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Faustus .
I. A surname of L. Cornelius Sulla, the son of the dictator, also called Faustus Sulla, Cic. Clu. 34, 94; id. Sull. 19, 54; id. Vatin. 13, 32; id. Agr. 1, 4, 12; id. Att. 9, 1, 4; 9, 11, 4; Caes. B. C. 1, 6.—
B. Deriv.: Faustĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Faustus Sulla, Faustian: “ager, that produced excellent wine,” Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 62: “vina,” Front. Fer. Als. 3.—
II. Fem.: Fausta , ae, daughter of Sulla, wife of Milo, Cic. Att. 5, 8, 2.—
III. A poor tragedian, Juv. 7, 12.
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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    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 5.8.2
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