noun #806

Pompōnĭus

gen. Pompōni · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

name of a Roman

name of a Roman gens.

an Atellane poet of Bononia

L. Pomponius, an Atellane poet of Bononia, Gell. 12, 10, 7.—

a friend of Cicero; whose life is written by Nepos

T. Pomponius Atticus, a friend of Cicero, whose life is written by Nepos, Cic. Att. 1, 5; Nep. Att. 1 sqq.—

a tragedian

P. Pomponius Secundus, a tragedian, Quint. 8, 3, 31; 10, 1, 98.—

a lawyer

Sex. Pomponius, a lawyer, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 68.—

a prœtor; and augur

M. Pomponius Matho, a prœtor, Liv. 22, 7; and augur, id. 29, 38.—

a geographer of the first century; author of a treatise

Pomponius Mela, a geographer of the first century, author of a treatise De Situ Orbis.—In fem.: Pompō-nĭa.

Daughter of T. Pomponius Atticus; and wife of Q. Cicero

Daughter of T. Pomponius Atticus, and wife of Q. Cicero, Cic. Att. 5, 1, 3; id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 2.—

The mother of Scipio Africanus; belonging to a Pomponius; Pomponian •

The mother of Scipio Africanus, Sil. 13, 615.—Hence, Pompō-nĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Pomponius, Pomponian: nomina, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 1: pira, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 54: versus, of the Atellane poet L. Pomponius, Gell. 10, 24, 5.

Perseus ID: n36987 Key: Pomponius