the son of the dictator

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Sulla (less correctly Sylla), ae, m., a surname in the gens Cornelia. So, esp.,

L. Cornelius Sulla Felix, the celebrated Roman dictator, Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72; Sall. J. 100, 2; Flor. 3, 21, 5; Vell. 2, 17, 1.—Hence, Sullānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Sulla:

tempus,

Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46:

ager,

id. Agr. 2, 26, 70:

assignationes,

id. ib. 3, 1, 3:

proscriptio,

Sen. Ira, 2, 34, 3:

saeculum,

id. ib. 1, 20, 4:

partes,

Nep. Att. 2:

tempora,

Plin. 9, 35, 59, § 123. — Subst.: Sullāni, ōrum, m., partisans of Sulla, Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 7.—

L. Cornelius Sulla Faustus, usually called Faustus Sulla, a son of the dictator, Cic. Clu. 34, 94; id. Agr. 1, 4, 12; id. Att. 8, 3, 7 al.—

P. Cornelius Sulla, a relation of the dictator, accused of ambitus, and defended by Cicero in an oration still extant. —

Publius and Servius Sulla, conspirators with Catiline, Sall. C. 17, 3; cf. Cic. Sull. 2, 4.—

An astrologer of the time of Caligula, Suet. Calig. 57.

Sulla (less correctly Sylla), ae, m., a surname in the gens Cornelia. So, esp.,

L. Cornelius Sulla Felix, the celebrated Roman dictator, Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72; Sall. J. 100, 2; Flor. 3, 21, 5; Vell. 2, 17, 1.—Hence, Sullānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Sulla:

tempus,

Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46:

ager,

id. Agr. 2, 26, 70:

assignationes,

id. ib. 3, 1, 3:

proscriptio,

Sen. Ira, 2, 34, 3:

saeculum,

id. ib. 1, 20, 4:

partes,

Nep. Att. 2:

tempora,

Plin. 9, 35, 59, § 123. — Subst.: Sullāni, ōrum, m., partisans of Sulla, Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 7.—

L. Cornelius Sulla Faustus, usually called Faustus Sulla, a son of the dictator, Cic. Clu. 34, 94; id. Agr. 1, 4, 12; id. Att. 8, 3, 7 al.—

P. Cornelius Sulla, a relation of the dictator, accused of ambitus, and defended by Cicero in an oration still extant. —

Publius and Servius Sulla, conspirators with Catiline, Sall. C. 17, 3; cf. Cic. Sull. 2, 4.—

An astrologer of the time of Caligula, Suet. Calig. 57.

Sulla (less correctly Sylla), ae, m., a surname in the gens Cornelia. So, esp.,

L. Cornelius Sulla Felix, the celebrated Roman dictator, Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72; Sall. J. 100, 2; Flor. 3, 21, 5; Vell. 2, 17, 1.—Hence, Sullānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Sulla:

tempus,

Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46:

ager,

id. Agr. 2, 26, 70:

assignationes,

id. ib. 3, 1, 3:

proscriptio,

Sen. Ira, 2, 34, 3:

saeculum,

id. ib. 1, 20, 4:

partes,

Nep. Att. 2:

tempora,

Plin. 9, 35, 59, § 123. — Subst.: Sullāni, ōrum, m., partisans of Sulla, Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 7.—

L. Cornelius Sulla Faustus, usually called Faustus Sulla, a son of the dictator, Cic. Clu. 34, 94; id. Agr. 1, 4, 12; id. Att. 8, 3, 7 al.—

P. Cornelius Sulla, a relation of the dictator, accused of ambitus, and defended by Cicero in an oration still extant. —

Publius and Servius Sulla, conspirators with Catiline, Sall. C. 17, 3; cf. Cic. Sull. 2, 4.—

An astrologer of the time of Caligula, Suet. Calig. 57.

impĕrĭōsus (less correctly inp-), a, um, adj. [imperium], possessed of command, far-ruling, mighty, powerful, puissant (class.).

In gen.: urbes magnae atque imperiosae, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 2:

populi,

Cic. Or. 34, 120: imperiosissima civitas, Aug. Civ. Dei, 15, 19 (cf. Verg. A. 1, 284):

dictatura,

Liv. 7, 40, 9; cf.

virga,

i. e. the fasces, Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 32:

quisnam igitur liber? sapiens, sibi qui imperiosus,

who has dominion over himself, Hor. S. 2, 7, 83; cf. Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 62:

imperiosissimae humanae mentis artes (religio, astrologia, medicina),

id. 30, 1, 1, § 1:

risus habet vim nescio an imperiosissimam,

Quint. 6, 3, 8. —

In partic.

In a bad sense, imperious, domineering, tyrannical:

cupiditas honoris quam dura est domina, quam imperiosa,

Cic. Par. 5, 3, 40:

nimis imperiosus philosophus,

id. Fin. 2, 32, 105:

paedagogi,

Quint. 1, 1, 8:

imperiosus atque impotens,

Sen. Ben. 3, 28 fin.:

imperiosi nobis ipsis et molesti sumus,

id. Q. N. 4 praef.:

Proserpina,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 110:

quojus cibo iste factust imperiosior,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 26:

imperiosius aequor,

Hor. C. 1, 14, 8:

familia imperiosissima et superbissima,

Liv. 9, 34, 15.—Hence,

Impĕrĭōsus, i, m., a surname of the dictator L. Manlius Torquatus and his son, the consul T. Manlius Torquatus, on account of their severity, Liv. 7, 3, 4; 7, 4, 7; Sen. Ben. 3, 37; Cic. Fin. 2, 19, 60; Plin. 22, 5, 5, § 8; Liv. 4, 29, 6; cf. Manlius.—Hence, adv.: impĕrĭōsē, imperiously, tyrannically (ante- and postclass.):

non severe, non imperiose praecepit,

Gell. 2, 29, 1; Charis. 202, 11: paene imperiosius quam humanius, Varr. ap. Non. 287, 20.

impĕrĭōsus (less correctly inp-), a, um, adj. [imperium], possessed of command, far-ruling, mighty, powerful, puissant (class.).

In gen.: urbes magnae atque imperiosae, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 2:

populi,

Cic. Or. 34, 120: imperiosissima civitas, Aug. Civ. Dei, 15, 19 (cf. Verg. A. 1, 284):

dictatura,

Liv. 7, 40, 9; cf.

virga,

i. e. the fasces, Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 32:

quisnam igitur liber? sapiens, sibi qui imperiosus,

who has dominion over himself, Hor. S. 2, 7, 83; cf. Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 62:

imperiosissimae humanae mentis artes (religio, astrologia, medicina),

id. 30, 1, 1, § 1:

risus habet vim nescio an imperiosissimam,

Quint. 6, 3, 8. —

In partic.

In a bad sense, imperious, domineering, tyrannical:

cupiditas honoris quam dura est domina, quam imperiosa,

Cic. Par. 5, 3, 40:

nimis imperiosus philosophus,

id. Fin. 2, 32, 105:

paedagogi,

Quint. 1, 1, 8:

imperiosus atque impotens,

Sen. Ben. 3, 28 fin.:

imperiosi nobis ipsis et molesti sumus,

id. Q. N. 4 praef.:

Proserpina,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 110:

quojus cibo iste factust imperiosior,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 26:

imperiosius aequor,

Hor. C. 1, 14, 8:

familia imperiosissima et superbissima,

Liv. 9, 34, 15.—Hence,

Impĕrĭōsus, i, m., a surname of the dictator L. Manlius Torquatus and his son, the consul T. Manlius Torquatus, on account of their severity, Liv. 7, 3, 4; 7, 4, 7; Sen. Ben. 3, 37; Cic. Fin. 2, 19, 60; Plin. 22, 5, 5, § 8; Liv. 4, 29, 6; cf. Manlius.—Hence, adv.: impĕrĭōsē, imperiously, tyrannically (ante- and postclass.):

non severe, non imperiose praecepit,

Gell. 2, 29, 1; Charis. 202, 11: paene imperiosius quam humanius, Varr. ap. Non. 287, 20.

impĕrĭōsus (less correctly inp-), a, um, adj. [imperium], possessed of command, far-ruling, mighty, powerful, puissant (class.).

In gen.: urbes magnae atque imperiosae, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 2:

populi,

Cic. Or. 34, 120: imperiosissima civitas, Aug. Civ. Dei, 15, 19 (cf. Verg. A. 1, 284):

dictatura,

Liv. 7, 40, 9; cf.

virga,

i. e. the fasces, Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 32:

quisnam igitur liber? sapiens, sibi qui imperiosus,

who has dominion over himself, Hor. S. 2, 7, 83; cf. Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 62:

imperiosissimae humanae mentis artes (religio, astrologia, medicina),

id. 30, 1, 1, § 1:

risus habet vim nescio an imperiosissimam,

Quint. 6, 3, 8. —

In partic.

In a bad sense, imperious, domineering, tyrannical:

cupiditas honoris quam dura est domina, quam imperiosa,

Cic. Par. 5, 3, 40:

nimis imperiosus philosophus,

id. Fin. 2, 32, 105:

paedagogi,

Quint. 1, 1, 8:

imperiosus atque impotens,

Sen. Ben. 3, 28 fin.:

imperiosi nobis ipsis et molesti sumus,

id. Q. N. 4 praef.:

Proserpina,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 110:

quojus cibo iste factust imperiosior,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 26:

imperiosius aequor,

Hor. C. 1, 14, 8:

familia imperiosissima et superbissima,

Liv. 9, 34, 15.—Hence,

Impĕrĭōsus, i, m., a surname of the dictator L. Manlius Torquatus and his son, the consul T. Manlius Torquatus, on account of their severity, Liv. 7, 3, 4; 7, 4, 7; Sen. Ben. 3, 37; Cic. Fin. 2, 19, 60; Plin. 22, 5, 5, § 8; Liv. 4, 29, 6; cf. Manlius.—Hence, adv.: impĕrĭōsē, imperiously, tyrannically (ante- and postclass.):

non severe, non imperiose praecepit,

Gell. 2, 29, 1; Charis. 202, 11: paene imperiosius quam humanius, Varr. ap. Non. 287, 20.

faustus, a, um, adj. [for favostus, from faveo; lit., favorable; hence], of favorable or fortunate omen, fortunate, favorable, auspicious, prosperous, lucky (rare but class.; cf.:

felix, fortunatus, beatus, prosperus, dexter, secundus): quae (omina) majores nostri quia valere censebant, idcirco omnibus rebus agendis: QVOD BONVM FAVSTVM FELIX FORTVNATVMQVE ESSET praefabantur,

Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102: so,

ut nobis haec habitatio Bona, fausta, felix fortunataque eveniat,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3:

utile sit faustumque precor, quod imagine somni Vidimus,

Ov. F. 3, 27:

omen,

Liv. 7, 25, 11; Ov. M. 6, 448; 9, 785 al.; cf.:

exitus ut classi felix faustusque daretur,

Lucr. 1, 100:

i pede fausto,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 37:

indoles Nutrita faustis sub penetralibus,

id. C. 4, 4, 26:

o faustum et felicem hunc diem!

Ter. And. 5, 4, 53; cf. Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 118:

o nox illa fausta huic urbi!

id. Flacc. 41, 103:

annus,

Ov. F. 1, 63:

nisi tempestas indulget tempore fausto,

favorable, suitable, Lucr. 1, 805.—Hence, * fauste, adv., favorably, fortunately:

ut eis quoque hominibus ea res fauste, feliciter prospereque eveniret,

Cic. Mur. 1, 1.

Faustus.

A surname of L. Cornelius Sulla, the son of the dictator, also called [p. 731] Faustus Sulla, Cic. Clu. 34, 94; id. Sull. 19, 54; id. Vatin. 13, 32; id. Agr. 1, 4, 12; id. Att. 9, 1, 4; 9, 11, 4; Caes. B. C. 1, 6.—

Deriv.: Faustĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Faustus Sulla, Faustian:

ager, that produced excellent wine,

Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 62:

vina,

Front. Fer. Als. 3.—

Fem.: Fausta, ae, daughter of Sulla, wife of Milo, Cic. Att. 5, 8, 2.—

A poor tragedian, Juv. 7, 12.

faustus, a, um, adj. [for favostus, from faveo; lit., favorable; hence], of favorable or fortunate omen, fortunate, favorable, auspicious, prosperous, lucky (rare but class.; cf.:

felix, fortunatus, beatus, prosperus, dexter, secundus): quae (omina) majores nostri quia valere censebant, idcirco omnibus rebus agendis: QVOD BONVM FAVSTVM FELIX FORTVNATVMQVE ESSET praefabantur,

Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102: so,

ut nobis haec habitatio Bona, fausta, felix fortunataque eveniat,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3:

utile sit faustumque precor, quod imagine somni Vidimus,

Ov. F. 3, 27:

omen,

Liv. 7, 25, 11; Ov. M. 6, 448; 9, 785 al.; cf.:

exitus ut classi felix faustusque daretur,

Lucr. 1, 100:

i pede fausto,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 37:

indoles Nutrita faustis sub penetralibus,

id. C. 4, 4, 26:

o faustum et felicem hunc diem!

Ter. And. 5, 4, 53; cf. Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 118:

o nox illa fausta huic urbi!

id. Flacc. 41, 103:

annus,

Ov. F. 1, 63:

nisi tempestas indulget tempore fausto,

favorable, suitable, Lucr. 1, 805.—Hence, * fauste, adv., favorably, fortunately:

ut eis quoque hominibus ea res fauste, feliciter prospereque eveniret,

Cic. Mur. 1, 1.

Faustus.

A surname of L. Cornelius Sulla, the son of the dictator, also called [p. 731] Faustus Sulla, Cic. Clu. 34, 94; id. Sull. 19, 54; id. Vatin. 13, 32; id. Agr. 1, 4, 12; id. Att. 9, 1, 4; 9, 11, 4; Caes. B. C. 1, 6.—

Deriv.: Faustĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Faustus Sulla, Faustian:

ager, that produced excellent wine,

Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 62:

vina,

Front. Fer. Als. 3.—

Fem.: Fausta, ae, daughter of Sulla, wife of Milo, Cic. Att. 5, 8, 2.—

A poor tragedian, Juv. 7, 12.

Manlĭus, a, name of a Roman gens.

So esp. M. Manlius Capitolinus, who saved the Capitol in the Gallic war, but afterwards, suspected of aspiring to royal power, was thrown from the Tarpeian Rock, Liv. 5, 47, 4 sq.; 6, 11 sq.; Cic. Rep. 2, 27, 49; id. Phil. 1, 13, 32; 2, 44, 113 et saep.—

L. Manlius Torquatus, a dictator, and his son, T. Manlius Torquatus, a consul, each of whom, for his severity, was surnamed Imperiosus, Liv. 7, 3 sq.; 8, 7, 1; Cic. Off. 3, 31, 112; cf. id. Fin. 2, 19, 60 et saep.—Hence,

Man-lĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manlius, Manlian:

gens,

Cic. Phil. 1, 13, 32; Liv. 6, 20, 15.—

Manlĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manlius, Manlian:

supplicium,

Liv. 6, 20.— Transf. (from L. Manlius Torquatus, v. supra), severe:

vide, ne ista sint manliana vestra, aut majora etiam, si imperes quod facere non possim (preceded by ut nimis imperiosi philosophi sit),

Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105; cf. Liv. 8, 7 fin. — Subst.: Manlĭānum, i, n., a villa belonging to Q. Cicero, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1.

Manlĭus, a, name of a Roman gens.

So esp. M. Manlius Capitolinus, who saved the Capitol in the Gallic war, but afterwards, suspected of aspiring to royal power, was thrown from the Tarpeian Rock, Liv. 5, 47, 4 sq.; 6, 11 sq.; Cic. Rep. 2, 27, 49; id. Phil. 1, 13, 32; 2, 44, 113 et saep.—

L. Manlius Torquatus, a dictator, and his son, T. Manlius Torquatus, a consul, each of whom, for his severity, was surnamed Imperiosus, Liv. 7, 3 sq.; 8, 7, 1; Cic. Off. 3, 31, 112; cf. id. Fin. 2, 19, 60 et saep.—Hence,

Man-lĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manlius, Manlian:

gens,

Cic. Phil. 1, 13, 32; Liv. 6, 20, 15.—

Manlĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manlius, Manlian:

supplicium,

Liv. 6, 20.— Transf. (from L. Manlius Torquatus, v. supra), severe:

vide, ne ista sint manliana vestra, aut majora etiam, si imperes quod facere non possim (preceded by ut nimis imperiosi philosophi sit),

Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105; cf. Liv. 8, 7 fin. — Subst.: Manlĭānum, i, n., a villa belonging to Q. Cicero, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1.

Manlĭus, a, name of a Roman gens.

So esp. M. Manlius Capitolinus, who saved the Capitol in the Gallic war, but afterwards, suspected of aspiring to royal power, was thrown from the Tarpeian Rock, Liv. 5, 47, 4 sq.; 6, 11 sq.; Cic. Rep. 2, 27, 49; id. Phil. 1, 13, 32; 2, 44, 113 et saep.—

L. Manlius Torquatus, a dictator, and his son, T. Manlius Torquatus, a consul, each of whom, for his severity, was surnamed Imperiosus, Liv. 7, 3 sq.; 8, 7, 1; Cic. Off. 3, 31, 112; cf. id. Fin. 2, 19, 60 et saep.—Hence,

Man-lĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manlius, Manlian:

gens,

Cic. Phil. 1, 13, 32; Liv. 6, 20, 15.—

Manlĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manlius, Manlian:

supplicium,

Liv. 6, 20.— Transf. (from L. Manlius Torquatus, v. supra), severe:

vide, ne ista sint manliana vestra, aut majora etiam, si imperes quod facere non possim (preceded by ut nimis imperiosi philosophi sit),

Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105; cf. Liv. 8, 7 fin. — Subst.: Manlĭānum, i, n., a villa belonging to Q. Cicero, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1.