LAT

Lewis Short

Murena | Muraena (noun F) : (old form ), , , = μύραινα.
* The murena, a fish of which the ancients were very fond, Plin. 9, 55, 81, § 171: muraenam exdorsua,Plaut. Aul. 2, 9, 2; id. Pers. 1, 3, 30; Juv. 5, 99.
* Transf., a black stripe in the shape of this fish, a black vein in the table-tops of citron-wood, Plin. 13, 15, 30, § 98.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

Lewis Short

Murena | Muraena, a, um | Mū-renĭānus | Mūraen- (noun F) : (ante-class form , but without class. authority)
* A Roman surname in the gens Licinia, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 10; Col. 8, 16.—So
* L. Licinius Murena, who was defended by Cicero, in an oration still extant, against the charge of ambitus, Cic. Mur. 7, 15, etc.
* A. Terentus Varro Murena, an intimate friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 16, 12, 6; 13, 22, 1.
* L. Licinius Varro Murena, brother-in-law of Maecenas, Hor. S. 1, 5, 38.—Hence, (), , adj., of or belonging to Muraend, Muraenian: oratio, i. e. that pronounced by Cicero on behalf of L. Licinius Murena, Mart. Cap. 5, 172, § 525.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

PIR

Male Personal name
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
  • Ablavius Murena (Masc, eques), ref: PIR A 0013 | PIR ID496
  • Licinius Murena (Masc, senator), ref: PIR L 0218 | PIR ID8342
  • C. Licinius Murena (Masc), ref: PIR L 0219 | PIR ID8343
  • Murena (Masc, senator), ref: PIR M 0746 | PIR ID9447
  • Q. Pompeius Senecio Roscius Murena Coelius Sex. Iulius Frontinus Silius Decianus C. Iulius Eurycles Herculaneus L. Vibullius Pius Augustanus Alpinus Bellicius Sollers Iulius Acer Ducenius Proculus Rutilianus Rufinus Silius Valens Valerius Niger Cl. Fuscus Saxa Amyntianus Sosius Priscus (Masc, senator), ref: PIR P 0651 | PIR ID10736
  • Q. Roscius Coelius Murena Silius Decianus Vibullius Pius Iulius Eurycles Herculanus Pompeius Falco (Masc, senator), ref: PIR P 0602 | PIR ID11460
  • M. Roscius Lupus Murena (Masc, senator), ref: PIR R 0095 | PIR ID11461
  • M. Roscius Murena (Masc, senator), ref: PIR R 0096 | PIR ID11462
  • M. Roscius Murena (Masc, senator), ref: PIR R 0097 | PIR ID11463
  • A. Terentius Varro Murena (Masc, senator), ref: PIR T1 0074 | PIR ID13007
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