Pescennianus

Pescennianus
Pescennĭus, i, m., name of a Roman gens.
I.
A friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 6.—Esp.,
II.
Pescennius Niger, a Roman emperor; hence, Pescenniānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to the emperor Pescennius:

reliquiae,

 Spart. Sev. 15, 4:

domus,

 id. Pesc. Nig. 12, 4.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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  • PESCENNIANA Domus — apud Ael. Spartian. in Pescennio Nigro, c. 12. Domus eius hodie Romae visitur, in campo Iovis, quae appellatur Pescenniana: in qua simulacrum eius in trichoro etc. Ubi tamen Excerpta Spartiani, Palatinus liber et vetus Editio legunt, Pescenniani …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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