Ăchāĭ-cus

Ăchāia or (in poets) Ăchāĭa (quadrisyl.), ae, f. [Achaia].

The province of Achaia, in the northern part of the Peloponnesus, on the Gulf of Corinth, earlier called Aegialea (maritime country), Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 5, 6.—Hence,

In gen. (cf. the Homeric Achaioi), for Greece, opposite to Troja:

et quot Troja tulit, vetus et quot Achaia formas,

Prop. 2, 21, 53; cf. Ov. M. 8, 268; id. Her. 17, 209 al.—

After the destruction of Corinth by Mummius, B. C. 146, Greece proper became a Rom. prov. under the name of Achaia. — Hence, Ăchāĭăs, ădis, adj., An Achaean or Greek woman, Ov. H. 3, 71.— Ăchāĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Achaean, Grecian.

Poet., opp. to Trojan:

manus,

Verg. A. 5, 623:

ignis,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 35.—

Belonging to the Roman province Achaia:

homines,

Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1:

negotium,

id. Fam. 4, 4, 2:

concilium,

Liv. 43, 17, 4.—Hence L. Mummius obtained, for the destruction of Corinth and the complete subjugation of Greece, the honorary title of Achaïcus. Vell. 1, 13, 2; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 24;

and so as surname of one of his descendants: Mummia Achaica,

Suet. Galb. 3.— Ăchāĭs, ĭdis, adj., f.

Achaean, Grecian:

urbes,

Ov. M. 5, 306.—

Subst., = Achaia, Achaia, Greece, Ov. M. 5, 577; 7, 504.— Ăchāĭus, a, um, adj.: Achaean, Grecian ( poet. for Achaïcus and Achaeus):

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 462; so Sil. 14, 5; 15, 306.

Ăchāia or (in poets) Ăchāĭa (quadrisyl.), ae, f. [Achaia].

The province of Achaia, in the northern part of the Peloponnesus, on the Gulf of Corinth, earlier called Aegialea (maritime country), Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 5, 6.—Hence,

In gen. (cf. the Homeric Achaioi), for Greece, opposite to Troja:

et quot Troja tulit, vetus et quot Achaia formas,

Prop. 2, 21, 53; cf. Ov. M. 8, 268; id. Her. 17, 209 al.—

After the destruction of Corinth by Mummius, B. C. 146, Greece proper became a Rom. prov. under the name of Achaia. — Hence, Ăchāĭăs, ădis, adj., An Achaean or Greek woman, Ov. H. 3, 71.— Ăchāĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Achaean, Grecian.

Poet., opp. to Trojan:

manus,

Verg. A. 5, 623:

ignis,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 35.—

Belonging to the Roman province Achaia:

homines,

Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1:

negotium,

id. Fam. 4, 4, 2:

concilium,

Liv. 43, 17, 4.—Hence L. Mummius obtained, for the destruction of Corinth and the complete subjugation of Greece, the honorary title of Achaïcus. Vell. 1, 13, 2; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 24;

and so as surname of one of his descendants: Mummia Achaica,

Suet. Galb. 3.— Ăchāĭs, ĭdis, adj., f.

Achaean, Grecian:

urbes,

Ov. M. 5, 306.—

Subst., = Achaia, Achaia, Greece, Ov. M. 5, 577; 7, 504.— Ăchāĭus, a, um, adj.: Achaean, Grecian ( poet. for Achaïcus and Achaeus):

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 462; so Sil. 14, 5; 15, 306.

Ăchāia or (in poets) Ăchāĭa (quadrisyl.), ae, f. [Achaia].

The province of Achaia, in the northern part of the Peloponnesus, on the Gulf of Corinth, earlier called Aegialea (maritime country), Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 5, 6.—Hence,

In gen. (cf. the Homeric Achaioi), for Greece, opposite to Troja:

et quot Troja tulit, vetus et quot Achaia formas,

Prop. 2, 21, 53; cf. Ov. M. 8, 268; id. Her. 17, 209 al.—

After the destruction of Corinth by Mummius, B. C. 146, Greece proper became a Rom. prov. under the name of Achaia. — Hence, Ăchāĭăs, ădis, adj., An Achaean or Greek woman, Ov. H. 3, 71.— Ăchāĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Achaean, Grecian.

Poet., opp. to Trojan:

manus,

Verg. A. 5, 623:

ignis,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 35.—

Belonging to the Roman province Achaia:

homines,

Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1:

negotium,

id. Fam. 4, 4, 2:

concilium,

Liv. 43, 17, 4.—Hence L. Mummius obtained, for the destruction of Corinth and the complete subjugation of Greece, the honorary title of Achaïcus. Vell. 1, 13, 2; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 24;

and so as surname of one of his descendants: Mummia Achaica,

Suet. Galb. 3.— Ăchāĭs, ĭdis, adj., f.

Achaean, Grecian:

urbes,

Ov. M. 5, 306.—

Subst., = Achaia, Achaia, Greece, Ov. M. 5, 577; 7, 504.— Ăchāĭus, a, um, adj.: Achaean, Grecian ( poet. for Achaïcus and Achaeus):

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 462; so Sil. 14, 5; 15, 306.

Ăchāia or (in poets) Ăchāĭa (quadrisyl.), ae, f. [Achaia].

The province of Achaia, in the northern part of the Peloponnesus, on the Gulf of Corinth, earlier called Aegialea (maritime country), Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 5, 6.—Hence,

In gen. (cf. the Homeric Achaioi), for Greece, opposite to Troja:

et quot Troja tulit, vetus et quot Achaia formas,

Prop. 2, 21, 53; cf. Ov. M. 8, 268; id. Her. 17, 209 al.—

After the destruction of Corinth by Mummius, B. C. 146, Greece proper became a Rom. prov. under the name of Achaia. — Hence, Ăchāĭăs, ădis, adj., An Achaean or Greek woman, Ov. H. 3, 71.— Ăchāĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Achaean, Grecian.

Poet., opp. to Trojan:

manus,

Verg. A. 5, 623:

ignis,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 35.—

Belonging to the Roman province Achaia:

homines,

Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1:

negotium,

id. Fam. 4, 4, 2:

concilium,

Liv. 43, 17, 4.—Hence L. Mummius obtained, for the destruction of Corinth and the complete subjugation of Greece, the honorary title of Achaïcus. Vell. 1, 13, 2; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 24;

and so as surname of one of his descendants: Mummia Achaica,

Suet. Galb. 3.— Ăchāĭs, ĭdis, adj., f.

Achaean, Grecian:

urbes,

Ov. M. 5, 306.—

Subst., = Achaia, Achaia, Greece, Ov. M. 5, 577; 7, 504.— Ăchāĭus, a, um, adj.: Achaean, Grecian ( poet. for Achaïcus and Achaeus):

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 462; so Sil. 14, 5; 15, 306.

Ăchāia or (in poets) Ăchāĭa (quadrisyl.), ae, f. [Achaia].

The province of Achaia, in the northern part of the Peloponnesus, on the Gulf of Corinth, earlier called Aegialea (maritime country), Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 5, 6.—Hence,

In gen. (cf. the Homeric Achaioi), for Greece, opposite to Troja:

et quot Troja tulit, vetus et quot Achaia formas,

Prop. 2, 21, 53; cf. Ov. M. 8, 268; id. Her. 17, 209 al.—

After the destruction of Corinth by Mummius, B. C. 146, Greece proper became a Rom. prov. under the name of Achaia. — Hence, Ăchāĭăs, ădis, adj., An Achaean or Greek woman, Ov. H. 3, 71.— Ăchāĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Achaean, Grecian.

Poet., opp. to Trojan:

manus,

Verg. A. 5, 623:

ignis,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 35.—

Belonging to the Roman province Achaia:

homines,

Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1:

negotium,

id. Fam. 4, 4, 2:

concilium,

Liv. 43, 17, 4.—Hence L. Mummius obtained, for the destruction of Corinth and the complete subjugation of Greece, the honorary title of Achaïcus. Vell. 1, 13, 2; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 24;

and so as surname of one of his descendants: Mummia Achaica,

Suet. Galb. 3.— Ăchāĭs, ĭdis, adj., f.

Achaean, Grecian:

urbes,

Ov. M. 5, 306.—

Subst., = Achaia, Achaia, Greece, Ov. M. 5, 577; 7, 504.— Ăchāĭus, a, um, adj.: Achaean, Grecian ( poet. for Achaïcus and Achaeus):

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 462; so Sil. 14, 5; 15, 306.