Lucullus

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Λεύκουλλος, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

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, the fleet of Mithridates, defeated by Lucullus, Sid. Carm. 2, 54.—
   B Lūcullēus, a, um, adj., Lucullan: marmor, a sort of marble found on an island in the Nile, and of which Lucullus was particularly fond, 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.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Lūcullus,¹⁰ ī, m., nom d’une branche de la gens Licinia ; not^t L. Licinius Lucullus, célèbre par ses victoires sur Mithridate et par ses richesses : Cic. Pomp. 20 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 40.

Latin > German (Georges)

Lūcullus, ī, m., Familienname in der gens Licinia. Am bekanntesten L. Licinius Lucullus, Feldherr gegen Mithridates, berühmt wegen seines Reichtums u. seiner Verschwendung, Cic. de imp. Pomp. 20 sq. Cic. Acad. 2, 1 sqq. Hor. ep. 1, 6, 40: er soll den ersten Kirschbaum nach Europa gebracht haben, Hieron. epist. 31, 3. – Plur. Luculli, Männer wie L., Sen. suas. 6, 1. – Dav.: 1) Lūcullānus, a, um, lukullisch, des Lukullus, villa, Suet. Tib. 73, 1. – 2) Lūcullēus, a, um, lukullëisch, des Lukullus, marmor, Plin.: lanceae, von Lukullus erfunden, Suet. – 3) Lūculliānus, a, um, lukullisch, des Lukullus, horti, Tac. ann. 11, 37.