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Gaius

[ gey-uhs ]

noun

  1. a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.


Gaius

/ ˈɡaɪəs /

noun

  1. Gaius?110?180MRomanLAW: jurist ?110–?180 ad , Roman jurist. His Institutes were later used as the basis for those of Justinian
  2. Gaius Caesar. See Caligula
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Publius and Terentia were unmarried at the death of Gaius, who had emancipated none of his children.

Gaius Gracchus made his first public speech in support of this measure.

The first of the economic measures of Gaius Gracchus was one to renew and extend the agrarian law of his brother.

For the second time in his life Gaius Gracchus made a public speech, on this occasion appearing on the losing side.

The general judgment of history seems to assign a far higher place to Gaius Gracchus than to his elder brother.

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