belonging to gladiators

glădĭātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [gladiator], of or belonging to gladiators, gladiatorial.

Adj.:

ludus,

Cic. Cat. 2, 5, 9:

certamen,

id. de Or. 2, 78, 317: familia, a band or troop of gladiators, id. Sest. 64, 134; Caes. B. C. 3, 21, 4; Sall. C. 30, 7:

munus,

Suet. Caes. 10; 39; id. Tib. 7; 37; 40; id. Calig. 18; 26 et saep.:

consessus,

spectators assembled at gladiatorial shows, Cic. Sest. 58, 124; cf.

locus,

a place for witnessing the same, id. Mur. 35, 73:

gladiatoria corporis firmitas,

id. Phil. 2, 25, 63:

animus,

i. e. desperate, Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 71:

ad munus gladiatorium edendum,

Liv. 28, 21, 1:

spectaculum,

id. ib. § 2; Tac. A. 14, 17:

Venus, i. e. clinopale, concubitus,

App. M. 2, p. 121.—

Subst.: glădĭātōrĭum, ii, n. (sc. praemium, auctoramentum), the hire or pay of gladiators, for which freemen engaged as gladiators in the public games:

gladiatorio accepto decem talentis,

Liv. 44, 31 fin.— Adv.: glădĭātōrĭe, in the manner of a gladiator:

quae gladiatorie, quae lenonice faceret,

Lampr. Comm. 15, § 4.

glădĭātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [gladiator], of or belonging to gladiators, gladiatorial.

Adj.:

ludus,

Cic. Cat. 2, 5, 9:

certamen,

id. de Or. 2, 78, 317: familia, a band or troop of gladiators, id. Sest. 64, 134; Caes. B. C. 3, 21, 4; Sall. C. 30, 7:

munus,

Suet. Caes. 10; 39; id. Tib. 7; 37; 40; id. Calig. 18; 26 et saep.:

consessus,

spectators assembled at gladiatorial shows, Cic. Sest. 58, 124; cf.

locus,

a place for witnessing the same, id. Mur. 35, 73:

gladiatoria corporis firmitas,

id. Phil. 2, 25, 63:

animus,

i. e. desperate, Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 71:

ad munus gladiatorium edendum,

Liv. 28, 21, 1:

spectaculum,

id. ib. § 2; Tac. A. 14, 17:

Venus, i. e. clinopale, concubitus,

App. M. 2, p. 121.—

Subst.: glădĭātōrĭum, ii, n. (sc. praemium, auctoramentum), the hire or pay of gladiators, for which freemen engaged as gladiators in the public games:

gladiatorio accepto decem talentis,

Liv. 44, 31 fin.— Adv.: glădĭātōrĭe, in the manner of a gladiator:

quae gladiatorie, quae lenonice faceret,

Lampr. Comm. 15, § 4.

Mars (archaic and poet. Māvors, q. v.), Martis (collat. reduplic. form Marmar, in the Song of the Arval Brothers; v. the following, and Mamers), m. [root mar-, gleam; Sanscr. marīkis, beam of light; hence Mars, the bright god; cf.: marmor, mare], Mars, who, as father of Romulus, was the primogenitor of the Roman people, the god of war, of husbandry, of shepherds and seers. For him was named the month of Martius, March, the beginning of the Roman year, Ov. F. 3, 73 sqq.:

legio Martia... ab eo deo, a quo populum Romanum generatum accepimus,

Cic. Phil. 4, 2, 5:

Mars pater te precor quaesoque, uti sies volens propitius mihi, etc.,... ut tu morbos visos invisosque viduertatem vastitudinemque, calamitates intemperiasque prohibessis, etc.,

Cato, R. R. 141, 2; cf., in the Song of the Arval Brothers, NEVE LVERVE MARMAR SINS INCVRRERE IN PLEORIS;

for Mars pater, the forms Marspiter, gen. Marspitris, or -tĕris, and Maspiter were also employed,

Gell. 5, 12, 5; Macr. S. 1, 12; 19; Varr. L. L. 8, § 33 Müll.; 9, § 75; 10, § 65; Prisc. p. 695:

Mars Gradivus, Quirinus, Silvanus, Ultor, v. under h. vv.: Mars durus,

Verg. E 10, 44:

torvus,

Hor. C. 1, 28, 17:

cruentus,

id. ib. 2, 14, 13:

ferus,

Ov. H. 7, 160; id. F. 4, 25:

ferox,

id. M. 13, 11:

bellicus,

id. F. 3, 1:

fortibus sane oculis Cassius (Martem spirare dicens) se in Siciliam non iturum,

Cic. Att. 15, 11. The Salii were destined for his service, Liv. 1, 20, 4; horses and bulls were offered to him, Paul. ex Fest. p. 61 Müll.; Ov. H. 6, 10; Macr. S. 3, 10, 4:

per Martem, a soldier's oath,

Plaut. Mil. 5, 21. He was often appealed to in oaths, etc., esp. by soldiers:

Nam neque Duellona mi umquam neque Mars creduat, ni, etc.,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 8; id. Mil. 1, 1, 11; id. Truc. 3, 1, 11.—

Transf.

War, battle, a conflict, engagement, contest, etc.; also the art of war: cum veter occubuit Priamus sub Marte Pelasgo, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P. (Ann. v. 17 Vahl.):

Martem accendere cantu,

to incite to battle, Verg. A. 6, 165:

apertus,

fighting in the open field, Ov. M. 13, 27: equitem suo alienoque Marte pugnare, i. e. to fight both in their own fashion (on horseback) and in one which was strange to them (on foot), Liv. 3, 62, 9:

pugna jam in manus, jam in gladios, ubi Mars est atrocissimus, venerat,

id. 2, 46, 3:

terribili Marte ululare,

Plin. 26, 4, 9, § 19:

captam sine Marte,

Stat. Ach. 1, 401:

quos amisimus cives, eos Martis vis perculit, non ira victoriae,

Cic. Marcell. 6, 17.— Poet.:

Mars forensis,

a contest in the forum, legal contest, Ov. P. 4, 6, 29; cf.:

et fora Marte suo litigiosa vacent,

id. F. 4, 188.—Hence, prov.: suo (nostro, vestro) Marte, by one's own exertions, without the assistance of others:

rex ipse suo Marte res suas recuperavit,

Cic. Phil. 2, 37, 95; id. Off. 3, 7, 34:

cum vos vestro Marte his rebus omnibus abundetis,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 4, § 9.—

The issue of a war or a battle, the fortune of war:

cum omnis belli Mars communis, et cum semper incerti exitus proeliorum sint,

Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 1: communis adhuc Mars belli erat, Liv. 10, 28:

aequo Marte,

with equal advantage, on equal terms, Caes. B. G. 7, 19, 3; 8, 19, 2; Curt. 4, 1, 8:

pari Marte,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 19:

aequato Marte,

Liv. 1, 25:

verso Marte ( = versā fortunā),

id. 29, 3, 11:

vario Marte pugnatum est,

Quint. 8, 6, 24:

incerto Marte,

Tac. H. 4, 35:

anceps,

Liv. 7, 29, 2; 21, 1, 2:

dubius,

Vell. 2, 55, 3.—

The planet Mars: Jovis stellae proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, quae stella Martis appellatur, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; 2, 46, 119; Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 34; 2, 15, 12, § 60; Hyg. Astr. 2, 42:

Martis sidus,

Cassiod. Var. 11, 36.—Hence,

Mar-tĭus ( Māvortĭus, v. infra), a, um, adj.

Of or belonging to Mars:

lupus,

sacred to Mars, Verg. A. 9, 566; cf.: Martius lupus, integer et intactus, gentis nos Martiae et conditoris nostri admonuit, descended from Mars (since Mars is the father of Romulus and Remus), Liv. 10, 27:

legio,

Cic. Phil. 3, 3, 6; 4, 2, 5:

miles,

Ov. M. 14, 798:

proles,

i. e. Romulus and Remus, id. F. 3, 59:

anguis,

sacred to Mars, id. M. 3, 32:

judicium,

i. e. of the Areopagus at Athens, App. M. 10, p. 718 Oud.: Campus;

v. campus: harena,

a place in the Circus where the gladiators fought, Ov. Tr. 2, 282; Mart. 2, 75, 8:

gramen,

i. e. the Field of Mars, Hor. C. 3, 7, 26: Martius mensis, the month of March, formerly the first month of the year, Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 13:

Martii Calendis,

Hor. C. 3, 8, 1: Idus Martiae, the Ides of March, famous as the day on which Julius Cæsar was killed, Cic. Att. 14, 4, 2; cf. 14, 20, 1 sq.; id. Phil. 2, 35, 88; id. Fam. 10, 28, 1.— In the form Mavortius ( poet.):

moenia,

i. e. Rome, Verg. A. 1, 276:

tellus,

i. e. Thrace, id. G. 4, 462:

conjux,

i. e. Venus, Val. Fl. 2, 208:

proles,

i. e. the Thebans, Ov. M. 3, 531; cf.:

seges belli (because sprung from the dragon's teeth),

Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 135.—

Transf.

Warlike, martial:

Martia Penthesilea,

Verg. A. 11, 661:

Martia saeculi voluptas,

Mart. 5, 24, 1:

Martius aeris rauci canor,

Verg. G. 4, 71:

vulnera,

id. A. 7, 182:

Thebe,

i. e. where many wars were carried on, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 33.—

Of or belonging to the planet Mars:

ille fulgor rutilus, horribilisque terris, quem Martium dicitis,

Cic. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—As subst.: Mar-tĭus, ii, m. (sc. mensis), March, the month of March:

Mensium nomina fere aperta sunt, si a Martio, ut antiqui constituerunt, numeres, Nam primus a Marte,

Varr. L. L. 6, 4, § 33.—

Martĭālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Mars: Flamen, Varr L. L. 5, § 84 Müll.;

7, § 45 ib.: lupus,

sacred to Mars, Hor. C. 1, 17, 9:

ludi,

in honor of Mars, Suet. Claud. 1: Martialis collis, near the temple of Deus Fidius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 52 Müll.— Subst.: Martĭālis, is, m., a priest of Mars:

Martiales quidam Larini appellabantur, ministri publici Martis,

Cic. Clu. 15, 43.—

Belonging to the legio Martia; hence, Martĭāles, the soldiers of the legio Martia, Cic. Phil. 4, 2, 5.

Mars (archaic and poet. Māvors, q. v.), Martis (collat. reduplic. form Marmar, in the Song of the Arval Brothers; v. the following, and Mamers), m. [root mar-, gleam; Sanscr. marīkis, beam of light; hence Mars, the bright god; cf.: marmor, mare], Mars, who, as father of Romulus, was the primogenitor of the Roman people, the god of war, of husbandry, of shepherds and seers. For him was named the month of Martius, March, the beginning of the Roman year, Ov. F. 3, 73 sqq.:

legio Martia... ab eo deo, a quo populum Romanum generatum accepimus,

Cic. Phil. 4, 2, 5:

Mars pater te precor quaesoque, uti sies volens propitius mihi, etc.,... ut tu morbos visos invisosque viduertatem vastitudinemque, calamitates intemperiasque prohibessis, etc.,

Cato, R. R. 141, 2; cf., in the Song of the Arval Brothers, NEVE LVERVE MARMAR SINS INCVRRERE IN PLEORIS;

for Mars pater, the forms Marspiter, gen. Marspitris, or -tĕris, and Maspiter were also employed,

Gell. 5, 12, 5; Macr. S. 1, 12; 19; Varr. L. L. 8, § 33 Müll.; 9, § 75; 10, § 65; Prisc. p. 695:

Mars Gradivus, Quirinus, Silvanus, Ultor, v. under h. vv.: Mars durus,

Verg. E 10, 44:

torvus,

Hor. C. 1, 28, 17:

cruentus,

id. ib. 2, 14, 13:

ferus,

Ov. H. 7, 160; id. F. 4, 25:

ferox,

id. M. 13, 11:

bellicus,

id. F. 3, 1:

fortibus sane oculis Cassius (Martem spirare dicens) se in Siciliam non iturum,

Cic. Att. 15, 11. The Salii were destined for his service, Liv. 1, 20, 4; horses and bulls were offered to him, Paul. ex Fest. p. 61 Müll.; Ov. H. 6, 10; Macr. S. 3, 10, 4:

per Martem, a soldier's oath,

Plaut. Mil. 5, 21. He was often appealed to in oaths, etc., esp. by soldiers:

Nam neque Duellona mi umquam neque Mars creduat, ni, etc.,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 8; id. Mil. 1, 1, 11; id. Truc. 3, 1, 11.—

Transf.

War, battle, a conflict, engagement, contest, etc.; also the art of war: cum veter occubuit Priamus sub Marte Pelasgo, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P. (Ann. v. 17 Vahl.):

Martem accendere cantu,

to incite to battle, Verg. A. 6, 165:

apertus,

fighting in the open field, Ov. M. 13, 27: equitem suo alienoque Marte pugnare, i. e. to fight both in their own fashion (on horseback) and in one which was strange to them (on foot), Liv. 3, 62, 9:

pugna jam in manus, jam in gladios, ubi Mars est atrocissimus, venerat,

id. 2, 46, 3:

terribili Marte ululare,

Plin. 26, 4, 9, § 19:

captam sine Marte,

Stat. Ach. 1, 401:

quos amisimus cives, eos Martis vis perculit, non ira victoriae,

Cic. Marcell. 6, 17.— Poet.:

Mars forensis,

a contest in the forum, legal contest, Ov. P. 4, 6, 29; cf.:

et fora Marte suo litigiosa vacent,

id. F. 4, 188.—Hence, prov.: suo (nostro, vestro) Marte, by one's own exertions, without the assistance of others:

rex ipse suo Marte res suas recuperavit,

Cic. Phil. 2, 37, 95; id. Off. 3, 7, 34:

cum vos vestro Marte his rebus omnibus abundetis,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 4, § 9.—

The issue of a war or a battle, the fortune of war:

cum omnis belli Mars communis, et cum semper incerti exitus proeliorum sint,

Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 1: communis adhuc Mars belli erat, Liv. 10, 28:

aequo Marte,

with equal advantage, on equal terms, Caes. B. G. 7, 19, 3; 8, 19, 2; Curt. 4, 1, 8:

pari Marte,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 19:

aequato Marte,

Liv. 1, 25:

verso Marte ( = versā fortunā),

id. 29, 3, 11:

vario Marte pugnatum est,

Quint. 8, 6, 24:

incerto Marte,

Tac. H. 4, 35:

anceps,

Liv. 7, 29, 2; 21, 1, 2:

dubius,

Vell. 2, 55, 3.—

The planet Mars: Jovis stellae proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, quae stella Martis appellatur, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; 2, 46, 119; Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 34; 2, 15, 12, § 60; Hyg. Astr. 2, 42:

Martis sidus,

Cassiod. Var. 11, 36.—Hence,

Mar-tĭus ( Māvortĭus, v. infra), a, um, adj.

Of or belonging to Mars:

lupus,

sacred to Mars, Verg. A. 9, 566; cf.: Martius lupus, integer et intactus, gentis nos Martiae et conditoris nostri admonuit, descended from Mars (since Mars is the father of Romulus and Remus), Liv. 10, 27:

legio,

Cic. Phil. 3, 3, 6; 4, 2, 5:

miles,

Ov. M. 14, 798:

proles,

i. e. Romulus and Remus, id. F. 3, 59:

anguis,

sacred to Mars, id. M. 3, 32:

judicium,

i. e. of the Areopagus at Athens, App. M. 10, p. 718 Oud.: Campus;

v. campus: harena,

a place in the Circus where the gladiators fought, Ov. Tr. 2, 282; Mart. 2, 75, 8:

gramen,

i. e. the Field of Mars, Hor. C. 3, 7, 26: Martius mensis, the month of March, formerly the first month of the year, Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 13:

Martii Calendis,

Hor. C. 3, 8, 1: Idus Martiae, the Ides of March, famous as the day on which Julius Cæsar was killed, Cic. Att. 14, 4, 2; cf. 14, 20, 1 sq.; id. Phil. 2, 35, 88; id. Fam. 10, 28, 1.— In the form Mavortius ( poet.):

moenia,

i. e. Rome, Verg. A. 1, 276:

tellus,

i. e. Thrace, id. G. 4, 462:

conjux,

i. e. Venus, Val. Fl. 2, 208:

proles,

i. e. the Thebans, Ov. M. 3, 531; cf.:

seges belli (because sprung from the dragon's teeth),

Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 135.—

Transf.

Warlike, martial:

Martia Penthesilea,

Verg. A. 11, 661:

Martia saeculi voluptas,

Mart. 5, 24, 1:

Martius aeris rauci canor,

Verg. G. 4, 71:

vulnera,

id. A. 7, 182:

Thebe,

i. e. where many wars were carried on, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 33.—

Of or belonging to the planet Mars:

ille fulgor rutilus, horribilisque terris, quem Martium dicitis,

Cic. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—As subst.: Mar-tĭus, ii, m. (sc. mensis), March, the month of March:

Mensium nomina fere aperta sunt, si a Martio, ut antiqui constituerunt, numeres, Nam primus a Marte,

Varr. L. L. 6, 4, § 33.—

Martĭālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Mars: Flamen, Varr L. L. 5, § 84 Müll.;

7, § 45 ib.: lupus,

sacred to Mars, Hor. C. 1, 17, 9:

ludi,

in honor of Mars, Suet. Claud. 1: Martialis collis, near the temple of Deus Fidius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 52 Müll.— Subst.: Martĭālis, is, m., a priest of Mars:

Martiales quidam Larini appellabantur, ministri publici Martis,

Cic. Clu. 15, 43.—

Belonging to the legio Martia; hence, Martĭāles, the soldiers of the legio Martia, Cic. Phil. 4, 2, 5.

mĕrīdĭānus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to mid-day, mid-day-.

(Class.) Tempus, mid-day, noon, Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 17:

sol,

Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 86:

somnus,

id. Ep. 9, 40, 2; Lact. 2, 9, 9.—Hence, as subst.: mĕ-rīdĭāni, sc. gladiatores, mid-day combatants, gladiators who fought at mid-day, Suet. Claud. 34.—In abl. adv.: mĕrīdĭā-nō, sc. tempore, at mid-day, Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96; 9, 8, 8, § 25.—

Transf., of or belonging to the south or south side, southern, southerly, meridional:

ager spectat ad meridianam caeli partem,

Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 1:

pars orbis, opp. septentrionalis,

id. ib. 1, 2, 4:

plaga,

Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 50; Lact. 2, 9:

orbis,

Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 42:

circulus,

the equator, Sen. Q. N. 5, 17:

latus tabernaculi,

Vulg. Exod. 26, 35.— Subst.: mĕrīdĭānum, i, n., the south, Vell. 2, 126, 3; Vulg. Eccli. 34, 19; id. Act. 8, 26.— mĕrīdĭāna, ōrum, n., southern places or parts:

in meridianis Indiae,

Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24.

mĕrīdĭānus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to mid-day, mid-day-.

(Class.) Tempus, mid-day, noon, Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 17:

sol,

Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 86:

somnus,

id. Ep. 9, 40, 2; Lact. 2, 9, 9.—Hence, as subst.: mĕ-rīdĭāni, sc. gladiatores, mid-day combatants, gladiators who fought at mid-day, Suet. Claud. 34.—In abl. adv.: mĕrīdĭā-nō, sc. tempore, at mid-day, Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96; 9, 8, 8, § 25.—

Transf., of or belonging to the south or south side, southern, southerly, meridional:

ager spectat ad meridianam caeli partem,

Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 1:

pars orbis, opp. septentrionalis,

id. ib. 1, 2, 4:

plaga,

Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 50; Lact. 2, 9:

orbis,

Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 42:

circulus,

the equator, Sen. Q. N. 5, 17:

latus tabernaculi,

Vulg. Exod. 26, 35.— Subst.: mĕrīdĭānum, i, n., the south, Vell. 2, 126, 3; Vulg. Eccli. 34, 19; id. Act. 8, 26.— mĕrīdĭāna, ōrum, n., southern places or parts:

in meridianis Indiae,

Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24.

mĕrīdĭānus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to mid-day, mid-day-.

(Class.) Tempus, mid-day, noon, Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 17:

sol,

Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 86:

somnus,

id. Ep. 9, 40, 2; Lact. 2, 9, 9.—Hence, as subst.: mĕ-rīdĭāni, sc. gladiatores, mid-day combatants, gladiators who fought at mid-day, Suet. Claud. 34.—In abl. adv.: mĕrīdĭā-nō, sc. tempore, at mid-day, Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96; 9, 8, 8, § 25.—

Transf., of or belonging to the south or south side, southern, southerly, meridional:

ager spectat ad meridianam caeli partem,

Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 1:

pars orbis, opp. septentrionalis,

id. ib. 1, 2, 4:

plaga,

Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 50; Lact. 2, 9:

orbis,

Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 42:

circulus,

the equator, Sen. Q. N. 5, 17:

latus tabernaculi,

Vulg. Exod. 26, 35.— Subst.: mĕrīdĭānum, i, n., the south, Vell. 2, 126, 3; Vulg. Eccli. 34, 19; id. Act. 8, 26.— mĕrīdĭāna, ōrum, n., southern places or parts:

in meridianis Indiae,

Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24.

mĕrīdĭānus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to mid-day, mid-day-.

(Class.) Tempus, mid-day, noon, Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 17:

sol,

Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 86:

somnus,

id. Ep. 9, 40, 2; Lact. 2, 9, 9.—Hence, as subst.: mĕ-rīdĭāni, sc. gladiatores, mid-day combatants, gladiators who fought at mid-day, Suet. Claud. 34.—In abl. adv.: mĕrīdĭā-nō, sc. tempore, at mid-day, Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96; 9, 8, 8, § 25.—

Transf., of or belonging to the south or south side, southern, southerly, meridional:

ager spectat ad meridianam caeli partem,

Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 1:

pars orbis, opp. septentrionalis,

id. ib. 1, 2, 4:

plaga,

Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 50; Lact. 2, 9:

orbis,

Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 42:

circulus,

the equator, Sen. Q. N. 5, 17:

latus tabernaculi,

Vulg. Exod. 26, 35.— Subst.: mĕrīdĭānum, i, n., the south, Vell. 2, 126, 3; Vulg. Eccli. 34, 19; id. Act. 8, 26.— mĕrīdĭāna, ōrum, n., southern places or parts:

in meridianis Indiae,

Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24.

mĕrīdĭānus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to mid-day, mid-day-.

(Class.) Tempus, mid-day, noon, Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 17:

sol,

Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 86:

somnus,

id. Ep. 9, 40, 2; Lact. 2, 9, 9.—Hence, as subst.: mĕ-rīdĭāni, sc. gladiatores, mid-day combatants, gladiators who fought at mid-day, Suet. Claud. 34.—In abl. adv.: mĕrīdĭā-nō, sc. tempore, at mid-day, Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96; 9, 8, 8, § 25.—

Transf., of or belonging to the south or south side, southern, southerly, meridional:

ager spectat ad meridianam caeli partem,

Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 1:

pars orbis, opp. septentrionalis,

id. ib. 1, 2, 4:

plaga,

Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 50; Lact. 2, 9:

orbis,

Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 42:

circulus,

the equator, Sen. Q. N. 5, 17:

latus tabernaculi,

Vulg. Exod. 26, 35.— Subst.: mĕrīdĭānum, i, n., the south, Vell. 2, 126, 3; Vulg. Eccli. 34, 19; id. Act. 8, 26.— mĕrīdĭāna, ōrum, n., southern places or parts:

in meridianis Indiae,

Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24.

lūsōrĭus, a, um, adj. [lusor], of or belonging to a player.

Lit.:

pila,

a playing-ball, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 205:

alveus cum tesseris,

id. 37, 2, 6, § 13.—Hence,

Subst.: lūsōrĭum, ii, n., a place where shows of gladiators and wild beasts were given:

statuit sibi triclinium in summo lusorio,

Lampr. Heliog. 25; Lact. Mort. Persecut. 21.—

Used for pleasure; hence, as subst.: lūsōrĭa, ae, f. (sc. navis), a [p. 1087] vessel for pleasure, yacht, Sen. Ben. 7, 20, 3; and, transf., any kind of light vessel, cutter:

lusoriis navibus discurrere flumen ultro citroque,

with cruisers, Amm. 17, 2, 3.— Plur.:

lusoriae,

swift-sailing cruisers, cutters, Vop. Bonos. 15: de lusoriis Danubii, Cod. Th. 7, tit. 17.—

Trop.

That serves for amusement or pastime, sportive:

quaestio,

Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180:

arma,

Sen. Ep. 117, 25:

spectaculum non fidele et lusorium,

id. ib. 80, 2.—

Transf., that is done or given in play; hence, empty, ineffectual, invalid, = irritus:

nomen,

Sen. Ben. 5, 8, 3:

lusorias minas alicui facere,

Dig. 35, 3, 4:

imperium,

ib. 43, 8, 1.—Hence, adv.: lūsōrĭē, playfully, in sport, not in earnest, apparently:

lusorie (causam) agens,

Dig. 30, 1, 50, § 1.

lūsōrĭus, a, um, adj. [lusor], of or belonging to a player.

Lit.:

pila,

a playing-ball, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 205:

alveus cum tesseris,

id. 37, 2, 6, § 13.—Hence,

Subst.: lūsōrĭum, ii, n., a place where shows of gladiators and wild beasts were given:

statuit sibi triclinium in summo lusorio,

Lampr. Heliog. 25; Lact. Mort. Persecut. 21.—

Used for pleasure; hence, as subst.: lūsōrĭa, ae, f. (sc. navis), a [p. 1087] vessel for pleasure, yacht, Sen. Ben. 7, 20, 3; and, transf., any kind of light vessel, cutter:

lusoriis navibus discurrere flumen ultro citroque,

with cruisers, Amm. 17, 2, 3.— Plur.:

lusoriae,

swift-sailing cruisers, cutters, Vop. Bonos. 15: de lusoriis Danubii, Cod. Th. 7, tit. 17.—

Trop.

That serves for amusement or pastime, sportive:

quaestio,

Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180:

arma,

Sen. Ep. 117, 25:

spectaculum non fidele et lusorium,

id. ib. 80, 2.—

Transf., that is done or given in play; hence, empty, ineffectual, invalid, = irritus:

nomen,

Sen. Ben. 5, 8, 3:

lusorias minas alicui facere,

Dig. 35, 3, 4:

imperium,

ib. 43, 8, 1.—Hence, adv.: lūsōrĭē, playfully, in sport, not in earnest, apparently:

lusorie (causam) agens,

Dig. 30, 1, 50, § 1.

lūsōrĭus, a, um, adj. [lusor], of or belonging to a player.

Lit.:

pila,

a playing-ball, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 205:

alveus cum tesseris,

id. 37, 2, 6, § 13.—Hence,

Subst.: lūsōrĭum, ii, n., a place where shows of gladiators and wild beasts were given:

statuit sibi triclinium in summo lusorio,

Lampr. Heliog. 25; Lact. Mort. Persecut. 21.—

Used for pleasure; hence, as subst.: lūsōrĭa, ae, f. (sc. navis), a [p. 1087] vessel for pleasure, yacht, Sen. Ben. 7, 20, 3; and, transf., any kind of light vessel, cutter:

lusoriis navibus discurrere flumen ultro citroque,

with cruisers, Amm. 17, 2, 3.— Plur.:

lusoriae,

swift-sailing cruisers, cutters, Vop. Bonos. 15: de lusoriis Danubii, Cod. Th. 7, tit. 17.—

Trop.

That serves for amusement or pastime, sportive:

quaestio,

Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180:

arma,

Sen. Ep. 117, 25:

spectaculum non fidele et lusorium,

id. ib. 80, 2.—

Transf., that is done or given in play; hence, empty, ineffectual, invalid, = irritus:

nomen,

Sen. Ben. 5, 8, 3:

lusorias minas alicui facere,

Dig. 35, 3, 4:

imperium,

ib. 43, 8, 1.—Hence, adv.: lūsōrĭē, playfully, in sport, not in earnest, apparently:

lusorie (causam) agens,

Dig. 30, 1, 50, § 1.

Mĭlo and Mĭlon, ōnis, m., = Milôn.

A celebrated athlete of Crotona, Cic. Fat. 13, 30; id. Sen. 9, 27; 10, 33; Val. Max. 9, 12, 9 ext.; Vitr. 9 praef. § 2; Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83.—

A king of Pisa, in Elis, Ov. Ib. 327.

Mĭlo, ōnis, m., a name assumed by T. Annius, as an admirer of Milo of Crotona, and the leader of a band of gladiators. He was the son of C. Papius Celsus and Annia, daughter of C. Annius, who adopted the grandson. He was tribune of the people with Clodius, B. C. 57, but afterwards killed the latter, and was defended by Cicero in an oration still extant (pro T. Annio Milone).—Hence, Mĭlōnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to T. Annius Milo, Milonian: tempora, i. e. the time when Milo was indicted, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, B, 2.— Subst.: Mĭlōnĭāna, ae (sc. oratio), the oration of Cicero for Milo, Cic. Or. 49, 165; Mart. Cap. 5, § 526. [p. 1145]

Mĭlo and Mĭlon, ōnis, m., = Milôn.

A celebrated athlete of Crotona, Cic. Fat. 13, 30; id. Sen. 9, 27; 10, 33; Val. Max. 9, 12, 9 ext.; Vitr. 9 praef. § 2; Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83.—

A king of Pisa, in Elis, Ov. Ib. 327.

Mĭlo, ōnis, m., a name assumed by T. Annius, as an admirer of Milo of Crotona, and the leader of a band of gladiators. He was the son of C. Papius Celsus and Annia, daughter of C. Annius, who adopted the grandson. He was tribune of the people with Clodius, B. C. 57, but afterwards killed the latter, and was defended by Cicero in an oration still extant (pro T. Annio Milone).—Hence, Mĭlōnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to T. Annius Milo, Milonian: tempora, i. e. the time when Milo was indicted, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, B, 2.— Subst.: Mĭlōnĭāna, ae (sc. oratio), the oration of Cicero for Milo, Cic. Or. 49, 165; Mart. Cap. 5, § 526. [p. 1145]

Mĭlo and Mĭlon, ōnis, m., = Milôn.

A celebrated athlete of Crotona, Cic. Fat. 13, 30; id. Sen. 9, 27; 10, 33; Val. Max. 9, 12, 9 ext.; Vitr. 9 praef. § 2; Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83.—

A king of Pisa, in Elis, Ov. Ib. 327.

Mĭlo, ōnis, m., a name assumed by T. Annius, as an admirer of Milo of Crotona, and the leader of a band of gladiators. He was the son of C. Papius Celsus and Annia, daughter of C. Annius, who adopted the grandson. He was tribune of the people with Clodius, B. C. 57, but afterwards killed the latter, and was defended by Cicero in an oration still extant (pro T. Annio Milone).—Hence, Mĭlōnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to T. Annius Milo, Milonian: tempora, i. e. the time when Milo was indicted, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, B, 2.— Subst.: Mĭlōnĭāna, ae (sc. oratio), the oration of Cicero for Milo, Cic. Or. 49, 165; Mart. Cap. 5, § 526. [p. 1145]

Mĭlo and Mĭlon, ōnis, m., = Milôn.

A celebrated athlete of Crotona, Cic. Fat. 13, 30; id. Sen. 9, 27; 10, 33; Val. Max. 9, 12, 9 ext.; Vitr. 9 praef. § 2; Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83.—

A king of Pisa, in Elis, Ov. Ib. 327.

Mĭlo, ōnis, m., a name assumed by T. Annius, as an admirer of Milo of Crotona, and the leader of a band of gladiators. He was the son of C. Papius Celsus and Annia, daughter of C. Annius, who adopted the grandson. He was tribune of the people with Clodius, B. C. 57, but afterwards killed the latter, and was defended by Cicero in an oration still extant (pro T. Annio Milone).—Hence, Mĭlōnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to T. Annius Milo, Milonian: tempora, i. e. the time when Milo was indicted, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, B, 2.— Subst.: Mĭlōnĭāna, ae (sc. oratio), the oration of Cicero for Milo, Cic. Or. 49, 165; Mart. Cap. 5, § 526. [p. 1145]

Samnĭum, ii, n. [contr. from Sabinium, from Sabini:

ab Sabinis orti Samnites,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 29 Müll.], an ancient country of Italy, in the neighborhood of Latium, whose inhabitants were an offshoot from the Sabines, Liv. 7, 32; Cic. Clu. 69, 197; id. Att. 14, 20, 2; 16, 11, 6; id. Rep. 3, 7 al.—Hence,

Samnīs (collat. form of the nom. Samnītis, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 762; Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 515), ītis, adj., of or belonging to Samnium, Samnite:

ager,

Liv. 24, 20:

exercitus,

id. 10, 16 fin.:

bellum,

Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26:

ursae,

Sil. 4, 560: habitator Samnitis (terrae), Prud. steph. 11, 207.— Subst., in plur.: Samnītes, ĭum ( gen. Samnitum, Cic. de Or. 2, 79;

but cf. Samnitium,

id. ib. 3, 23 Orell. N. cr.; and so usu. and very freq. in Liv., Plin., and Tac.), m., the inhabitants of Samnium, the Samnites, Varr. L. L. 7, 3, 86 fin.; Liv. 7, 19; 7, 29 sq.; 8, 1 sq.; 9, 1 sq.; Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; 3, 30, 109; id. Sen. 16, 55 al.—Gr. acc. Samnităs, Flor. 1, 16, 7; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 34, § 6.—In sing.: Samnīs, ītis, m., collect., the Samnites, Liv. 10, 35; Luc. 2, 137.—

Transf., the name of Samnites was also given to a class of gladiators who were armed with Samnite weapons, Varr. L. L. 5, § 142 Müll.; Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 81; Liv. 9, 40; Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 325; 3, 23, 86; Inscr. Orell. 2569.—So in sing.: Samnīs, Lucil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 41; and ap. de Or. 3, 23, 86.—

Samnītĭcus, a, um, adj., Samnite:

bellum,

Suet. Vit. 1; Flor. 1, 16, 2:

vasa,

Capitol. Pertin. 8.

Samnĭum, ii, n. [contr. from Sabinium, from Sabini:

ab Sabinis orti Samnites,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 29 Müll.], an ancient country of Italy, in the neighborhood of Latium, whose inhabitants were an offshoot from the Sabines, Liv. 7, 32; Cic. Clu. 69, 197; id. Att. 14, 20, 2; 16, 11, 6; id. Rep. 3, 7 al.—Hence,

Samnīs (collat. form of the nom. Samnītis, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 762; Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 515), ītis, adj., of or belonging to Samnium, Samnite:

ager,

Liv. 24, 20:

exercitus,

id. 10, 16 fin.:

bellum,

Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26:

ursae,

Sil. 4, 560: habitator Samnitis (terrae), Prud. steph. 11, 207.— Subst., in plur.: Samnītes, ĭum ( gen. Samnitum, Cic. de Or. 2, 79;

but cf. Samnitium,

id. ib. 3, 23 Orell. N. cr.; and so usu. and very freq. in Liv., Plin., and Tac.), m., the inhabitants of Samnium, the Samnites, Varr. L. L. 7, 3, 86 fin.; Liv. 7, 19; 7, 29 sq.; 8, 1 sq.; 9, 1 sq.; Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; 3, 30, 109; id. Sen. 16, 55 al.—Gr. acc. Samnităs, Flor. 1, 16, 7; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 34, § 6.—In sing.: Samnīs, ītis, m., collect., the Samnites, Liv. 10, 35; Luc. 2, 137.—

Transf., the name of Samnites was also given to a class of gladiators who were armed with Samnite weapons, Varr. L. L. 5, § 142 Müll.; Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 81; Liv. 9, 40; Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 325; 3, 23, 86; Inscr. Orell. 2569.—So in sing.: Samnīs, Lucil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 41; and ap. de Or. 3, 23, 86.—

Samnītĭcus, a, um, adj., Samnite:

bellum,

Suet. Vit. 1; Flor. 1, 16, 2:

vasa,

Capitol. Pertin. 8.