Lūcullus

i, m.
I. a family name in the gens Licinia. The most celebrated is L. Licinius Lucullus, the conqueror of Mithridates, famous for his great wealth and luxury, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 8, 20 sq.; id. Ac. 2, 1 sq.; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 40; 2, 2, 26 saep.—Hence,
A. Lūcullānus, a, um, adj., Lucullan: ager, Front. Aquaed. 5: carinae, Sid. Carm. 2, 54.—
B. Lūcullēus, a, um, adj., Lucullan: marmor, Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6; 36, 6, 8, § 49: lancea, Suet. Dom. 10—
C. Lūculliānus, a, um, adj., Lucullan: horti, Tac. A. 11, 32: villa, Suet. Tib. 73; cf. Varr. R. R. 1, 2 and 13.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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