Gaius

[ gey-uhs ]

/ ˈgeɪ əs /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Gaius

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How to use Gaius in a sentence

Publius and Terentia were unmarried at the death of Gaius, who had emancipated none of his children.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
Gaius Gracchus made his first public speech in support of this measure.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis
The first of the economic measures of Gaius Gracchus was one to renew and extend the agrarian law of his brother.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis
For the second time in his life Gaius Gracchus made a public speech, on this occasion appearing on the losing side.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis

The general judgment of history seems to assign a far higher place to Gaius Gracchus than to his elder brother.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for Gaius

Gaius

Caius

/ (ˈɡaɪəs) /

noun

?110–?180 ad, Roman jurist. His Institutes were later used as the basis for those of Justinian

Gaius Caesar. See Caligula

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