Mĭnŭcĭus (Minut-), i, m.; Mĭnŭ-tĭa (Minuc-), ae, f.,
I the name of a Roman gens, of whom ,
1 M. Minucius Rufus, magister equitum under the dictator Fabius Maximus Cunctator, Liv. 22, 8, 6; Nep. Hann. 5, 3; Sil. 7, 386.—
2 Another, Luc. 6, 126.—
3 Minucius Felix, of Africa, in the third century of the Christian era, the author of an apologetic work in favor of the Christian religion , Lact. 1, 11, 55; 5, 1, 22.— Fem. : Mĭnŭcĭa , ae, a vestal, who was punished for incontinence by being buried alive , Liv. 8, 15, 7.—
II Mĭnŭcĭ-us ( Minut- ), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Minucius, Minucian : Minucia gens, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 115: lex, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. osi, p. 201 Müll.: Minucia porta appellata est eo, quod proxima esset sacello Minucii, id. p. 147 Müll.: porticus, in Rome, built by M. Minucius Rufus, Cic. Phil. 2, 34, 84: via, from Rome to Brundisium , id. Att. 9, 6, 1.