Flāvĭus, a,
I the name of a Roman gens: gens Flavia, Suet. Vesp. 1; Mart. 9, 2, 8.— So in partic. Cn. Flavius, the scribe of the pontifiex maximus , Appius Caecus, who published the Fasti, Liv. 9, 46, 1 sqq.; Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 17; v. fasti. From the gens Flavia were descended the emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian, Suet. Vesp. 1.— Hence poet., Flavius ultimus for Domitianus, Juv. 4, 37.—
II Derivv.
A Flā-vĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Flavius : templa, i. e. built by Domitian , Mart. 9, 4, 12; 9, 35, 2.—
B Flāvĭālis , e, adj., of or belonging to the college of priests for the Flavian family , instituted by Domitian , Flavial- : FLAMEN, Inscr. Orell. 2220: PONTIFEX, ib. 3672: COMES, ib. 3162: SEXVIR, ib. 3726: XVVIRI, ib. 2375: assidentibus Diali sacerdote et collegio Flavialium, Suet. Dom. 4.—
C Flāvĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Flavius , Flavian : jus civile, named after Cn. Flavius, the publisher of the Fasti , Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 7: partes, i. e. the adherents of Vespasian , Tac. H. 2, 67; 3, 1.