A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

190 FURIUS. FURNIUS.
twice in one year. Fundanius and his'colleague, to lay down his censorship, in accordance with the
Junius Pullus, therefore changed the form of their law. (Liv. ix. 42.)
action, and then succeeded. This account would 4. M. FURIUs, defended M. Valerius in the
make the tribuneship of Fundanius to fall earlier senate from the charges which the Macedonian
than the common story implies; since Claudia was ambassadors brought against him, B. C. 201. (Liv.
not impeached until after her brother's death. xxx. 42.) He seems to be the same as the M.
(Schol. Bob. in Cic. p. 337. ed. Orelli.) Furius who in B. C. 200 served as legate under L.
2. M. FUNDANIUS FUNDULUS, one of the ple- Furius [No. 5] in the war against the Gauls. (Liv.
beian aediles in B. C. 213. With his colleague, xxxi. 21.)
L. Villius Tappulus, he accused before the tribes, b. L. FURIUs, was praetor in the Gallic war,
and procured the banishment of, certain Roman which ensued immediately after the close of the
matrons, on a charge- of disorderly life. (Liv. Hannibalian war, B.C. 200. Hewas stationed at
xxv. 2.) [W. B. D.] Ariminum, and as the Gauls laid siege to Cremona
FUNISULA'NUS, a person mentioned by he hastened thither with his army, and fought
Cicero in B. C. 51, and again in B. C. 49. He owed a great battle, in which the Gauls, after having
Cicero a considerable sum of money, and was not sustained enormous losses, were routed and put to
reckoned rich. (Cic. ad Att. v. 4, x. 15.) flight. This victory created great joy at Rome;
FURFA'NIUS PO'STUMUS. [PosTUMus.] and, - on his return, L. Furius claimed the honour
FU'RIAE. [EUMENIDES.] of a triumph, which, after some opposition on the
FURINA, or FURRINA, an ancient Roman part of the elder senators, was granted to him.
divinity, who had a sacred grove at Rome. (Cic. (Liv. xxxi. 21, 47-49.)
de Nat. Deor. iii. 18.) Her worship seems to have 6. C. FuRIus, was duumvir navalis in B. C. 178,
become extinct at an early time, for Varro (de during the war against the Istrians. 0 He had ten:,. L. vi. 19) states that in his day her name was ships at his command, to protect the coast as far as
almost forgotten. An annual festival (Furinalia Aquileia. In B. C. 170 he served as legate, and
or Furinales feriae) had been celebrated in honour was stationed in the island of Issa, with only two
of her, and a flamen (ftamen Furinalis) conducted ships belonging to the islanders. But as the Roman
her worship. (Varro de L. L. v. 84, vii. 45.) senate feared lest Gentius, king of the Illyrians,
She had also a temple in the neighbourhood of should commence hostilities, eight ships were sent
Satricum. (Cic. ad Q. Frat. iii. 1.) [L. S.] to him from Brundusium. (Liv. xli. 5, xliii. 11.)
FU'RIA GENS, patrician. This was a very 7. P. FURIUS, the son of a freedman, was a
ancient gens, and in early times its name was partisan of Saturninus and Glaucia, and tribune in
written Fusia, according to the common inter- B.C. C. 100. After the murder of Saturninus, when
change of the letters r and s (Liv. iii. 4), as in the the senate wanted to recal Metellus from exile,
name Valerius' and Valesius. History leaves us P. Furius opposed the senate, and refused to listen
in darkness as to the origin of the Furia gens; but, to the entreaties of the son of Metellus, who imfrom sepulchral inscriptions found at Tusculum plored that tribune's mercy on his knees. After;
(Gronov. Thesaur. vol. xii. p. 24), we see that the the expiration of his tribuneship, he was accused'
name Furius was very common in that place, and before the people for his actions during his tribunehence it is generally inferred that the Furia gens, ship, and the infuriated multitude tore him to pieces
like the Fulvia, had come to Rome from Tusculum. in the forum. (Appian, B. C. i. 33; Dion Cass.
As the first member of the gens that occurs in Fragm. Peirese. Nos. 105, 109, pp. 43, 45, ed. Reihistory, Sex. Furius Medullinus, B. C. 488, is only marus.)
five years later than! the treaty of isopolity which 8. FURIus, a navarchus of Heracleia, was, though
Sp. Cassius concluded with the Latins, to whom the innocent, put to death by Verres. He had written
Tusculans belonged, the supposition of the Tusculan his defence, from which some passages are quoted
origin of the Furia gens does not appear at all im- by Cicero. (In Verr. v. 43.)
probable. The cognomens of this gens are ACULEO, 9. NUMERIUS FURIus, a Roman eques of the
BIBACULUS, BROCCHUS, CAMILLUS, CRASSIPES, time of Cicero, but otherwise unknown. (Cic. de
Fusus, Luscus, MEDULLINUS, PACILUS, PHI- Oral. iii. 23.)
LUS and PURPURlO. The onlycognomens that occur 10. P. FURIUS, an-accomplice in the Catilinarian
on coins are Brocchus, Crassipes, Philus, Purpureo. conspiracy. He was one of the military colonists
There are some persons bearing the gentile name to whom Sulla had assigned lands at Faesulae.
Furius, who were plebeians, since they are men- (Cic. in Cat. iii. 6; Sall. Cat. 50.) [L. S.]
tioned as tribunes of the plebs; and those persons FU'RIUS, a Roman jurist, who was peculiarly
either had gone over from the patricians to the skilful in the jus praediatorium (Dict of Ant. s. v.
plebeians, or they were descended from freedmen Praes), for being himself a praediator, he took a:
of some family of the Furii, as is expressly stated personal interest in the law relating to the subject.
in the case of one of them. [L. S.] It was for this reason that Q. Mucius Scaevola,
FU'RIUS. 1. P. FURIus, one of the triumviri the augur, though learned himself in every departagro dando who were appointed after'the taking ment of the law, used to refer to Furius and Casof Antium, in B. C. 467. (Liv; iii. 1.) cellius (who was also a prae'diator) the clients
2. Q., FURIus was pontifex maximus in B. C. who came to consult him on praediatorian law.
449: when the plebs returned from its secession (Cic. pro'Balb. 20; Val. Max. viii. 12. ~ 1.) This
to the Aventine, Q. Furius held the comitia at Furius is probably identical with C. CAMILLUS.
which the first tribunes of the plebs were appointed. [See Vol. I. p. 592, b.] [J. T. G.]
(Liv. iii. 54.) FU'RIUS ANTHIA'NUS. [ANTHIANus.]
3. L. FURIUS was, according to some annal;sts, C. FUR'NIUS. 1. Tribune of the plebs, B. C.
tribune of the plebs in B. C. 307, and prevented 445, who, as one of the tribunitian college, opposed
the comitia from electing App. Claudius, who was the rogation, which was brought forward in that
then censor, to the consulship, unless he consented year for opening the consulship to the plebeians.