Laelĭus, a,
I name of a Roman gens.— So esp.,
1 C. Laelius, a friend of Scipio Africanus : in quo Laeliu' clamores, σοφὸς ille, solebat Edere, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Fin. 2, 8, 24; cf.: nec dubitare illum (C. Laelium) in omni sermone appellare sapientem, Cic. Lael. 1, 1; id. Brut. 21, 82; cf. Hor. S. 2, 1, 65; 72. Cicero's treatise on Friendship is named after him.—
2 D. Laelius, a writer of moderate abilities , Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 25.—
3 Another D. Laelius, perh. a son of the preceding, an adherent of Pompey , Caes. B. C. 3, 40.—In fem. : Laelĭa , ae, daughter of C. Laelius, and mother-in-law of L. Crassus, celebrated for her intellectual culiure , Cic. Brut. 58, 211.—Another Laelia, a Vestal , Tac. A. 15, 22.
V —Hence, Laelĭā-nus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Laelius, Laelian : naves, i. e. of Pompey's commander , D. Laelius, Caes. B. C. 3, 100, 2.