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noun

Ŏpīmĭus

gen. Ŏpīmi · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
(old orthog. , Eckh. D. N. 5, p. 264)
the name of a Roman
the name of a Roman gens.
consul
L. Opimius, consul A. U. C. 633, Cic. Brut. 83, 287; id. Cat. 1, 2, 4.—
consul •
Q. Opimius, consul A. U. C. 600, Cic. de Or. 2, 68, 277.—In fem.: Opimia, a Vestal, Liv. 22, 57.—Hence, adj.
belonging to an Opimius •
ŏpī-mĭus, a, um, of or belonging to an Opimius: basilica Opimia, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, § 156. —
belonging to an Opimius; Opimian; very celebrated wine of the vintage of
ŏpīmĭānus, a, um, of or belonging to an Opimius, Opimian: Opimianum vinum; and absol. as subst.: ŏpīmĭānum, i, n., very celebrated wine of the vintage of A. U. C. 633, when Opimius was consul, Mart. 3, 82, 24; 9, 87, 1; 10, 49, 2; Petr. 34; cf. Cic. Brut. 83, 287; Plin. 14, 4, 6, § 55; 14, 14, 16, § 94.
Perseus ID: n32735 Key: Opimius