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Opimius

Opimius · m

the name of a Roman

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Where it lives

Pro Cn. Plancio 2 · 1.72/10k
De Partitione Oratoria 1 · 1.02/10k
Brutus 2 · 0.8/10k
Epigrammata 4 · 0.71/10k
Ab urbe condita, books 21-25 - 22 1 · 0.58/10k
De Oratore 3 · 0.5/10k
De Republica 1 · 0.46/10k
Epitome Rerum Romanorum 1 · 0.38/10k
In C. Verrem 3 · 0.3/10k
De Inventione 1 · 0.3/10k
Philippicae 1 · 0.19/10k
Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 1 · 0.13/10k

Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ŏpīmĭus — Lewis & Short

ŏpīmĭus (old orthog. ŏpēīmĭus, Eckh. D. N. 5, p. 264), i, m., ŏpīmĭa, ae, f.,

I the name of a Roman gens.

1 L. Opimius, consul A. U. C. 633, Cic. Brut. 83, 287; id. Cat. 1, 2, 4.—

2 Q. Opimius, consul A. U. C. 600, Cic. de Or. 2, 68, 277.—In fem.: Opimia, a Vestal, Liv. 22, 57.—Hence, adj.

A ŏpī-mĭus, a, um, of or belonging to an Opimius: basilica Opimia, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, § 156. —

B ŏpīmĭānus, a, um, of or belonging to an Opimius, Opimian: Opimianum vinum; and absol. as subst.: ŏpīmĭānum, i, n., very celebrated wine of the vintage of A. U. C. 633, when Opimius was consul, Mart. 3, 82, 24; 9, 87, 1; 10, 49, 2; Petr. 34; cf. Cic. Brut. 83, 287; Plin. 14, 4, 6, § 55; 14, 14, 16, § 94.

In the wild

Opimio Florus, Epitome Rerum Romanorum 2.3.15.5
Opimii Cicero, De Republica 1.6
Opimi Cicero, Pro Cn. Plancio 70
Opimium Cicero, Brutus 128
Opimi Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 2.8.7.p1
Opimia Livy, Ab urbe condita 2.22.57.2

6 of 27 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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