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Tullĭus , i, m.; Tullĭa , ae, f.,
I.the name of a Roman gens. Esp.,
I. Servius Tullius, the sixth king of Rome, Liv. 1, 41 sqq. —
II. M. Tullius Cicero, the renowned statesman and orator.—
III. Q. Tullius Cicero, his brother.—
IV. M. Tullius Tiro, a freedman of M. Cicero.—
V. Fem. Tullia, a daughter of king Servius Tullius, and wife of Tarquinius Superbus.—Also,
VI. 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.
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 (4):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 15.29.1
    • Sallust, Catilinae Coniuratio, 55
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 29, 22.10
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 41
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