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Quintĭlĭus (Quinct- ), i, m., Quin-tĭlĭa (Quinct- ), ae, f.,
I.the name of a Roman gens. Thus,
1. Quintilius Varus, proconsul of Syria, afterwards commander of the Romans in Germany, defeated by Arminius, Vell. 2, 117, 2; Suet. Tib. 17; Tac. A. 1, 3; Flor. 4, 12.—
2. A poet of Cremona, a friend of Horace, and kinsman of Virgil, Hor. C. 1, 24, 5; 12; id. A. P. 438.—
3. Fem. Quintilia, Cat. 96, 7.—Hence,
II. Quintĭ-lĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Quintilius, Quintilian: Luperci, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. faviani, p. 87 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 257.
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 (3):
    • Horace, Ars Poetica, 438
    • Tacitus, Annales, 1.3
    • Suetonius, Tiberius, 17
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