noun

Postŭmĭus

gen. Postŭmi · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

(erroneously writt. ; v. postumus, under posterus, III. B.)

name of a Roman

name of a Roman gens.

a Roman consul

Postumius Tubertus, a Roman consul, Liv. 2, 16.—

wife of Sulpicius

Postumia, wife of Sulpicius, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1.—

A Vestal

A Vestal, Liv. 4, 44.—

A woman addicted to tippling

A woman addicted to tippling, Cat. 27, 3.—Hence,

Postumian •

Po-stŭmĭus, a, um, adj., Postumian: lex, Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88: via, leading towards Genoa, Tac. H. 3, 21.—

belonging to a Postumius; Postumian •

Postŭmĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Postumius, Postumian: imperia, i. e. of the dictator A. Postumius Tubertus, Gell. 1, 13, 7; Liv. 4, 29: caedes, i. e. of M. Postumius Regillensis, id. 4, 51.

Perseus ID: n37262 Key: Postumius