histŏrĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἱστορικός, of or belonging to history, historical.
I Adj. : earum rerum historiam non tam historico quam oratorio genere perscripsit, Cic. Brut. 83, 286; cf. Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 8: sermo, Cic. Or. 36, 124: fides, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 42: nitor, Quint. 10, 1, 33: prosopopoeïae, id. 3, 8, 53: lingua, Sen. Q. N. 1, 13 fin. : homines litterati et historici, versed in history , Cic. Mur. 7, 16: fides, credibility , Aug. Civ. Dei, 15, 9; id. Ep. 143, 12; Vop. Aur. 35.—
II Subst.: histŏrĭcus , i, m., one versed in history or who makes historical researches; a writer of history , historian : oratores et philosophi et poëtae et historici, Cic. Top. 20, 78; Quint. 1, 6, 2; 11; 2, 4, 9; 10, 2, 21; 12, 11, 17 et saep.: Pelopidas, magis historicis quam vulgo notus, Nep. Pelop. 1, 1: quis dabit historico, quantum daret acta legenti? Juv. 7, 104.—Adv.: histŏrĭcē , historically : descriptiones locorum non historice tantum, sed prope poëtice prosequi fas est, Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 5; Hier. Galat. 10, 9, 10.