Hostilius
περὶ οὐδὲν γὰρ οὕτως ὑπάρχει τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων ἔργων βεβαιότης ὡς περὶ τὰς ἐνεργείας τὰς κατ' ἀρετήν → since none of man's functions possess the quality of permanence so fully as the activities in conformity with virtue
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Hostīlĭus: a,
I name of a Roman gens.
1 Hostus Hostilius, who fought victoriously against the Sabines, Liv. 1, 12.—
2 His grandson, Tullus Hostilius, the third king of Rome, Liv. 1, 22 sqq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 9.—
3 L. Hostilius Tubulus, prœtor in A. U. C. 611, a rude person, Lucil. ap. Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 63. —
II Deriv. Hostīlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Hostilius, Hostilian: Curia, built by king Tullus Hostilius, Liv. 1, 22; 30; Varr. L. L. 5, § 155 Müll.: Hostiliis Laribus immolabant, quod ab his hostes arceri putabant (perhaps named after Hostus Hostilius), Paul. ex Fest. p. 102 Müll.: lex, Just. Inst. 4, 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Hostīlĭus,¹³ ĭī, m., nom de famille rom. ; nott Hostus Hostilius [grand-père de Tullus Hostilius : Liv. 1, 12, 2 || Tullus Hostilius [3e roi de Rome] : Cic. Nat. 2, 9 || nom d’un préteur : Lucil. d. Cic. Nat. 1, 63 || -ĭus, a, um, d’Hostilius : Liv. 1, 22, 1.
