noun

Murena

gen. Murenae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

(ante-class form , but without class. authority)

a Roman surname in the

a Roman surname in the gens Licinia, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 10; Col. 8, 16.—So,

who was defended by Cicero, in an oration still extant, against the charge of

L. Licinius Murena, who was defended by Cicero, in an oration still extant, against the charge of ambitus, Cic. Mur. 7, 15, etc.—

an intimate friend of Cicero

A. Terentus Varro Murena, an intimate friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 16, 12, 6; 13, 22, 1.—

brother-in-law of Mæcenas; adj., of; belonging to Murænd, Murænian

L. Licinius Varro Murena, brother-in-law of Mæcenas, Hor. S. 1, 5, 38.—Hence, Mū-renĭānus (Mūraen-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Murænd, Murænian: oratio, i. e. that pronounced by Cicero on behalf of L. Licinius Murena, Mart. Cap. 5, 172, § 525.

Perseus ID: n30034 Key: Murena2