Turranius
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Turraniis Proper-name noun: masculine ablative plural, Proper-name noun: masculine dative plural of Turranius
- I D. Turranius Niger, a friend of Varro and of Q. Cicero, Varr. R. R. 2, praef. § 6; Cic. Att. 1, 6, 2; 6, 9, 2; 7, 1, 1.—
- II M. Turranius, a praetor, Cic. Phil. 3, 10, 25.—
- III C. Turranius, praefectus annonae, Tac. A. 1, 7; 11, 31.—
- IV Turranius, a tragic poet, Ov. P. 4, 16, 29.—Deriv.: Turrānĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Turranius, Turranian: pira, a peculiar kind so called, Col. 5, 10, 18; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 54; Macr. S. 2, 15 fin.
or Tura'nius.
1. D. Turbanius Niger, a friend of Varro, to whom the latter dedicated the second book of his work De Re Rustica. He was also a friend of Q. Cicero, whom he accompanied to Cilicia, when Quintus went there as the legatus of his brother Marcus. (Varr. R. R. ii. Praef.; Cic. Att. 1.6, 6.9, 7.1; in one of these passages the name is written Turannius.) He is perhaps the same as the writer Turranius Gracilis, quoted by the elder Pliny. [Gracilis.]
2. M'. Turranius, praetor B. C. 44, refused a province which was offered him by Antony, and is therefore called by Cicero "homo summa integritate atque innocentia." (Cic. Phil. 3.10.)
3. Turranius, a tragic poet mentioned by Ovid (ex Pont. 4.16. 29).
4. C. Turranius, praefectus annonae at the death of Augustus, A. D. 14, was one of the first to swear allegiance to Tiberius upon his accession. He continued to hold this office till the reign of Claudius, for he is spoken of as praefectus rei frumentariae in A. D. 48. (Tac. Ann. 1.7, 11.31.)
5. Turranius Rufinus. [Rufinus, No. 1.]