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ii. 9. ) A descendant of Flavius, named
formulae invented by the jurists). These new Italicus, became in A. D. 47 chieftain of the Che
rules in another century underwent the same fate ruscans. (Ibid. xi. 16. )
(W. B. D. )
with their predecessors, for in the year B. C. 200 FLAVIUS AVIA'NUS. (A vianus. )
they were made known to the people at large by FLAVIUS CALVI'SIUS. (Calvisius. ]
Sex. Aelius Catus, in a publication termed Jus FLAVIUS CAPER. (Caper. )
Aelianum. Flavius was not content with divulging FLAVIUS CLEMENS. (CLEMENS. )
the legal mysteries through the medium of a book, FLA'VIUS DEXTER, a Spaniard, the son of
but, according to Livy, he exposed the Fasti to Pacian. He was praetorian praefect, and a devoted
view on a whited tablet in the Forum. (Fastos advocate of Christianity. He was a contemporary
circa Forum in albo proposuit, ix. 46. ) It is not of St. Jerom, who dedicated to him his book De
unlikely, from a comparison of the narrative of Viris Illustrirus. He was said, according to Jerom,
Livy with the accounts of other writers, that the to have written a book entitled Omnimoda His-
latter exposure took place after he had been pro- toria, but Jerom bad not seen it. This book had
moted to the office of curule aedile, in consequence been long considered as lost; when, in the end of the
of the popularity he had acquired by the previous sixteenth century, a rumour was spread of its dis-
publication of his book. The first fruits of his covery, and a work under that title was published,
popularity were his appointments to the offices of first at Saragossa, A. D. 1619, and has been since
triumvir nocturnus and triumvir coloniae deducen- repeatedly reprinted, but it is now generally re
dae ; and, in order to qualify himself for the ac- garded as a forgery. (Hieron. De Viris IUus. , Praef.
ceptance of such honours, he ceased to practise his and c. 132, apud Fabric. Bibl. Eccles. , with the
former business of scribe. He was afterwards notes of the editor ; Cave, Hist. Lit. vol. i. p. 283,
p
made a senator by App. Claudius, in spite of his ed. Ox. 1740–43. )
(J. C. M. ]
ignominious birth, and was elected curule aedile in FLAVIUS FELIX. (Felix. )
the year B. C. 303. His election was carried by FLAVIUS HERACLEO. (HERACLEO. )
the forensis factio, which had been created and had FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS. [JOSEPHUS. )
gained strength during the censorship of App. FLAVIUS MA'LLIUS THEODOʻRUS.
Claudius, and now became a distinct party in the [THEODORUS]
state, in opposition to those who called themselves FLAVIUS MATERNIA'NUS. (MATER-
the fautores bonorum. From Licinius Macer, NIANUS. ]
quoted by Livy, it would appear that he had FLAVIUS PHILO'STRATUS. (Phila
been previously tribune, whereas Pliny (H. N. STRATUS. )
xxxü. 1) states that the tribunate of the plebs FLAVIUS PRISCUS. [PRISCUS. )
was conferred upon him in addition to the aedile- FLAVIUS SABI'NUS. (SABINUS. ]
ship. The circumstance of his election so disgusted FLAVIUS SCEVI'NUS. (SCEVINUS)
the greater part of the senate and the nobles, that FLAVIUS SU'BRIUS. (Flavus. ]
they laid aside their golden rings and other orna- FLA'VIUS SULPICIANUS. (SULPICIA-
ments (phalerae). Flavius met the contemptuous Nus. )
treatment of the nobles with equal hauteur. He FLAVIUS VOPISCUS. (Vopiscus. )
consecrated the Temple of Concordia, on which FLAVUS, C. AL'FIU'S, tribune of the plebs,
occasion the Pontifex Maximus, Cornelius Barba- B. c. 59. During Cicero's consulship Flavus seconded
tus, was obliged by the populace to take a leading him in his measures against Catiline (Cic. pro
part in the ceremony, notwithstanding his previous Planc. 42), but in his tribunate he was a zealous
declaration that none but a consul or an imperator supporter of all Caesar's acts and laws. (Cic. pro
ought, according to ancient custom, to dedicate a Sest. 53 ; Schol. Bob. in Sertian. p. 304, in Va-
temple. When Flavius went to visit his colleague, tinian. p. 324, ed. Orelli. ) This seems to have cost
who was unwell, a party of young nobles, who Flavus the aedileship. He was, however, praetor,
were present, refused to rise on his entrance, B. C. 54, after at least one repulse. Flavus after-
whereupon he sent for his curule chair, and, from wards appears as quaestor, or special commissioner,
his seat of rank, looked down with triumph upon at the trial of A. Gabinius (Cic. ad Q. Fr. jj. 1.
his jealous enemies. (Liv. ix. 46; Gell. vi. 9. ) | $ 7), and at that of Cn. Plancius (Cic. pro
Planc.
Valerius Maximus (ix. 3) says that he was made 17). Cicero always speaks of Flavus as an honest
praetor. (Puchta, Cursus der Institutionen, vol. i. and well-meaning, but mistaken man. [W. B. D. ]
p. 677. )
[J. T. G. ] FLAVUS, A'LFIUS, a rhetorician who flou-
FLAVIUS, a brother of Arminius, chief of the rished in the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius. His
Cheruscans. In the summer of A. D. 16, the reputation attracted to his school the elder Seneca
Romans and the Cherubcans were drawn up on the (SENECA), then recently come to Rome from
opposite banks of the Weser (Visurgis), when Ar- Corduba. Flarus himself was a pupil of Cestius
minius, prince of the Cheruscans, stepped forth from Pius (Cestius), whom he eclipsed both in practice


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angry colloquy, which, but it
would have passed into bodova
descendant of Flavius, ne
A. D. 47 chieftain of the Chen
(W. B. D. ]
IANUS. (A FLANES)
LVI'SIUS. (Calvinus)
PER (CAPER)
LEMENS. (CLIMESS]
XTER, a Spaniard, tbe kod
aetorian praefect
, and a dereted
Enity. He was a contempera
dedicated to him his back like
e was said, according to Jerez,
book entitled Omzimata Hir
ad not seen it. This book hand
as lost; when, in the end of the
3 rumour was spread of its dir
under that title was published
4. D. 1619, and has been sild
, but it is nog geserally se
(Hieron. De Viris liue, Prarte
Fabric. Bill. Eidet, with zbe
5 Care, Hist. Lil rol. i. p 234
(J. C. 2)
LIX. (Felix. )
RACLEO. (HERACLEO. )
SEʻPHUS. (JOSEPHUS)
A'LLIUS THEODORUS.
FLAVUS.
and fame as a teacher of rhetoric. He was re- sul B. c. 501, and again B. C. 498. In this second
garded at Rome as a youthful prodigy, and lectured consulship he took the town of Fidenae. (Dionya.
before he had assumed the dress of manhood. His v. 50, 59, 60; Liv. ii. 21. ) His deference to the
master, Cestius, said that his talents were too pre- senate is contrasted by Dionysius with the military
cocious to be permanent; and Seneca (Controo. i. arrogance of the Roman generals of his own age.
p. 79. Bip. ) remarks that Flavus always owed his In B. C. 498, ten years after the expulsion of the
renown in part to something beside his eloquence. Tarquing, the curiae found it necessary to create
At first his youth attracted wonder ; afterwards a new magistracy, the dictatorship, limited indeed
his case and carelessness.
Yet he long retained a to six months, but within that period more abso-
numerous school of hearers, although his talents lute than the ancient monarchy, since there was no
were latterly spoiled by self-indulgence. Flavus appeal from its authority. (Dict. of Ant. s. o. Dio
united poetry and history or natural philosophy tutor. ) T. Lartius Flavus was the first dictator
(Plin. N. H. ix. 8. § 25, and Elench. ix. (Dionys. v. 71 ; Liv. ii. 18): he received the im-
xii. xiv. xv. ) to rhetoric. (Senec. Controv. perium from his colleague, appointed his master of
i. vii. x. xiv ; Schott, de Clar. ap. Senec. Rhet. i. the equites, held a census of the citizens, adjusted
p. 374. )
(W. B. D. ) | the differences of Rome with the Latins, and after
FLAVUS, L. CAESE'TIUS, tribune of the presiding at the next consular comitia, laid down
Plebs in B. C. 44, and deposed from his office by bis office long before its term had expired. (Dionys.
C. Julius Caesar, because, in concert with C. Epi- v. 76, 77. ) According to one account (id. vi. l;
dius Marullus, one of his colleagues in the tribunate, comp. Liv. ii. 8), Lartius Flavus dedicated the
he had removed the crowns from the statues of the temple of Saturn, or the Capitol on the Capitoline
dictator, and imprisoned a person who had saluted bill. He was one of the envoys sent by the senate,
Caesar as “ king. " After expelling him from the B. C. 493, to treat with the plebs in their secession
senate, Caesar was urgent with the father of to the Sacred Hill (Dionys. vi. 81), and in the
Flavus to disinherit him. But the elder Caesetius same year he served as legatus to the consul, Pos
replied, that he would rather be deprived of his tumus Cominius, at the siege of Corioli. (Id. 92;
three sons than brand one of them with infamy. Plut. Coriolan. 8. ) In a tumult of the plebs,
At the next consular comitia, many votes were arising from the pressure of debt, B. C. 494, Lartius
given for Flavus, who, by his bold bearing towards recommended conciliatory measures (Liv. ii. 29),
the dictator, had become highly popular at Rome. and this agrees with the character of him by Diony-
(Appian, B. C. . 108, 122, iv. 93 ; Suet. Caes. sius (1l. cc. ) as a mild and just man. (W. B. D. ]
79, 80 ; Dion Cass. xliv. 9, 10, xlvi. 49; Plut. FLAVUS or FLAVIUS, SU'BRIUS, tribune
Caes. 61, Anton. 12 ; Vell. Pat. ii. 68 ; Liv. in the Praetorian guards, and most active agent in
Epit. cxvi. ; Cic. Philipp. xiii. 15; Val. Max. the conspiracy against Nero, A. D. 66, which, from
v. 7, § 2. )
(W. B. D. ] its most distinguished member, was called Piso's
FLAVUS, C. DECI'MIUS, a tribune of the conspiracy. Flavus proposed to kill Nero while
soldiers, B. c. 209. He rescued M. Claudius Mar singing on the stage, or amidst the flames of his
cellus from defeat by repulsing a charge of Hanni- palace. He was said to have intended to make
bal's elephants. (Liv. xxvii. 14. ) Flavus was away with Piso also, and to offer the empire to
praetor urbanus, B. c. 184, and died in his year of Seneca, the philosopher, since such a choice would
office. (Liv. xxxix. 32, 38, 39. ) (W. B. D. ] justify the conspirators, and it would be to little
FLAVUS, LA'RTIUS. 1. Sp. Lartius Fla- purpose to get rid of a piper, if a player—for Piso,
vus, consul B. c. 506. Dionysius (v. 36) says that too, had appeared on the stage-were to succeed
nothing was recorded of this consulship, and him. The plot was detected. Flavus was betrayed
Liry omits it altogether. Niebuhr (Hist. of by an accomplice and arrested, and, after some
Rome, vol. i. p. 536) considers the consulship of attempts at excuse, gloried in the charge. He was
Lartius Flavus and his colleague T. Herminius beheaded, and died with firmness. Dion Cassius
Aquilinus to have been inserted to fill up the calls him Loúblos adblos, and in some MSS. of
gap of a year. Lartius Flavus belongs to the Tacitus the name is written Flavius. (Tac. Ann. xv.
heroic period of Roman history. His name is 49, 50, 58, 67 ; Dion Cass. lxii. 24. ) (W. B. D. ]
generally coupled with that of Herminius (Dionys. FLAVUS, SULPICIUS, a companion of the
v. 22, 23, 24, 36 ; Liv. ii. 10, 11), and in the emperor Claudius I. , who assisted the imperial stu-
original lays they were the two warriors who stood dent in the composition of his historical works.
beside Horatius Cocles in his defence of the bridge. (Suet. Claud. 4,41. ) [CLAUDIUS, I. ] (W. B. D. ]
[Coches. Mr. Macaulay (Lays of Anc. Rome, FLAVUS TRICIPTI'NUS, LUCRE'TIUS.
“ Horatius," st. 30) preserves this feature of the [TRICIPTINUS. ]
story, and adopts Niebuhr's reason for it (Hist. FLAVUS, VIRGI'NIUS, & rhetorician, who
Rome, i. p. 542), that one represented the tribe of lived in the first century a. D. , and was one of the
the Ramnes, and the other that of the Titienses. preceptors of A. Persius Flaccus, the poet.
It is worth notice, however, that at the battle of (Suet. Persii Vita ; Burmann, Praefat. ad Cic.
the Lake Regillus, where all the heroes meet to Herennium, ed. Schütz. p. xiv. ) (W. B. D. ]
gether for the last time, the name of Herminius FLORA, the Roman goddess of flowers and
appear, but not that of Lartius. (Dionys. v. 3, spring. The writers, whose object it was to bring
&c. ; Liv. ii.