Vĭtellĭus, i, m.,
I the name of a Roman gens. So esp., A. Vitellius, a Roman emperor. —Hence,
A Vĭtellĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the emperor Vitellius , Vitellian : via, so named after him, Suet. Vit. 1; Tac. H. 1, 1; 1, 57.—
B Vĭtellĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Vitellius , Vitellian : milites, Tac. H. 1, 85: partes, id. ib. 1, 84: bellum, Suet. Dom. 1: vitia, Capitol. Ver. 4.—
2 Plur. subst. : Vĭtellĭāni , ōrum, m.
a Soldiers of Vitellius , Vitellians , Tac. H. 3, 79; Suet. Vesp. 8.—
b A kind of writing-tablets , perh. used by Vitellius , Mart. 2, 6, 6; 14, 8, 2; 14, 9 in lemm.