Tiberius

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

Tĭbĕrĭus, ii, m.

I In gen., a Roman praenomen (abbrev. Ti.); as, Ti. Sempronius Gracchus, Ti. Claudius Asellus, Ti. Claudius Nero.—

II In partic., the emperor Tiberius (whose full name is Ti. Claudius, Ti. F. Nero).—Hence,

1 Tĭbĕ-rĭus ( -rĕus ), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the emperor Tiberius , Tiberian : marmor, Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 55. —

2 Tĭbĕrĭānus , a, um, adj., of Tiberius , Tiberian : domus, Suet. Vit. 15: scorta, id. ib. 3: tempora, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 7: vetus S. C., Sid. Ep. 1, 7 fin. : pira, a kind of which Tiberius was particularly fond , Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 54. —

3 Tĭbĕrēĭus , a, um, adj., of Tiberius : aula, Stat. S. 3, 3, 66.

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