Lewis & Short

Vellēius, i, m., the name of a Roman gens.

  1. I. C. Velleius Paterculus, an historian under Augustus and Tiberius; v. Bähr, Röm. Lit. Gesch. § 203 sq.
  2. II. C. Velleins, an Epicurean, friend of Crassus, Cic. de Or. 3, 21, 78; id. N. D. 1, 6, 15.
    Hence,
    1. A. Vel-lēius, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Velleius, Velleian: lex, perh. called after the consul C. Velleius Tutor, Dig. 28, 2, 29; 28, 3, 3; Just. Inst. 2, 13.
    2. B. Vellēiānus, a, um, adj., of a Velleius, Velleian: senatusconsultum, called after the consul C. Velleius Tutor, Dig. 16, 1, 2.