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1 columen
cŏlŭmen, ĭnis, n., and contr. cul-men, mis, n. [root cel- of excello; cf.: celsus, culmus, calamus, collis], lit., that which rises in height, is prominent, projects; hence the point, top, summit, ridge.I.Form columen, inis, n. (only this form is used by Plautus, v. Ritschl, prol. ad Plaut. p. 65).A.An elevated object, a pillar, column: ego vitam agam sub altis Phrygiae columinibus, the lofty buildings, or perh. the mountain-heights, Cat. 63, 71 Ellis ad loc.; and of a pillar of fire: Phoebi fax, tristis nunt a belli, quae magnum ad columen flammato ardore volabat, like an ascending column, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 11, 18.—B.The highest part or top of an object, e. g. of a wall; the coping; Fr. le chaperon, Cato, R. R. 15, 1; of a building, a ridge, a roof, a gable:2.in turribus et columinibus villae,
Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 1:aulae,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 1000; id. Thyest. 54 Gron.; so of the Capitol, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 12, 20, and of the culmination of heavenly bodies: oritur Canicula cum Cancro, in columen venit cum Geminis, Nigid. ap. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 218. —Trop., the top, crown, summit, first, chief, the height, etc.:G.columen amicorum Antonii, Cotyla Varius,
Cic. Phil. 13, 12, 26:pars haec vitae jam pridem pervenit ad columen,
Plin. 15, 15, 17, § 57; Col. 3, 4, 3:audaciae,
the crown of impudence, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211.—An elevated object that supports, sustains something; in archit., the top of a gable-end, a gable pillar, a prop, Vitr. 4, 2, 1; 4, 7, 5.—Esp. freq.,2.Trop., a support, prop, stay:II.familiae,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 57; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 176:senati, praesidium popli,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 6; cf. id. Ep. 2, 2, 7:rei publicae,
Cic. Sest. 8, 19; Curt. 9, 6, 8:imperii Romani, Div 38, 51, 3: regni Ausonii,
Sil. 15, 385:Asiae,
Sen. Troad. 6:rerum mearum (Maecenas),
Hor. C. 2, 17, 4:doctrinarum, artium (Varro et Nigidius),
Gell. 19, 14, 1; Col. 3, 4, 3.—culmen, ĭnis, n. (in Cic. only once; cf. the foll. B.; not in Cat., Lucr., or Hor.; in gen. first freq. since the Aug. per.).* A.Any thing high; poet., of the stalk of a bean, Ov. F. 4, 734.—B.The top, summit, e. g. of a building, a roof, gable, cupola, etc.:2.columen in summo fastigio culminis,
Vitr. 4, 2, 1; Ov. M. 1, 295; 1, 289; Verg. E. 1, 69:tecta domorum,
id. A. 2, 446; 2, 458; 4, 186:culmina hominum, deorum,
i. e. of houses and temples, id. ib. 4, 671; Liv. 27, 4, 11; 42, 3, 7.—Of the dome of heaven, * Cic. Arat. 26. —Of mountain summits:Alpium,
Caes. B. G. 3, 2:Tarpeium,
Suet. Dom. 23.—Of the crown of the head of men, Liv. 1, 34, 9.—Of the top of the prow of a ship, Luc. 3, 709.—Trop., the summit, acme, height, point of culmination (perh. not ante-Aug.):a summo culmine fortunae ad ultimum finem,
Liv. 45, 9, 7:principium culmenque (columenque, Sillig) omnium rerum pretii margaritae tenent,
Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 106:ruit alta a culmine Troja,
Verg. A. 2, 290 (Hom. Il. 13, 772: kat akrês); cf. id. ib. 2, 603:de summo culmine lapsus,
Luc. 8, 8:regale,
Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 64. pastorale, id. B. Get. 355:honoris,
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2 fastīgium
fastīgium ī, n the top of a gable, gable end, pediment: Capitoli: fastigia templorum, L.: Evado ad summi fastigia culminis, V.: ut haberet fastigium, i. e. a temple in his honor: ignem ad fastigia iactant, to the roof, V.—A top, height, summit, edge: colles pari altitudinis fastigio, Cs.: fontis, Cs.: muri, Cu.— Plur, depth: scrobibus quae sint fastigia quaeras, what should be the depth of the trenches, V.—A slope, declivity, descent: locus tenui fastigio vergebat, Cs.: iniquum loci ad declivitatem, Cs.: cloacis fastigio in Tiberim ductis, by a gradual descent, L.: scrobes paulatim angustiore ad infimum fastigio, i. e. gradually narrowing, Cs.—Fig., a finish, completion: operi tamquam fastigium inponere, crown the work.— Elevation, rank, dignity: dictaturae semper altius fastigium fuit, L.: alii cives eiusdem fastigi, L.: mortale, Cu.: muliebre, womanly dignity, Ta.: fortunae, the height, Cu.: Quales ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit Fortuna, Iu.: summa sequar fastigia rerum, great outlines, V.* * *peak, summit, top; slope, declivity, descent; gable, roof; sharp point, tip -
3 fastigium
fastīgĭum, ii, n. [cf. Sanscr. bhrshtīs, corner, rim; Gr. a-phlaston, aplustria, the ornamented stern of a ship; O. H. Germ. brort, the prow], the top of a gable, a gable end, pediment (syn.: cacumen, culmen, vertex, apex).I.Prop.:B.Capitolii fastigium illud et ceterarum aedium non venustas, sed necessitas ipsa fabricata est... utilitatem templi fastigii dignitas consecuta est,
Cic. de Or. 3, 46, 180; cf.:fastigia aliquot templorum a culminibus abrupta,
Liv. 40, 2, 3:evado ad summi fastigia culminis,
Verg. A. 2, 458; Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4, § 14.—Hence, meton., the roof of a house, Verg. A. 8, 491; 9, 568; Val. Fl. 2, 235:habere pulvinar, simulacrum, fastigium, flaminem,
id. Phil. 2, 43, 110; cf.of the same: omnes unum in principem congesti honores: circa templa imagines... suggestus in curia, fastigium in domo, mensis in caelo,
Flor. 4, 2 fin.:Romae signa eorum sunt in Palatina aede Apollinis in fastigio,
Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 13; cf. id. 35, 12, 43, § 152; Vitr. 3, 2.— Transf.:operi tamquam fastigium imponere,
Cic. Off. 3, 7, 33.—Transf.1.The extreme part, extremity of a thing, whether above or below.a.Top, height, summit:b.colles... pari altitudinis fastigio oppidum cingebant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 69, 4:opus nondum aquae fastigium aequabat,
Curt. 4, 2, 19:summi operis,
id. 4, 2, 8:jamque agger aequaverat summae fastigia terrae,
id. 8, 10, 31:aquatilium ova rotunda, reliqua fere fastigio acuminata,
Plin. 10, 52, 74, § 145:gracilitas (arundinis) nodis distincta leni fastigio tenuatur in cacumina,
id. 16, 36, 64, § 158; cf.:cornua in leve fastigium exacuta,
id. 11, 37, 45, § 124; 16, 33, 60, § 141; Vulg. 2 Reg. 18, 24.—In plur., Lucr. 4, 827:muri,
Val. Fl. 2, 553:fontis fastigium,
i. e. the height on which the fountain sprang up, Hirt. B. G. 8, 41, 5.—The lower part, depth: forsitan et scrobibus quae sint fastigia, quaeres, [p. 728] what should be the depth of the trenches, Verg. G. 2, 288.—2.(From the sloping form of the gable.) A slope, declivity, descent:3.ab oppido declivis locus tenui fastigio vergebat,
Caes. B. C. 1, 45, 5:jugum paulo leniore fastigio,
id. ib. 2, 24, 3:iniquum loci ad declivitatem fastigium,
id. B. G. 7, 85, 4:rupes leniore submissa fastigio,
Curt. 6, 6, 11:capreoli molli fastigio,
Caes. B. C. 2, 10, 3; 2, 24, 3:musculi,
id. ib. 2, 11, 1:scrobes paulatim angustiore ad infimum fastigio,
i. e. gradually narrowing from top to bottom, id. B. G. 7, 73, 5; cf.:si (fossa) fastigium habet, ut (aqua) exeat e fundo,
Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 2.—In the later grammarians, an accent placed over a word, Mart. Cap. 3, § 264; § 268 al.; Diom. p. 428 P.II.Trop.A.The highest part, summit, the highest degree, most exalted rank or dignity (perh. only since the Aug. per.):2.quicquid numinum hanc Romani imperii molem in amplissimum terrarum orbis fastigium extulit,
Vell. 2, 131, 1; cf.:sic fit, ut dei summum inter homines fastigium servent,
Plin. Pan. 52, 2:et quoad usque ad memoriam nostram tribuniciis consularibusque certatum viribus est, dictaturae semper altius fastigium fuit,
Liv. 6, 38 fin.; cf.:in consulare fastigium vehi,
Vell. 2, 69, 1:ad regium fastigium evehere aliquem,
Val. Max. 1, 6, 1:alii cives ejusdem fastigii,
Liv. 3, 35, 9:stare in fastigio eloquentiae,
Quint. 12, 1, 20:rhetoricen in tam sublime fastigium sine arte venisse,
id. 2, 17, 3:et poësis ab Homero et Vergilio tantum fastigium accepit, et eloquentia a Demosthene,
id. 12, 11, 26; cf.:magice in tantum fastigii adolevit, ut, etc.,
grew into such esteem, Plin. 30, 1, 1, § 2.—In gen., dignity, rank, condition:B.(M. Laetorio) curatio altior fastigio suo data est,
Liv. 2, 27, 6; cf.:ampliora etiam humano fastigio decerni sibi passus est,
Suet. Caes. 76:tamquam mortale fastigium egressus,
Tac. A. 15, 74:animus super humanum fastigium elatus,
Curt. 9, 10 med.:quales ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum extollit Fortuna,
Juv. 3, 39.—A leading or chief point, head in a discourse; a principal sort or kind (rare):summa sequar fastigia rerum,
Verg. A. 1, 342:e quibus tribus fastigiis (agrorum) simplicibus,
sorts, kinds, Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 2:propter haec tria fastigia formae discrimina quaedam fiunt sationum,
id. ib. 1, 5:haec atque hujuscemodi tria fastigia agri, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 6, 6; cf.also: quo fastigio sit fundus,
id. ib. 1, 20 fin. (and v. Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 223):laudem relego fastigia summa,
Prisc. Laud. Anast. 148.
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