Fannĭus, a,
I the name of a Roman gens :
II 1. C. Fannius Strabo, son-in-law of Laelius , introduced as a speaker by Cicero in de Rep. and Lael.;
III 2. His son of the same name , who was consul A. U.C. 632, Cic. Brut. 26, 99 sq.; id. de Or. 3, 47, 183;
IV 3. C. Fannius, an historian , contemporary with Pliny the younger , Plin. Ep. 5, 5, 1 sq.—
II Derivv.
A Fannĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Fannius , Fannian : lex, a sumptuary law introduced by the consul C. Fannius, Gell. 2, 24; Macr. S. 2, 13.—
B Fannĭānus , a, um, adj., the same: conturbat me epitome Bruti Fanniana, Cic. Att. 12, 5, 3 Orell. N. cr. : charta, manufactured in the establishment of Q. Rhemnius Fannius, Plin. 13, 12, 24, §§ 75, 78.