Tatius

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

Tătĭus, ii, m., T.,

I a king of the Sabines , who afterwards reigned jointly with Romulus , Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 947 P. (Ann. v. 113 Vahl.); Cic. Rep. 2, 7, 13; Liv. 1, 10 sq.; Prop. 4 (5), 2, 52. — Hence,

1 Tătĭus , a, um, adj., of Tatius : turma, Prop. 4, 4, 31. —

2 Tătĭenses (sometimes also called, after his praenomen Titus, Titienses), ĭum, m., one of the three Roman centuries of cavalry , Varr. L. L. 5, 9, 17; Cic. Rep. 2, 20, 36; Liv. 1, 13; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 2; Ov. F. 3, 131.