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1 congiārium
congiārium ī, n [congius], a largess to the poor of a congius to each man (of oil, etc.): congiariis multitudinem delenire.—A largess in money, gift, distribution: ab Antonio: plebi, Ta.: molitum, Cu.: multa, L.* * *largess for soldiers/poor; gift in grain/oil/wine/salt/money; 1 congius vessel -
2 congiarius
I.As adj. rare: vinum, given by measure, Cato ap. Fronto Ep. ad Antonin. 1, 2, p. 149 Mai: cadi, Varr. ap. Plin. 14, 14, 17, § 96.—But very freq. subst.,II.congĭārĭum, ii, n.A.(Sc. vas.) A vessel that holds a congius, Dig. 33, 7, 13; cf. Isid. Orig. 16, 26, 7.—B.(Sc. donum.) A gift divided among the people of the measure of a congius; cf. Quint. 6, 3, 52. Orig. this present was in food;2.as in oil,
Liv. 25, 2, 8 (v. congius);in salt,
Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 89;in wine,
id. 14, 14, 17, § 96. Afterwards congiarium was also used for a largess in money of undefined amount; divided among the soldiers, Cic. Att. 16, 8, 2; 10, 7, 3; id. Phil. 2, 45, 116; Curt. 6, 2, 10; among the people, Monum. Ancyr. 3, 10 sq.; Suet. Aug. 41 sq.; id. Tib. 20; 54; id. Calig. 17; id. Claud. 21; Plin. Pan. 51 fin., in which sense post-Aug. authors contrast it with the donativum of the soldiers, Suet. Ner. 7; Plin. Pan. 25, 2; Tac. A. 12, 41; 14, 11; or among private friends, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4; Sen. Brev. Vit. 8, 2; id. Ben. 2, 16, 2; Quint. l. l.; Suet. Caes. 27; id. Vesp. 18; id. Rhet. 5; cf.Dict. of Antiq.: in hunc maxime quod multa congiaria habuerat, favor populi se inclinabat,
because he had made many distributions, Liv. 37, 57, 11 (v. Drak. ad h. l.); so Tac. Or. 17.—Transf., in gen., a gift, present, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 22, 4; cf. id. Tranq. 7, 2. -
3 dōnātīvum
dōnātīvum ī, n [dono], a largess, distribution of money to the army, Ta.* * *
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