- Hostilius
- Hostīlĭus, a, name of a Roman gens.1.Hostus Hostilius, who fought victoriously against the Sabines, Liv. 1, 12.—2.His grandson, Tullus Hostilius, the third king of Rome, Liv. 1, 22 sqq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 9.—3.L. Hostilius Tubulus, prœtor in A. U. C. 611, a rude person, Lucil. ap. Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 63. —II.Deriv. Hostīlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Hostilius, Hostilian:
Curia,
built by king Tullus Hostilius, Liv. 1, 22; 30; Varr. L. L. 5, § 155 Müll.: Hostiliis Laribus immolabant, quod ab his hostes arceri putabant (perhaps named after Hostus Hostilius), Paul. ex Fest. p. 102 Müll.:lex,
Just. Inst. 4, 10.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.