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Λεύκουλλος, ὁ.

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.

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+|lshtext=<b>Lūcullus</b>: i, m.,<br /><b>I</b> 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,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Lūcullānus, a, um, adj., Lucullan: [[ager]], Front. Aquaed. 5: carinae, the [[fleet]] of [[Mithridates]], defeated by [[Lucullus]], Sid. Carm. 2, 54.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</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—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> Lūculliānus, a, um, adj., Lucullan: horti, Tac. A. 11, 32: [[villa]], Suet. Tib. 73; cf. Varr. R. R. 1, 2 and 13.
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