A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

a surname of several Romans.

1. Of the emperor Antoninus [ANTONINUS]. 2. Of a senator Aurelius, who lived at the commenceenent of the reign of Tiberius (Tac. Ann. 1.75). 3. Of L. Cestius [CESTIUS]. 4. Of Q. Metellus, consul B. C. 80, by whom it was handed down to his adopted son Metellus Scipio. [METELLUS, Nos. 19, 22.]