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Ăquilĭus (on coins and in inscrr. Ăquill- ; in MSS. Ăquil- ), a, um, adj.,
I.name of a Roman gens; hence,
I. Subst.: Ăquilĭus , m.
1. A.. M. Aquilius Gallus, consul A.U.C. 653, Cic. Ac. 3, 54, 125; id. de Or. 2, 28, 124.—
B. C. Aquilius Gallus, a Roman jurist and orator, Cic. Brut. 42, 154; id. Off. 2, 14, 50.—
C. Aquilius Niger, a Roman historian, Suet. Aug. 11.—
2. Ăqui-lĭa , f.—
II. Adj.: “Aquilia lex de damno injuriā dato, perh. introduced by the tribune Aquilius Gallus,” Cic. Brut. 34, 131.
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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    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 11
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.28
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 2.14
    • Cicero, Brutus, 34.131
    • Cicero, Brutus, 42.154
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