Faustus. 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.

— Deriv.: Faustiānus, 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.

— Fem.: Fausta, ae, daughter of Sulla, wife of Milo, Cic. Att. 5, 8, 2.

— A poor tragedian, Juv. 7, 12.