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Carvilius .
I. The name of a Roman gens.
1. Sp. Carvilius Maximus, consul B. C. 293 and 272, Liv. 10, 9, 12, and 39, 1 sq. al. —
2. Sp. Carvilius Ruga, consul B. C. 234, the first person at Rome who divorced his wife, Cic. Sen. 4, 11; Liv. 23, 22, 4; Val. Max. 2, 1, 4; Gell. 4, 3, 2.—Hence, Carvilĭānus , a, um, adj., of Carvilius: “divortium,” Gell. 4, 3 in lemm.—
3. Carvilius Pollis, Plin. 9, 11, 13, § 39; 33, 11, 51, § 144.—
II. One of the four kings in Cantium (Kent), in the time of Julius Cœsar, Caes. B. G. 5, 22.
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 (8):
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 5.22
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 9.39
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 10, 9.12
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 23, 22
    • Cicero, De Senectute, 4
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 4.3
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 4.3.2
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 2.1.4
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