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noun

Persĭus

gen. Persĭi · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
a Roman surname
a Roman surname.
an orator; a contemporary of the Gracchi
C. Persius, an orator, a contemporary of the Gracchi, Cic. de Or 2, 6, 25; id. Brut. 26, 99; id. Fin. 1, 3, 7.—
a celebrated satirist of Volaterrœ; in Etruria; who died in the reign of Nero
A. Persius Flaccus, a celebrated satirist of Volaterrœ, in Etruria, who died in the reign of Nero, at the age of twenty-eight, A. D. 62, Mart. 4, 29, 7; Quint. 10, 1, 94.—Hence,
belonging to the poet Persius; Persian •
Persĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the poet Persius, Persian: Persianum illud, that passage of Persius, Lact. 2, 2, 18.—
A third Persius, otherwise unknown, has given his name to the Persĭānae ăquae,…
A third Persius, otherwise unknown, has given his name to the Persĭānae ăquae, perh. near Carthage, App Flor 3, p. 353, 5.
Perseus ID: n35528 Key: Persius