proper nounSpartĭānusSPARTIANVS☆ KeepMeaninga Roman historian of the time of DiocletianLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879SPARTIANUSLEWIS & SHORTSPARTIANUSSpartĭānus, i, m.: Aelius, I. a Roman historian of the time of Diocletian, one of the scriptores Historiae Augustae; v. Teuffel, Röm. Lit. p. 887 sqq.Read the whole entry