Pĕdĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens. —So,
I Q. Pedius, a joint-heir with Augustus to Caesar's estate , Cic. Att. 9, 14, 1; id. Planc. 7, 17; Suet. Caes. 83; Vell. 2, 65, 2.—
II Q. Pedius, grandson of the former , born dumb , became a great painter , Plin. 35, 4, 7, § 21.