noun

Vellēius

gen. Vellei · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

the name of a Roman

the name of a Roman gens.

an historian under Augustus and Tiberius;

C. Velleius Paterculus, an historian under Augustus and Tiberius; v. Bähr, Röm. Lit. Gesch. § 203 sq.—

an Epicurean; friend of Crassus

C. Velleins, an Epicurean, friend of Crassus, Cic. de Or. 3, 21, 78; id. N. D. 1, 6, 15.—Hence,

belonging to a Velleius; Velleian; called after the consul

Vel-lēius, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Velleius, Velleian: lex, perh. called after the consul C. Velleius Tutor, Dig. 28, 2, 29; 28, 3, 3; Just. Inst. 2, 13.—

of a Velleius; Velleian; called after the consul

Vellēiānus, a, um, adj., of a Velleius, Velleian: senatusconsultum, called after the consul C. Velleius Tutor, Dig. 16, 1, 2.

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