Manlius, The name of diuerse noble Romaines, but especiallie one, whiche of the preseruing of the Capitol from the Galles, was surnamed Capitolinus. Who before hee was xxii. yeares olde, had taken harnesse and spoyle from two enemies in battaile: first of all the horsemen of Rome, he deserued a garlande for winning the wals of a citie besieged. Sixe times he deserued an holye garlande for rescuing and sauing the life of other Citizens in battel. Seuen and thirtie times he was rewarded by his captaine with extraordinarie giftes for his other vallaut actes: He had taken xxxiii. woundes in the forepart of his bodie. Hee reskewed Pub. Seruilius, marsh al of the sielde, and valiutlie fighting to saue him, was wounded both on the shoulder and on the thigh. In fine he preserued and kept the Capitol and estate of the Romaine Citie from the Galles. But at the same time beeing thoughte to attempte a kingdome among the Romaines, he was cast headlong downe from the walles of the same Castel or Capstoll, that by his sloute manhoode he had defended.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
Manlĭus, a, name of a Roman gens. 1. So esp. M. Manlius Capitolinus, who saved the Capitol in the Gallic war, but afterwards, suspected of aspiring to royal power, was thrown from the Tarpeian Rock, Liv. 5, 47, 4 sq.; 6, 11 sq.; Cic. Rep. 2, 27, 49; id. Phil. 1, 13, 32; 2, 44, 113 et saep.—2. L. Manlius Torquatus, a dictator, and his son, T. Manlius Torquatus, a consul, each of whom, for his severity, was surnamed Imperiosus, Liv. 7, 3 sq.; 8, 7, 1; Cic. Off. 3, 31, 112; cf. id. Fin. 2, 19, 60 et saep.—Hence, A. Man-lĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manlius, Manlian: gens, Cic. Phil. 1, 13, 32; Liv. 6, 20, 15.—B. Manlĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Manlius, Manlian: supplicium, Liv. 6, 20.—Transf. (from L. Manlius Torquatus, v. supra), severe: vide, ne ista sint manliana vestra, aut majora etiam, si imperes quod facere non possim (preceded by ut nimis imperiosi philosophi sit), Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105; cf. Liv. 8, 7 fin.— Subst.: Manlĭānum, i, n., a villa belonging to Q. Cicero, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1.