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proper noun

Pūblĭcĭus

Meaning

  1. the name of a Roman

Pūblĭcĭus, i, m.,
I. the name of a Roman gens; esp. the brothers L. and M. Publicius Malleolus, œdiles, Varr. L. L. 5, 32 fin.; Ov. F. 5, 288.—Hence,
A. Pūblĭcĭus, a, um, adj., Publician: Clivus Publicius, a hill in Rome, Liv. 26, 10, 6; 27, 37 fin.; Ov. F. 5, 294.—
B. Publĭcĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Publicius, Publician: locus, prob. the Clivus Publicius (v. supra), Cic. Att. 12, 38, 4: actio, so called after a prætor named Publicius, Dig. 6, tit. 6; cf. Just. Inst. 4, 6, 4.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPubliciusPublicius. 3. C. Publicius Bibulus, tribune of the plebs B. C. 209, distinguished himself by his hostility to M. Claudius Marcellus, whom he endeavour…

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What does Pūblĭcĭus mean in Latin?
Pūblĭcĭus, a proper noun, means “the name of a Roman”.