrarum et gentium violatum jus civium Romanorum sit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 143:

quod ubique gentium est,

id. Rep. 2, 4:

ubinam gentium sumus,

where in the world? id. Cat. 1, 4, 9:

ubi ubi est gentium?

Plaut. As. 2, 2, 21:

obsecro, unde haec gentium?

id. Cist. 4, 1, 16:

ubi tu's gentium,

id. Rud. 2, 5, 11:

quaerit quod nusquamst gentium,

id. Ps. 1, 4, 9:

non hercle quo hinc nunc gentium aufugiam scio,

id. Rud. 3, 5, 44:

ubivis gentium agere aetatem quam, etc.,

Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 4:

an quisquam usquam gentium est aeque miser?

id. ib. 13:

equidem te nisi nunc hodie nusquam vidi gentium,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 54:

fratrem nusquam invenio gentium,

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 1:

abeat multo malo quovis gentium, Quam hic, etc.,

id. Heaut. 5, 1, 55:

res est in manibus: tu autem abes longe gentium,

Cic. Att. 6, 3, 1: nostri turannoktonoi longe gentium absunt, id. Fam. 12, 22, 2:

ah! minime gentium, non faciam,

by no means, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 44; so,

minime gentium,

id. Eun. 4, 1, 11; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 44.—

Gentes, opp. to the Romans, foreign nations, foreigners (post-Aug. and rare):

maneat, quaeso, duretque gentibus si non amor nostri at certe odium sui,

Tac. G. 33; Auct. B. Hisp. 17 fin. —

In the eccl. fathers, gentes, like ethnos, opp. to Jews and Christians, pagan nations, heathen, gentiles, Lact. 2, 13 fin.; Vulg. Psa. 2, 1 et saep.— Hence the title of Arnobius's work, Adversus Gentes.—

Transf., a region, country (very rare):

ut Aspim aggrederetur, qui Cataoniam tenebat: quae gens jacet supra Ciliciam,

Nep. Dat. 4:

gentes viduatas esse suis cultoribus et desolatas,

Arn. 1, 4.

Octāvĭus, i, m.; Octāvĭa, ae, f., the name of a Roman gens, Suet. Aug. 1 sq.; cf. Drumann, History of Rome, vol. iv. p. 218 sq.

C. Octavius, the father of the emperor Augustus, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 12; id. Phil. 3, 6, 15.—

Cn. Octavius, the first consul of this gens, Cic. Off. 1, 39, 138.—

M. Octavius Caecina, a tribune of the people, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 106.—

Rarely of the emperor Augustus, Juv. 8, 242.—

In the fem., Octavia, the name of the two sisters of the emperor Augustus, Suet. Aug. 4; 63; Tac. A. 4, 44.—

Octavia was also the name of the daughter of the emperor Claudius and Messalina, Suet. Claud. 27; id. Ner. 7.—

Octaviae Porticus, two halls in Rome, Vell. 1, 11; 2, 1; Suet. Aug. 29; Paul. ex Fest. p. 178 Müll.—Hence,

Octāvĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to an Octavius, Octavian:

Octaviano bello,

i. e. in the war of the consul Cn. Octavius with Cinna, Cic. Div. 1, 2, 4:

milites,

of M. Octavius, who fought for Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 9.—Esp., subst.: Octāvĭānus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Augustus, who was adopted out of the gens Octavia into the gens Julia, Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 4; Tac. A. 13, 6; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 79, 1; id. Caes. 1, 2.

Octāvĭus, i, m.; Octāvĭa, ae, f., the name of a Roman gens, Suet. Aug. 1 sq.; cf. Drumann, History of Rome, vol. iv. p. 218 sq.

C. Octavius, the father of the emperor Augustus, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 12; id. Phil. 3, 6, 15.—

Cn. Octavius, the first consul of this gens, Cic. Off. 1, 39, 138.—

M. Octavius Caecina, a tribune of the people, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 106.—

Rarely of the emperor Augustus, Juv. 8, 242.—

In the fem., Octavia, the name of the two sisters of the emperor Augustus, Suet. Aug. 4; 63; Tac. A. 4, 44.—

Octavia was also the name of the daughter of the emperor Claudius and Messalina, Suet. Claud. 27; id. Ner. 7.—

Octaviae Porticus, two halls in Rome, Vell. 1, 11; 2, 1; Suet. Aug. 29; Paul. ex Fest. p. 178 Müll.—Hence,

Octāvĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to an Octavius, Octavian:

Octaviano bello,

i. e. in the war of the consul Cn. Octavius with Cinna, Cic. Div. 1, 2, 4:

milites,

of M. Octavius, who fought for Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 9.—Esp., subst.: Octāvĭānus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Augustus, who was adopted out of the gens Octavia into the gens Julia, Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 4; Tac. A. 13, 6; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 79, 1; id. Caes. 1, 2.

Octāvĭus, i, m.; Octāvĭa, ae, f., the name of a Roman gens, Suet. Aug. 1 sq.; cf. Drumann, History of Rome, vol. iv. p. 218 sq.

C. Octavius, the father of the emperor Augustus, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 12; id. Phil. 3, 6, 15.—

Cn. Octavius, the first consul of this gens, Cic. Off. 1, 39, 138.—

M. Octavius Caecina, a tribune of the people, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 106.—

Rarely of the emperor Augustus, Juv. 8, 242.—

In the fem., Octavia, the name of the two sisters of the emperor Augustus, Suet. Aug. 4; 63; Tac. A. 4, 44.—

Octavia was also the name of the daughter of the emperor Claudius and Messalina, Suet. Claud. 27; id. Ner. 7.—

Octaviae Porticus, two halls in Rome, Vell. 1, 11; 2, 1; Suet. Aug. 29; Paul. ex Fest. p. 178 Müll.—Hence,

Octāvĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to an Octavius, Octavian:

Octaviano bello,

i. e. in the war of the consul Cn. Octavius with Cinna, Cic. Div. 1, 2, 4:

milites,

of M. Octavius, who fought for Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 9.—Esp., subst.: Octāvĭānus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Augustus, who was adopted out of the gens Octavia into the gens Julia, Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 4; Tac. A. 13, 6; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 79, 1; id. Caes. 1, 2.

Flāvĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens:

gens Flavia,

Suet. Vesp. 1; Mart. 9, 2, 8.— So in partic. Cn. Flavius, the scribe of the pontifiex maximus, Appius Caecus, who published the Fasti, Liv. 9, 46, 1 sqq.; Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 17;

v. fasti. From the gens Flavia were descended the emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian,

Suet. Vesp. 1.— Hence poet., Flavius ultimus for Domitianus, Juv. 4, 37.—

Derivv.

Flā-vĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Flavius:

templa,

i. e. built by Domitian, Mart. 9, 4, 12; 9, 35, 2.—

Flāvĭālis, e, adj., of or belonging to the college of priests for the Flavian family, instituted by Domitian, Flavial-:

FLAMEN,

Inscr. Orell. 2220:

PONTIFEX,

ib. 3672:

COMES,

ib. 3162:

SEXVIR,

ib. 3726:

XVVIRI,

ib. 2375:

assidentibus Diali sacerdote et collegio Flavialium,

Suet. Dom. 4.—

Flāvĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Flavius, Flavian: jus civile, named after Cn. Flavius, the publisher [p. 758] of the Fasti, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 7:

partes,

i. e. the adherents of Vespasian, Tac. H. 2, 67; 3, 1.

Mărĭus, i, m., the name of a Roman gens.

The most celebrated is C. Marius, the conqueror of Jugurtha, and seven times consul, Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 7; id. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60; Sall. C. 59, 3; id. J. 46 sqq.; as a friend of the popular party, his name is used as an appellative: Caesari multos Marios inesse, Cæsar had many Mariuses in him, Sulla ap. Suet. Caes. 1 fin. —

M. Marius Gratidianus, Cic. Brut. 45, 168; 62, 224; id. Leg. 3, 16, 36; id. Off. 3, 20, 80; Sen. de Ira, 3, 18; Plin. 33, 9, 46, § 132.—

Marius Priscus, proconsul in Africa, tried for extortion, A. D. 100, Plin. Ep. 2, 11; Juv. 1, 49; 8, 120. —

Marius Victorinus, a rhetorician and grammarian, a native of Africa, in the middle of the fourth century of the Christian era. —Hence,

Mărĭus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to C. Marius, Marian:

lex,

Cic. Leg. 3, 17, 38.—

Mărĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to C. Marius, Marian:

Mariani consulatus,

Cic. Brut. 47, 175:

scutum Cimbricum,

id. de Or. 2, 66, 266:

quercus,

id. Leg. 1, 1, 1:

tribunus plebis,

id. Agr. 3, 2, 7:

Mariana et Sullana tempestas,

Flor. 3, 12, 11:

Mariana et Cinnana rabies,

id. 4, 2, 2.— Subst.: Mărĭāna, ae, f., a Roman colony on the eastern coast of Corsica, founded by C. Marius, Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 80; Mel. 2, 7, 19.— Plur. subst.: Mărĭ-āni, ōrum, m., another name of the Cernetari in Latium, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 64.

Mărĭus, i, m., the name of a Roman gens.

The most celebrated is C. Marius, the conqueror of Jugurtha, and seven times consul, Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 7; id. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60; Sall. C. 59, 3; id. J. 46 sqq.; as a friend of the popular party, his name is used as an appellative: Caesari multos Marios inesse, Cæsar had many Mariuses in him, Sulla ap. Suet. Caes. 1 fin. —

M. Marius Gratidianus, Cic. Brut. 45, 168; 62, 224; id. Leg. 3, 16, 36; id. Off. 3, 20, 80; Sen. de Ira, 3, 18; Plin. 33, 9, 46, § 132.—

Marius Priscus, proconsul in Africa, tried for extortion, A. D. 100, Plin. Ep. 2, 11; Juv. 1, 49; 8, 120. —

Marius Victorinus, a rhetorician and grammarian, a native of Africa, in the middle of the fourth century of the Christian era. —Hence,

Mărĭus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to C. Marius, Marian:

lex,

Cic. Leg. 3, 17, 38.—

Mărĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to C. Marius, Marian:

Mariani consulatus,

Cic. Brut. 47, 175:

scutum Cimbricum,

id. de Or. 2, 66, 266:

quercus,

id. Leg. 1, 1, 1:

tribunus plebis,

id. Agr. 3, 2, 7:

Mariana et Sullana tempestas,

Flor. 3, 12, 11:

Mariana et Cinnana rabies,

id. 4, 2, 2.— Subst.: Mărĭāna, ae, f., a Roman colony on the eastern coast of Corsica, founded by C. Marius, Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 80; Mel. 2, 7, 19.— Plur. subst.: Mărĭ-āni, ōrum, m., another name of the Cernetari in Latium, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 64.

nŭmĕrĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to number, numeral:

aestimatio,

Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. M. 3, 58 Mai.

Nŭmĕrĭus, ii, m., abbrev. N., a Roman praenomen: qui celeriter erant nati, fere Numerios praenominabant, Varr. ap. Non. 352, 29. Concerning the introduction of this praenomen into the Fabian gens, v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 170 Müll. So, Numerius (abbrev. N.) Fabius Buteo, Liv. 41, 28:

N. Fabius Vibulanus,

a consul, id. 4, 43:

Numerius, Numestius,

Cic. Att. 2, 22, 7; 24, 1, 5.—( Fem. Numeria was not in use, Varr. L. L. 9, § 55 Müll.)

Nŭmĕrĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens. So, Q. Numerius Rufus, a tribune of the people, A. U. C. 697, an enemy of Cicero, Cic. Sest. 33, 72; 38, 82; 43, 94.—Hence,

Nŭmĕrĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Numerius, Numerian:

raudusculum,

Cic. Att. 7, 2, 7.

nŭmĕrĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to number, numeral:

aestimatio,

Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. M. 3, 58 Mai.

Nŭmĕrĭus, ii, m., abbrev. N., a Roman praenomen: qui celeriter erant nati, fere Numerios praenominabant, Varr. ap. Non. 352, 29. Concerning the introduction of this praenomen into the Fabian gens, v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 170 Müll. So, Numerius (abbrev. N.) Fabius Buteo, Liv. 41, 28:

N. Fabius Vibulanus,

a consul, id. 4, 43:

Numerius, Numestius,

Cic. Att. 2, 22, 7; 24, 1, 5.—( Fem. Numeria was not in use, Varr. L. L. 9, § 55 Müll.)

Nŭmĕrĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens. So, Q. Numerius Rufus, a tribune of the people, A. U. C. 697, an enemy of Cicero, Cic. Sest. 33, 72; 38, 82; 43, 94.—Hence,

Nŭmĕrĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Numerius, Numerian:

raudusculum,

Cic. Att. 7, 2, 7.

nŭmĕrĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to number, numeral:

aestimatio,

Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. M. 3, 58 Mai.

Nŭmĕrĭus, ii, m., abbrev. N., a Roman praenomen: qui celeriter erant nati, fere Numerios praenominabant, Varr. ap. Non. 352, 29. Concerning the introduction of this praenomen into the Fabian gens, v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 170 Müll. So, Numerius (abbrev. N.) Fabius Buteo, Liv. 41, 28:

N. Fabius Vibulanus,

a consul, id. 4, 43:

Numerius, Numestius,

Cic. Att. 2, 22, 7; 24, 1, 5.—( Fem. Numeria was not in use, Varr. L. L. 9, § 55 Müll.)

Nŭmĕrĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens. So, Q. Numerius Rufus, a tribune of the people, A. U. C. 697, an enemy of Cicero, Cic. Sest. 33, 72; 38, 82; 43, 94.—Hence,

Nŭmĕrĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Numerius, Numerian:

raudusculum,

Cic. Att. 7, 2, 7.

Marcĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens.

Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, Liv. 1, 32; Cic. Rep. 2, 18, 33; 2, 20, 35.—

L. Marcius,

a Roman knight, who commanded the army in Spain after the death of the Scipios, Liv. 25, 37 sq. —

Two brothers Marcii, Roman soothsayers in very ancient times, Cic. Div. 1, 40, 84; 1, 50, 115; 2, 55, 113.—In fem.: Marcĭa, a vestal virgin, Ascon. Cic. Mil. p. 46 Orell.—Hence,

Marcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Marcius, Marcian: Marcia aqua, brought into Rome first by king Ancus Marcius, and afterwards by the prætor Q. Marcius Rex, Plin. 31, 3, 24, § 41;

called also: Marcius liquor,

Prop. 4, 1, 52:

umor,

id. 4, 22, 24:

lympha,

Tib. 3, 6, 58; and:

frigora,

Stat. S. 1, 5, 25: Marcius saltus, in Liguria, where the consul Q. Marcius suffered a defeat, Liv. 39, 20.—

Marcĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Marcius:

carmina,

of the soothsayer Marcius, Liv. 25, 12: foedus, made by L. Marcius with the inhabitants of Gades, Cic. Balb. 17, 39.—Silva Marciana, a mountain-range in western Germany, the Schwarzwald, Amm. 21, 8, 2.— Hence, adv.: Marcĭānē, in the manner of Marcius, Prisc. vol. 2, p. 528, 25 Hertz.

Marcĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens.

Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, Liv. 1, 32; Cic. Rep. 2, 18, 33; 2, 20, 35.—

L. Marcius,

a Roman knight, who commanded the army in Spain after the death of the Scipios, Liv. 25, 37 sq. —

Two brothers Marcii, Roman soothsayers in very ancient times, Cic. Div. 1, 40, 84; 1, 50, 115; 2, 55, 113.—In fem.: Marcĭa, a vestal virgin, Ascon. Cic. Mil. p. 46 Orell.—Hence,

Marcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Marcius, Marcian: Marcia aqua, brought into Rome first by king Ancus Marcius, and afterwards by the prætor Q. Marcius Rex, Plin. 31, 3, 24, § 41;

called also: Marcius liquor,

Prop. 4, 1, 52:

umor,

id. 4, 22, 24:

lympha,

Tib. 3, 6, 58; and:

frigora,

Stat. S. 1, 5, 25: Marcius saltus, in Liguria, where the consul Q. Marcius suffered a defeat, Liv. 39, 20.—

Marcĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Marcius:

carmina,

of the soothsayer Marcius, Liv. 25, 12: foedus, made by L. Marcius with the inhabitants of Gades, Cic. Balb. 17, 39.—Silva Marciana, a mountain-range in western Germany, the Schwarzwald, Amm. 21, 8, 2.— Hence, adv.: Marcĭānē, in the manner of Marcius, Prisc. vol. 2, p. 528, 25 Hertz.

Marcĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens.

Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, Liv. 1, 32; Cic. Rep. 2, 18, 33; 2, 20, 35.—

L. Marcius,

a Roman knight, who commanded the army in Spain after the death of the Scipios, Liv. 25, 37 sq. —

Two brothers Marcii, Roman soothsayers in very ancient times, Cic. Div. 1, 40, 84; 1, 50, 115; 2, 55, 113.—In fem.: Marcĭa, a vestal virgin, Ascon. Cic. Mil. p. 46 Orell.—Hence,

Marcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Marcius, Marcian: Marcia aqua, brought into Rome first by king Ancus Marcius, and afterwards by the prætor Q. Marcius Rex, Plin. 31, 3, 24, § 41;

called also: Marcius liquor,

Prop. 4, 1, 52:

umor,

id. 4, 22, 24:

lympha,

Tib. 3, 6, 58; and:

frigora,

Stat. S. 1, 5, 25: Marcius saltus, in Liguria, where the consul Q. Marcius suffered a defeat, Liv. 39, 20.—

Marcĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Marcius:

carmina,

of the soothsayer Marcius, Liv. 25, 12: foedus, made by L. Marcius with the inhabitants of Gades, Cic. Balb. 17, 39.—Silva Marciana, a mountain-range in western Germany, the Schwarzwald, Amm. 21, 8, 2.— Hence, adv.: Marcĭānē, in the manner of Marcius, Prisc. vol. 2, p. 528, 25 Hertz.

Tĕrentĭus, i, m.; Tĕrentĭa, ae, f., Terence, the name of a Roman gens

P. Terentius After, the celebrated comic poet, born at Carthage A. U. C. 569, Cic. Fam. 13, 35, 1; Suet. Vit. Ter.—

M. Terentius Varro, a celebrated schotar, an elder contemporary and friend of Cicero, Gell. 13, 10, 6; Plin. 35, 14, 49.—

C. Terentius Varro, Roman general at Cannœ, Liv. 22, 61.—In fem., Terentia, the wife of Cicero. — Hence,

Tĕ-rentĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Terentius, Terentian:

Terentia et Cassia lex frumentaria,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 21, § 52. —

Tĕrentĭānus, a, um, adj., of Terence, Terentian:

Chremes,

i. e. occurring in the poet Terence, Cic. Fin. 1, 1, 3; so, Phormio, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 56:

Terentianus ipse se puniens,

i. e. the Heautontimoroumenos, id. Tusc. 3, 27, 65:

verbum,

id. Lael. 24, 89:

exercitus,

commanded by M Terentius Varro, Liv. 23, 32, 16.—

Tĕ-rentilla, ae, f. dim. of Terentia, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 69. —

Subst.: Tĕrentĭā-nus, i, m., a proper name. L. Terentianus Maurus, a grammarian at the close of the first century after Christ, author of a metrical work.

Tĕrentĭus, i, m.; Tĕrentĭa, ae, f., Terence, the name of a Roman gens

P. Terentius After, the celebrated comic poet, born at Carthage A. U. C. 569, Cic. Fam. 13, 35, 1; Suet. Vit. Ter.—

M. Terentius Varro, a celebrated schotar, an elder contemporary and friend of Cicero, Gell. 13, 10, 6; Plin. 35, 14, 49.—

C. Terentius Varro, Roman general at Cannœ, Liv. 22, 61.—In fem., Terentia, the wife of Cicero. — Hence,

Tĕ-rentĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Terentius, Terentian:

Terentia et Cassia lex frumentaria,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 21, § 52. —

Tĕrentĭānus, a, um, adj., of Terence, Terentian:

Chremes,

i. e. occurring in the poet Terence, Cic. Fin. 1, 1, 3; so, Phormio, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 56:

Terentianus ipse se puniens,

i. e. the Heautontimoroumenos, id. Tusc. 3, 27, 65:

verbum,

id. Lael. 24, 89:

exercitus,

commanded by M Terentius Varro, Liv. 23, 32, 16.—

Tĕ-rentilla, ae, f. dim. of Terentia, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 69. —

Subst.: Tĕrentĭā-nus, i, m., a proper name. L. Terentianus Maurus, a grammarian at the close of the first century after Christ, author of a metrical work.

Tĕrentĭus, i, m.; Tĕrentĭa, ae, f., Terence, the name of a Roman gens

P. Terentius After, the celebrated comic poet, born at Carthage A. U. C. 569, Cic. Fam. 13, 35, 1; Suet. Vit. Ter.—

M. Terentius Varro, a celebrated schotar, an elder contemporary and friend of Cicero, Gell. 13, 10, 6; Plin. 35, 14, 49.—

C. Terentius Varro, Roman general at Cannœ, Liv. 22, 61.—In fem., Terentia, the wife of Cicero. — Hence,

Tĕ-rentĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Terentius, Terentian:

Terentia et Cassia lex frumentaria,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 21, § 52. —

Tĕrentĭānus, a, um, adj., of Terence, Terentian:

Chremes,

i. e. occurring in the poet Terence, Cic. Fin. 1, 1, 3; so, Phormio, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 56:

Terentianus ipse se puniens,

i. e. the Heautontimoroumenos, id. Tusc. 3, 27, 65:

verbum,

id. Lael. 24, 89:

exercitus,

commanded by M Terentius Varro, Liv. 23, 32, 16.—

Tĕ-rentilla, ae, f. dim. of Terentia, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 69. —

Subst.: Tĕrentĭā-nus, i, m., a proper name. L. Terentianus Maurus, a grammarian at the close of the first century after Christ, author of a metrical work.

Vălĕrĭus (old form Vălĕsĭus, acc. to Fest. s. v. Aureliam, p. 23 Müll.; v. letter R), i, m.; Vălĕrĭa, ae, f., the name of a Roman gens.

The favorite of the people, P. Valerius Publicola, Liv. 1, 58; 2, 2; 2, 8; Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55; id. Leg. 2, 23, 58:

Laevinum, Valerī genus,

Hor. S. 1, 6, 12.—

The historian, Q. Valerius Antias, Gell. 1, 7, 10.—

The poets C. Valerius Flaccus and M. Valerius Martialis, Plin. Ep. 3, 21. —

The writer of Memorabilia, Valerius Maximus, al.—As adjj.

Vălĕrĭus, a, um, of or belonging to a Valerius:

gens,

Cic. Fl. 1, 1; 11, 25: lex, of the interrex L. Valerius Flaccus, id. Agr. 3, 2, 6; id. Rosc. Am. 43, 125; of the Consul suffectus, 668 A. U. C., L. Valerius Flaccus, id. Font. 1: tabula, a place in the forum beside the Curia Hostilia (so called from the tablet erected there in memory of M. Valerius Maximus Messala, consul 491 A. U. C., victorious in Gaul, Schol. Bob. ad Cic. Vatin. p. 318 Orell.), Cic. Fam. 14, 2, 2; id. Vatin. 9, 21.—

Vălĕrĭānus, a, um, of or belonging to a Valerius, Valerian: praedatores, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 553, 24.

Vălĕrĭus (old form Vălĕsĭus, acc. to Fest. s. v. Aureliam, p. 23 Müll.; v. letter R), i, m.; Vălĕrĭa, ae, f., the name of a Roman gens.

The favorite of the people, P. Valerius Publicola, Liv. 1, 58; 2, 2; 2, 8; Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55; id. Leg. 2, 23, 58:

Laevinum, Valerī genus,

Hor. S. 1, 6, 12.—

The historian, Q. Valerius Antias, Gell. 1, 7, 10.—

The poets C. Valerius Flaccus and M. Valerius Martialis, Plin. Ep. 3, 21. —

The writer of Memorabilia, Valerius Maximus, al.—As adjj.

Vălĕrĭus, a, um, of or belonging to a Valerius:

gens,

Cic. Fl. 1, 1; 11, 25: lex, of the interrex L. Valerius Flaccus, id. Agr. 3, 2, 6; id. Rosc. Am. 43, 125; of the Consul suffectus, 668 A. U. C., L. Valerius Flaccus, id. Font. 1: tabula, a place in the forum beside the Curia Hostilia (so called from the tablet erected there in memory of M. Valerius Maximus Messala, consul 491 A. U. C., victorious in Gaul, Schol. Bob. ad Cic. Vatin. p. 318 Orell.), Cic. Fam. 14, 2, 2; id. Vatin. 9, 21.—

Vălĕrĭānus, a, um, of or belonging to a Valerius, Valerian: praedatores, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 553, 24.

Vălĕrĭus (old form Vălĕsĭus, acc. to Fest. s. v. Aureliam, p. 23 Müll.; v. letter R), i, m.; Vălĕrĭa, ae, f., the name of a Roman gens.

The favorite of the people, P. Valerius Publicola, Liv. 1, 58; 2, 2; 2, 8; Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55; id. Leg. 2, 23, 58:

Laevinum, Valerī genus,

Hor. S. 1, 6, 12.—

The historian, Q. Valerius Antias, Gell. 1, 7, 10.—

The poets C. Valerius Flaccus and M. Valerius Martialis, Plin. Ep. 3, 21. —

The writer of Memorabilia, Valerius Maximus, al.—As adjj.

Vălĕrĭus, a, um, of or belonging to a Valerius:

gens,

Cic. Fl. 1, 1; 11, 25: lex, of the interrex L. Valerius Flaccus, id. Agr. 3, 2, 6; id. Rosc. Am. 43, 125; of the Consul suffectus, 668 A. U. C., L. Valerius Flaccus, id. Font. 1: tabula, a place in the forum beside the Curia Hostilia (so called from the tablet erected there in memory of M. Valerius Maximus Messala, consul 491 A. U. C., victorious in Gaul, Schol. Bob. ad Cic. Vatin. p. 318 Orell.), Cic. Fam. 14, 2, 2; id. Vatin. 9, 21.—

Vălĕrĭānus, a, um, of or belonging to a Valerius, Valerian: praedatores, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 553, 24.

Mĭnŭcĭus ( Minut-), i, m.; Mĭnŭ-tĭa ( Minuc-), ae, f., the name of a Roman gens, of whom,

M. Minucius Rufus, magister equitum under the dictator Fabius Maximus Cunctator, Liv. 22, 8, 6; Nep. Hann. 5, 3; Sil. 7, 386.—

Another, Luc. 6, 126.—

Minucius Felix, of Africa, in the third century of the Christian era, the author of an apologetic work in favor of the Christian religion, Lact. 1, 11, 55; 5, 1, 22.— Fem.: Mĭnŭcĭa, ae, a vestal, who was punished for incontinence by being buried alive, Liv. 8, 15, 7.—

Mĭnŭcĭ-us ( Minut-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Minucius, Minucian:

Minucia gens,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 115:

lex, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. osi, p. 201 Müll.: Minucia porta appellata est eo, quod proxima esset sacello Minucii,

id. p. 147 Müll.: porticus, in Rome, built by M. Minucius Rufus, Cic. Phil. 2, 34, 84:

via,

from Rome to Brundisium, id. Att. 9, 6, 1.