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Tullĭus

gen. Tulli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
the name of a Roman
the name of a Roman gens. Esp.,
the sixth king of Rome
Servius Tullius, the sixth king of Rome, Liv. 1, 41 sqq. —
the renowned statesman and orator
M. Tullius Cicero, the renowned statesman and orator.—
his brother
Q. Tullius Cicero, his brother.—
a freedman of M. Cicero
M. Tullius Tiro, a freedman of M. Cicero.—
a daughter of king Servius Tullius; and wife of Tarquinius Superbus
Fem. Tullia, a daughter of king Servius Tullius, and wife of Tarquinius Superbus.—Also,
A daughter of M. Tullius Cicero; belonging to a Tullius; Tullian •
A daughter of M. Tullius Cicero.—Hence, Tullĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Tullius, Tullian: semis, Cic. Att. 15, 29, 1: caput, id. ib. 15, 26, 4: Scipio, i. e. introduced in Cicero's Somnium Scipionis, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 1.—Subst.: Tullĭānum, i, n., the dungeon of the state-prison in Rome, built by king Servius Tullius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 151 Müll.; Sall. C. 55, 3 sq.; Liv. 29, 22, 10; cf. Becker, Antiq. 1, p. 262 sq.—Adv.: Tullĭānē, in the manner of M. Tullius Cicero: jocari, Aug. contr. Pelag. 2, 10, 37.
Perseus ID: n49387 Key: Tullius