I.the name of a Roman gens; esp. the brothers L. and M. Publicius Malleolus, œdiles, Varr. L. L. 5, 32 fin.; Ov. F. 5, 288.—Hence,
A. Pūblĭcĭus , a, um, adj., Publician: “Clivus Publicius,” a hill in Rome, Liv. 26, 10, 6; 27, 37 fin.; Ov. F. 5, 294.—