Trossuli

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

Trossŭli, ōrum, m.,

a name given to the Roman cavalry , from Trossulum, a town of Etruria , which was conquered by them , Varr. ap. Non. 49, 3; cf.: Junius Gracchanus in Plin. 33, 2, 9, § 36; Fest. p. 367 Müll.— In sing., Pers. 1, 82 Schol.—In the Aug. per., a name used in contempt for fops , coxcombs , Sen. Ep. 87, 9; so id. ib. 76, 2.