Definition of Calvisius
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Orthography ID = 2008004
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LNS
Calvisius, Calvisiī
Calvisius
noun (m., 2nd -IUS declension)
  1. the name of several Romans
  2. lieutenant of Caesar, and afterwards praetor in Africa
  3. a very rich man
Abbreviations
Calvisius, ii, m., the name of several Romans; esp., C. Calvisius Sabinus, lieutenant of Caesar, and afterwards praetor in Africa, Caes. B. C. 3, 34 sq.; Cic. Phil. 3, 10, 26; cf. id. Fam. 12, 25, 1.

— Calvisius Sabinus, a very rich man, Sen. Ep. 27, 4; Tac. A. 13, 21; perh. the same with Calvisius, the accuser of Agrippina, Nero's mother, Tac. A. 13, 19 sqq.

—Deriv.: Calvisi-ānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Calvisius, Dig. 38, 5, 3; 38, 5, 5.
 
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