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Postŭmĭus (erroneously writt. Post-hŭmĭus ; v. postumus, under posterus, III. B.), i, m.; Postŭmia , ae, f.,
I.name of a Roman gens.
I. Postumius Tubertus, a Roman consul, Liv. 2, 16.—
II. Postumia, wife of Sulpicius, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1.—
III. A Vestal, Liv. 4, 44.—
IV. A woman addicted to tippling, Cat. 27, 3.—Hence,
A. Po-stŭmĭus , a, um, adj., Postumian: “lex,” Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88: “via,” leading towards Genoa, Tac. H. 3, 21.—
B. 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.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 4.2.1
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 3.21
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 29
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 44
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 51
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 16
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.13.7
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