Afrānĭus, a, um, adj., name of a Roman gens.—
I As adj.: Afrania fabula, i.e. written by the poet Afranius , Cic. Cael. 30. —
II As subst.
A Lucius Afranius, a celebrated Roman comic poet , contemporary with Terence or a little later , of whose works we possess only a few fragments. Cf. concerning him, Cic. Brut. 45; id. Fin. 1, 3; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 57; Quint. 10, 1, 100; Bähr, Röm. Lit. Gesch. S. 70, and Teuffel, Röm. Lit. §§ 121, 135.—
B Afranius, a general of Pompey in Spain , Cic. Fam. 16, 12; Caes. B. C. 1, 37; Vell. 2, 48.
V —Hence, Afrānĭānus , a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Afranius : legio, Auct. B. Hisp. 7.—Subst.: Afrānĭāni , ōrum, m., soldiers of Afranius , Caes. B. C. 1, 43.