naevius

1.

naevĭus, a, um, adj. [naevus], that has a mole on his body, Arn. 3, 108 dub. (al. naevinos).

2.

Naevĭus, a [naevus; hence, prop., one born with a mole or birth-mark], name of a Roman gens. The most celebrated member of it is Cn. Naevius, a Roman epic and dramatic poet, born A. U. C. 480. He made the first Punic war, in which he had served, the subject of a poem, in which he so boldly satirized the nobility, especially the Metelli, that he was forced into exile at Utica, where he died, A. U. C. 550, Cic. Brut. 15, 60; id. Tusc. 1, 1, 3; Gell. 1, 24, 2; 17, 21, 45.—Hence,

A.

Naevĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Nævius, Nœvian:

porta Naevia,

Liv. 2, 11; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 163 Müll.: Naevia silva dicta juxta Romam, quod Naevi cujusdam fuerit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 168 ib.:

Naevia olea,

Col. 12, 48.—

B.

Naevĭānus, a, um, adj., Nævian; i. e.,

1.

Of or belonging to the poel Nævius:

Hector,

Cic. Fam. 5, 12:

scripta,

id. Brut. 15:

modi,

id. Leg. 2, 15.—

2.

Of or belonging to ( another ) Nævius:

pira,

Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Cels. 2, 24.