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Maelĭus , a,
I.the name of a Roman gens, of which the most celebrated member is Sp. Maelius, who, under suspicion of aiming at kingly power, was slain, at the command of the dictator L. Quinctius Cincinnatus, by the magister equitum C. Servilius Ahala, Liv. 4, 13 sq.; Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 3; id. Sen. 16, 56; id. Phil. 2, 44, 114; cf. Aequimaelium.—Hence,
II. Maelĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mælius, Mælian: caedes, i. e. the murder of Sp. Maelius, Liv. 4, 16.—Subst.: Maelĭāni , ōrum, m., the partisans of Mælius, Mælians, Liv. 4, 14.
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, Against Catiline, 1.1.3
    • Cicero, Philippics, 2.44.114
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 14
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 13
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 16
    • Cicero, De Senectute, 16
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