Quintilius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Quintĭlĭus (Quinct-), i, m., Quin-tĭlĭa (Quinct-), ae, f.,

I the name of a Roman gens. Thus,

1 Quintilius Varus, proconsul of Syria , afterwards commander of the Romans in Germany , defeated by Arminius , Vell. 2, 117, 2; Suet. Tib. 17; Tac. A. 1, 3; Flor. 4, 12.—

2 A poet of Cremona , a friend of Horace , and kinsman of Virgil , Hor. C. 1, 24, 5; 12; id. A. P. 438.—

3 Fem. Quintilia, Cat. 96, 7.—Hence,

II Quintĭlĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Quintilius , Quintilian : Luperci, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. faviani, p. 87 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 257.