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Definition of Gaius
1. Noun. Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaius
Literary usage of Gaius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science of Jurisprudence: A Treatise in which the Growth of Positive Law by Hannis Taylor (1908)
"RG vii (1868), 161 sq., and in the introduction to the 5th edition of gaius.
* Cf. Roby (Introduction to the Study of Justinian's Digest, etc. ..."
2. Ancient History by Hutton Webster (1913)
"gaius Gracchus, 123-121 BC Tiberius Gracchus, in his efforts to secure economic
... Ten years after the death of Tiberius, gaius Gracchus came to the front. ..."
3. Roman Law in the Modern World by Charles Phineas Sherman (1922)
"In the Digest of Justinian are 2464 extracts from Ulpian, 2081 from Paulus, 601
from Papinian, 578 from Pomponius, 535 from gaius, 456 from Julian, ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"A disputation was held by gaius against him in the presence of Pope Zephyrinus
... As gaius supported the side of the Church, Eusebius calls him a Churchman ..."
5. Roman Constitutional History, 753-44 B.C. by John Evenson Granrud (1902)
"gaius Gracchus as Administrator. — During the two years 123-122, ... The Opposition
to gaius Gracchus. — The weakness and danger of gaius Gracchus lay in ..."
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