Flavius

Flāvĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens:

gens Flavia,

Suet. Vesp. 1; Mart. 9, 2, 8.— So in partic. Cn. Flavius, the scribe of the pontifiex maximus, Appius Caecus, who published the Fasti, Liv. 9, 46, 1 sqq.; Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 17;

v. fasti. From the gens Flavia were descended the emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian,

Suet. Vesp. 1.— Hence poet., Flavius ultimus for Domitianus, Juv. 4, 37.—

II.

Derivv.

A.

Flā-vĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Flavius:

templa,

i. e. built by Domitian, Mart. 9, 4, 12; 9, 35, 2.—

B.

Flāvĭālis, e, adj., of or belonging to the college of priests for the Flavian family, instituted by Domitian, Flavial-:

FLAMEN,

Inscr. Orell. 2220:

PONTIFEX,

ib. 3672:

COMES,

ib. 3162:

SEXVIR,

ib. 3726:

XVVIRI,

ib. 2375:

assidentibus Diali sacerdote et collegio Flavialium,

Suet. Dom. 4.—

C.

Flāvĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Flavius, Flavian: jus civile, named after Cn. Flavius, the publisher [p. 758] of the Fasti, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 7:

partes,

i. e. the adherents of Vespasian, Tac. H. 2, 67; 3, 1.