Pyrrhus, ī, m., king of Epirus, waged war against Rome 281-272 B.C.

Q.

Q., abbreviation of the praenomen Quīntus.

Quādī, ōrum, pl. m., a Suabian people.

quadrāgēsimus, a, um [quadrāgintā], num. adj., fortieth.

quadriennium, ī [quattuor + annus], n., a period of four years.

quadringentī, ae, a [quattuor + centum], num. adj., four hundred.

quadringentiēs [quadringentī], num. adv., four hundred times.

quaerō, ere, quaesīvī, quaesītus, to seek; ask; get, obtain.

quaestor, ōris [orig. quaesitor; cf. quaerō, quaesō], m., quaestor, quartermaster, a name given to certain magistrates who had the care of public moneys and military supplies, both at Rome and in the provinces.