[♦] ‘U.C.’ replaced with ‘A.U.C.’
Flōrentia, a town of Italy on the Arnus, now Florence, the capital of Tuscany. Tacitus, Annals, bk. 1, ch. 79.—Florus, bk. 3, ch. 21.—Pliny, bk. 3, ch. 5.
Floriānus, a man who wore the imperial purple at Rome only for two months, A.D. 276.
Flōrus Lucius Annæus Julius, a Latin historian of the same family which produced Seneca and Lucan, A.D. 116. He wrote an abridgment of Roman annals in four books, composed in a florid and poetical style, and rather a panegyric on many of the great actions of the Romans than a faithful and correct recital of their history. He also wrote poetry, and entered the lists against the emperor Adrian, who satirically reproached him with frequenting taverns and places of dissipation. The best editions of Florus are Duker’s, 2 vols., 8vo, Leiden, 1722 & 1744; and that of J. Frid. Fischer, 8vo, Lipscomb, 1760.——Julius, a friend of Horace, who accompanied Claudius Nero in his military expeditions. The poet has addressed two epistles to him.
Fluōnia, a surname of Juno Lucina, who under that appellation was invoked by the Roman matrons to stop excessive discharges of blood. Festus, Lexicon of Festus.
Folia, a woman of Ariminum, famous for her knowledge of poisonous herbs and for her petulance. Horace, epode 5, li. 42.
Fons solis, a fountain in the province of Cyrene, cool at mid-day, and warm at the rising and setting of the sun. Herodotus, bk. 4, ch. 181.
Fontānus, a poet mentioned by Ovid, ex Ponto, bk. 4, poem 16.
Fontēia, a vestal virgin. Cicero.
Fontēius Capito, an intimate friend of Horace. Bk. 1, satire 5, li. 32.——A Roman who raised commotions in Germany after the death of Nero. Tacitus, Histories, bk. 1, ch. 7.——A man who conducted Cleopatra into Syria by order of Antony. Plutarch, Antonius.