Manlĭus, a,
I name of a Roman gens.
1 So esp. M. Manlius Capitolinus, who saved the Capitol in the Gallic war, but afterwards, suspected of aspiring to royal power, was thrown from the Tarpeian Rock , Liv. 5, 47, 4 sq.; 6, 11 sq.; Cic. Rep. 2, 27, 49; id. Phil. 1, 13, 32; 2, 44, 113 et saep.—
2 L. Manlius Torquatus, a dictator, and his son , T. Manlius Torquatus, a consul, each of whom, for his severity, was surnamed Imperiosus, Liv. 7, 3 sq.; 8, 7, 1; Cic. Off. 3, 31, 112; cf. id. Fin. 2, 19, 60 et saep.—Hence,
A Man-lĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manlius, Manlian : gens, Cic. Phil. 1, 13, 32; Liv. 6, 20, 15.—
B Manlĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manlius, Manlian : supplicium, Liv. 6, 20.—Transf. (from L. Manlius Torquatus, v. supra), severe : vide, ne ista sint manliana vestra, aut majora etiam, si imperes quod facere non possim (preceded by ut nimis imperiosi philosophi sit), Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105; cf. Liv. 8, 7 fin. — Subst.: Manlĭānum , i, n., a villa belonging to Q. Cicero , Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1.