Definitions for gaiusˈgeɪ əs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ga•iusˈgeɪ əs(n.)

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

    Category: Biography

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Caligula, Gaius, Gaius Caesar(noun)

    Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Gaius

    a Roman jurist of the 2nd century, whose "Institutes" served for the basis of Justinian's.


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