noun #3164

Drūsus

gen. Drūsi · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

a well-known Roman surname in the Livian family; first assumed by the Livius who slew the Gallic general

a well-known Roman surname in the Livian family, first assumed by the Livius who slew the Gallic general Drausus, Suet. Tib. 3.—Esp.

M. Livius Drusus; uncle of Cato Uticensis; murdered by Q. Varius

M. Livius Drusus, uncle of Cato Uticensis, murdered by Q. Varius, Cic. Arch. 3, 6; Vell. 2, 13.—

Claudius Drusus Nero; son of Tib. Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla; father of Germanicus •

Claudius Drusus Nero, son of Tib. Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla, father of Germanicus, the theme of Hor. C. 4, 4; Suet. Claud. 1; Tac. A. 1, 33.— Hence, Drūsĭānus, a, um, adj.: fossa, Tac. A. 2, 8, or Drūsīnus, a, um, adj.: fossae, a canal on the Lower Rhine, constructed by Drusus, the son of Livia, Suet. Claud. 1.—Drūsilla, ae, f., the name of several females of the Livian family.— Esp.

the second wife of Augustus

Livia Drusilla, the second wife of Augustus, v. Livius.—

daughter of

Drusilla, daughter of Drusus Germanicus, Tac. A. 6, 15; Suet. Calig. 7; 24 al.

Perseus ID: n14808 Key: Drusus