noun

Quintĭlĭus

gen. Quintĭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

the name of a Roman

the name of a Roman gens. Thus,

proconsul of Syria; afterwards commander of the Romans in Germany; defeated by Arminius

Quintilius Varus, proconsul of Syria, afterwards commander of the Romans in Germany, defeated by Arminius, Vell. 2, 117, 2; Suet. Tib. 17; Tac. A. 1, 3; Flor. 4, 12.—

A poet of Cremona; a friend of Horace; and kinsman of Virgil

A poet of Cremona, a friend of Horace, and kinsman of Virgil, Hor. C. 1, 24, 5; 12; id. A. P. 438.—

Fem. Quintilia, Cat. 96, 7.—Hence,

Fem. Quintilia, Cat. 96, 7.—Hence,

belonging to a Quintilius; Quintilian

Quintĭ-lĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Quintilius, Quintilian: Luperci, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. faviani, p. 87 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 257.

Perseus ID: n40215 Key: Quintilius