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Dŭellĭus (in MSS. and inscrr. also written Dŭīlius and Duillius ), a, um duellum = bellum; cf. Cic. Or. 45, 153; Quint. 1, 4, 15,
I.a Roman gens; esp.,
1. C., the famous conqueror of the Carthaginians, in honor of whom the Columna rostrata was erected, 493 A. U. C., Cic. Rep. 1, 1; id. de Sen. 13, 44; id. N. D. 2, 66; id. Planc. 25; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Sil. 6, 665; cf. Inscr. Orell. 549.—
2. M., a tribune of the people, A. U. C. 283, Liv. 2, 55 al.
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 (6):
    • Cicero, For Plancius, 25
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 55
    • Cicero, De Republica, 1.1
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.66
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 4.15
    • Cicero, Orator, 45.153
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