Ŏpīmĭus (old orthog. Ŏpēīmĭus, Eckh. D. N. 5, p. 264), i, m., Ŏpīmĭa, ae, f.,
I the name of a Roman gens.
1 L. Opimius, consul A. U. C. 633, Cic. Brut. 83, 287; id. Cat. 1, 2, 4.—
2 Q. Opimius, consul A. U. C. 600, Cic. de Or. 2, 68, 277.—In fem. : Opimia, a Vestal , Liv. 22, 57.—Hence, adj.
A Ŏpī-mĭus , a, um, of or belonging to an Opimius : basilica Opimia, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, § 156. —
B Ŏpīmĭānus , a, um, of or belonging to an Opimius , Opimian : Opimianum vinum; and absol. as subst.: Ŏpīmĭānum , i, n., very celebrated wine of the vintage of A. U. C. 633, when Opimius was consul , Mart. 3, 82, 24; 9, 87, 1; 10, 49, 2; Petr. 34; cf. Cic. Brut. 83, 287; Plin. 14, 4, 6, § 55; 14, 14, 16, § 94.