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Tĕrentĭānus, v. Terentius, B.

Tĕrentĭus, i, m.; Tĕrentĭa, ae, f., Terence, the name of a Roman gens

    1. 1. P. Terentius After, the celebrated comic poet, born at Carthage A. U. C. 569, Cic. Fam. 13, 35, 1; Suet. Vit. Ter.
    2. 2. M. Terentius Varro, a celebrated schotar, an elder contemporary and friend of Cicero, Gell. 13, 10, 6; Plin. 35, 14, 49.
    3. 3. C. Terentius Varro, Roman general at Cannœ, Liv. 22, 61.
      In fem., Terentia, the wife of Cicero.
      Hence,
  1. A. Tĕ-rentĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Terentius, Terentian: Terentia et Cassia lex frumentaria, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 21, § 52.
  2. B. Tĕrentĭānus, a, um, adj., of Terence, Terentian: Chremes, i. e. occurring in the poet Terence, Cic. Fin. 1, 1, 3; so, Phormio, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 56: Terentianus ipse se puniens, i. e. the Heautontimoroumenos, id. Tusc. 3, 27, 65: verbum, id. Lael. 24, 89: exercitus, commanded by M Terentius Varro, Liv. 23, 32, 16.
  3. C. Tĕ-rentilla, ae, f. dim. of Terentia, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 69.
    1. 2. Subst.: Tĕrentĭā-nus, i, m., a proper name. L. Terentianus Maurus, a grammarian at the close of the first century after Christ, author of a metrical work.