Pompilius
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Pompilium Proper-name adjective: neuter vocative singular, Proper-name adjective: masculine genitive plural, Proper-name adjective: masculine accusative singular, Proper-name adjective: neuter genitive plural, Proper-name adjective: neuter nominative singular, Proper-name adjective: neuter accusative singular of Pompilius
- name of a Roman gens. The most celebrated is Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, Hor. C. 1, 12, 34; Ov. F. 2, 69; Liv. 1, 18.—Hence,
- A Pom-pĭlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pompilius, Pompilian: sanguis, i.e. descendants of Numa Pompilius, Hor. A. P. 292.—
- B Pompĭlĭānus, a, um, adj., Pompilian: curia, built by Numa, Vop. Aur. 41: indigitamenta, Arn. 2, 95.
was a Syrian by birth, and taught rhetoric at Rome in the former half of the first century before Christ, but in consequence of his indolent habits he was eclipsed by Antonius Gnipho and other grammarians, and accordingly retired to Cumae, where he composed many works. His most celebrated work was entitled Annalium Ennii Elenchi, but the exact meaning of Elenchi is a disputed point. The elder Pliny uses it to signify a list of contents to his work on Natural History. (Suet. de Ill. Gramme. 8.)
See Numa.