Tibullus

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

Tĭbullus, i, m., Albius,

a celebrated Roman elegiac poet , born about 700 A. U. C., died about 735, a contemporary and friend of Ovid and Horace , Quint. 10, 1, 93; Ov. Am. 1, 15, 28; id. Tr. 4, 10, 51; Vell. 2, 36 fin. al.; cf. Hor. C. 1, 33, 1; id. Ep. 1, 4, 1.