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41 Mons Albanus
Albānus, a, um, adj. [Alba].I.A.. Pertaining to the town of Alba, Alban:B. II.exercitus,
Liv. 1, 28:pax,
the peace between the Romans and Albans, id. 1, 27.—Hence, Albāni, ōrum, m.A.The Albans, the inhabitants of Alba Longa, Liv. 1, 29.—B.The Albanians, the inhabitants of Albania, on the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38.— Esp., Lăcus Albānus, a deep lake in Latium, south of Rome, and on the west side of old Alba, now Lago di Albano, Liv. 5, 15.— Mons Albānus, a rocky mountain in Latium, now Monte Cavo, lying eastward from the Alban Lake, 2500 feet above the surface of the Tyrrhene Sea, on whose western declivity, extending to the lake, was the old Alba Longa. Upon its summit, which afforded a noble view, stood the splendid temple of Juppiter Latiaris, up to which wound a paved way, still in part existing, for the festive processions in the holidays of the Latins (feriae Latinae), as well as for the ovations of the Roman generals, cf. Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 139-146.— Lăpis Albānus, the kind of stone hewn from Mount Alba, called in Ital. peperino or piperno, Vitr. 2, 7;hence. Albanae columnae,
made of such stone, Cic. Scaur. 2, 45.— Albānum, i, n., an estate at Alba, Cic. Att. 7, 5; Quint. 5, 13, 40; Suet. Aug. 72. -
42 summa
summa ae, f [summus; sc. res], the top, summit ; hence, fig., the chief place, highest rank, leadership, supremacy: vobis summam ordinis concedere: summam imperi tenere, the supreme power, Cs.: ad te summa solum rerum redit, T.: totius belli, the command in chief, Cs.— The main thing, chief point, principal matter, sum, essence, substance: leges non perfectae... sed ipsae summae rerum atque sententiae, the main points: lectis rerum summis, L.: haec summa est; hic nostri nuntius esto, V.: summa est, si curaris, ut, etc.: universi belli, the main issue of the war, L.: ad summam rerum consulere, for the general welfare, Cs.: ad discrimen summā rerum adductā, to a general engagement, L.: remittendo de summā quisque iuris, extreme right, L.: summa ducum Atrides, the flower of leaders, O.— An amount, sum, aggregate, whole, quantity: de summā mali detrahere: summa cogitationum mearum omnium: summa exercitūs salva, the main body of the army, Cs.—In reckoning, the amount, sum, total, aggregate: addendo deducendoque videre, quae reliqui summa fiat: subducamus summam.—Of money, a sum, amount: pecuniae summam quantam imperaverit, parum convenit, L.: pecuniae summa homines movit, L.—With ellips. of pecuniae: De summā nihil decedet, T.: hac summā redempti, L.—In the phrase, ad summam, on the whole, generally, in short, in a word: ille adfirmabat... ad summam; non posse istaec sic abire: Ad summam; sapiens, etc., to sum up, H.—In the phrase, in summā, in all, in fine: absolutus, in summā, quattuor sententiis: in omni summā.* * *sum; summary; chief point, essence, principal matter, substance; total -
43 summus
summus adj. sup. [for * supimus; superus], uppermost, highest, topmost: summis saxis fixus: iugum montis, Cs.: summa cacumina linquunt, V.: Summus ego (in triclinio) et prope me Viscus, etc., at the top, H.—As subst m., he who sits in the highest place, the head of the table: sermo, qui more maiorum a summo adhibetur, by the head of the table.—Partitive, the top of, highest part of, summit of: summus mons, the top of, Cs.: feriunt summos Fulgura montīs, mountain-tops, H.: in summā sacrā viā, on the highest part of: Ianus summus ab imo, H.: summam aquam attingere, C. poët.: mari summo, V.—As subst n., the top, surface, highest place, head: ab eius (frontis) summo rami diffunduntur, Cs.: non longe abesse a summo.—Of the voice, highest, loudest: summā voce, at the top of his voice, C., H.—Fig., of time or order, last, latest, final, extreme: Venit summa dies, V.: esse summā senectute.—Partitive, the last of, end of: Summo carmine, H.—Of rank or degree, highest, greatest, loftiest, first, supreme, best, utmost, extreme: timor: fides, constantia iustitiaque: bonum: summo magistratui praeesse, Cs.: concedunt in uno Cn. Pompeio summa esse omnia: scelus, S.: hiemps, the depths of winter: homines: amicus, the best friend, T.: summo rei p. tempore, at a most critical juncture: res p., the general welfare: ad summam rem p., L.: Quo res summa loco, Panthu? the general cause, V.: Mene socium summis adiungere rebus, in momentous enterprises, V.: agere summo iure tecum, deal exactingly. -
44 Aventinensis
Ăventīnus, i, m.I.A.. (Sc. mons.) The Aventine, one of the seven hills of Rome, extending from the Palatine to the Cœlian Mount; until the reign of Ancus Marcius, without the city proper, Cic. Rep. 2, 18; Sen. Brev. Vit. 14; Gell. 13, 4. The origin of the name is uncertain; acc. to Liv. 1, 3, 9, it was named from Aventinus, an Alban king buried there; other etymologies are given by Varr. L. L. 5, § 43 Müll.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 657, where, beside the etymologies given and referred to, another is given from Varro; cf. Creuz, Antiq. p. 23 sq.; Smith, Dict. Antiq.— Neutr.: Aventī-num, i, Liv. 1, 33, 1 and 5; 21, 62, 8.— Hence,B.The adjj.,1.Ăventīnus, a, um, of Mount Aventine:2.cacumen,
Ov. F 4, 816:jugum,
id. ib. 3, 884:arx,
id. ib. 6, 728:humus,
id. ib. 6, 82: Remus, because he consulted the auspices there (therefore its summit was called Remuria;v. Remurinus),
Prop. 5, 1, 50:Diana, because she had there an ancient and very distinguished temple,
id. 5, 8, 29; cf. Hor. C. S. 69; Mart. 12, 18, 3; 7, 73, 1.—Ăven-tīnensis (Fest. s. v. nesi, p. 165 Müll.) or Ăventīnĭensis (Val. Max. 7, 3, 1), e, of or belonging to Mount Aventine: Diana, who had a temple upon the Aventine Hill —II.A son of Hercules, Verg. A. 7, 657. -
45 Aventiniensis
Ăventīnus, i, m.I.A.. (Sc. mons.) The Aventine, one of the seven hills of Rome, extending from the Palatine to the Cœlian Mount; until the reign of Ancus Marcius, without the city proper, Cic. Rep. 2, 18; Sen. Brev. Vit. 14; Gell. 13, 4. The origin of the name is uncertain; acc. to Liv. 1, 3, 9, it was named from Aventinus, an Alban king buried there; other etymologies are given by Varr. L. L. 5, § 43 Müll.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 657, where, beside the etymologies given and referred to, another is given from Varro; cf. Creuz, Antiq. p. 23 sq.; Smith, Dict. Antiq.— Neutr.: Aventī-num, i, Liv. 1, 33, 1 and 5; 21, 62, 8.— Hence,B.The adjj.,1.Ăventīnus, a, um, of Mount Aventine:2.cacumen,
Ov. F 4, 816:jugum,
id. ib. 3, 884:arx,
id. ib. 6, 728:humus,
id. ib. 6, 82: Remus, because he consulted the auspices there (therefore its summit was called Remuria;v. Remurinus),
Prop. 5, 1, 50:Diana, because she had there an ancient and very distinguished temple,
id. 5, 8, 29; cf. Hor. C. S. 69; Mart. 12, 18, 3; 7, 73, 1.—Ăven-tīnensis (Fest. s. v. nesi, p. 165 Müll.) or Ăventīnĭensis (Val. Max. 7, 3, 1), e, of or belonging to Mount Aventine: Diana, who had a temple upon the Aventine Hill —II.A son of Hercules, Verg. A. 7, 657. -
46 Aventinum
Ăventīnus, i, m.I.A.. (Sc. mons.) The Aventine, one of the seven hills of Rome, extending from the Palatine to the Cœlian Mount; until the reign of Ancus Marcius, without the city proper, Cic. Rep. 2, 18; Sen. Brev. Vit. 14; Gell. 13, 4. The origin of the name is uncertain; acc. to Liv. 1, 3, 9, it was named from Aventinus, an Alban king buried there; other etymologies are given by Varr. L. L. 5, § 43 Müll.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 657, where, beside the etymologies given and referred to, another is given from Varro; cf. Creuz, Antiq. p. 23 sq.; Smith, Dict. Antiq.— Neutr.: Aventī-num, i, Liv. 1, 33, 1 and 5; 21, 62, 8.— Hence,B.The adjj.,1.Ăventīnus, a, um, of Mount Aventine:2.cacumen,
Ov. F 4, 816:jugum,
id. ib. 3, 884:arx,
id. ib. 6, 728:humus,
id. ib. 6, 82: Remus, because he consulted the auspices there (therefore its summit was called Remuria;v. Remurinus),
Prop. 5, 1, 50:Diana, because she had there an ancient and very distinguished temple,
id. 5, 8, 29; cf. Hor. C. S. 69; Mart. 12, 18, 3; 7, 73, 1.—Ăven-tīnensis (Fest. s. v. nesi, p. 165 Müll.) or Ăventīnĭensis (Val. Max. 7, 3, 1), e, of or belonging to Mount Aventine: Diana, who had a temple upon the Aventine Hill —II.A son of Hercules, Verg. A. 7, 657. -
47 Aventinus
Ăventīnus, i, m.I.A.. (Sc. mons.) The Aventine, one of the seven hills of Rome, extending from the Palatine to the Cœlian Mount; until the reign of Ancus Marcius, without the city proper, Cic. Rep. 2, 18; Sen. Brev. Vit. 14; Gell. 13, 4. The origin of the name is uncertain; acc. to Liv. 1, 3, 9, it was named from Aventinus, an Alban king buried there; other etymologies are given by Varr. L. L. 5, § 43 Müll.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 657, where, beside the etymologies given and referred to, another is given from Varro; cf. Creuz, Antiq. p. 23 sq.; Smith, Dict. Antiq.— Neutr.: Aventī-num, i, Liv. 1, 33, 1 and 5; 21, 62, 8.— Hence,B.The adjj.,1.Ăventīnus, a, um, of Mount Aventine:2.cacumen,
Ov. F 4, 816:jugum,
id. ib. 3, 884:arx,
id. ib. 6, 728:humus,
id. ib. 6, 82: Remus, because he consulted the auspices there (therefore its summit was called Remuria;v. Remurinus),
Prop. 5, 1, 50:Diana, because she had there an ancient and very distinguished temple,
id. 5, 8, 29; cf. Hor. C. S. 69; Mart. 12, 18, 3; 7, 73, 1.—Ăven-tīnensis (Fest. s. v. nesi, p. 165 Müll.) or Ăventīnĭensis (Val. Max. 7, 3, 1), e, of or belonging to Mount Aventine: Diana, who had a temple upon the Aventine Hill —II.A son of Hercules, Verg. A. 7, 657. -
48 columna
cŏlumna, ae, f. [root cel- of excello; v. columen, of which it is orig. a collat. form].A.A projecting object, a column, pillar, post (very freq.), Vitr. 4, 1, 1 sq.; 3, 3; Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 11:* 2.columnae et templa et porticus sustinent, tamen habent non plus utilitatis quam dignitatis,
Cic. de Or. 3, 46, 180; id. Verr. 2, 1, 51, §§ 133 and 134; Quint. 5, 13, 40:columnae Doricae, Ionicae, Tuscanicae, Corinthiae, Atticae,
Plin. 36, 22, 56, § 178 sq.; Vitr. 4, 1, 1 sqq.: Rostrata, a column ornamented with beaks of ships, erected in honor of Duellius, the conqueror of the Carthaginians, Quint. 1, 7, 12 Spald.; fragments of the inscription on it are yet extant, v. in the Appendix: Maenia, also absol. Columna, a pillory in the Forum Romanum, where thieves, criminal slaves, and debtors were judged and punished, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 16, 50 Ascon.— Absol.: ad columnam pervenire. Cic. Clu. 13, 39:adhaerescere ad columnam,
id. Sest. 8, 18; cf. Dict. of Antiq. s. v. columna.— Plur.:columnae, as the sign of a bookseller's shop,
Hor. A. P 373 Orell. ad loc.—From the use of pillars to designate boundaries of countries:Columnae Protei = fines Aegypti,
Verg. A. 11, 262; and:Columnae Herculis, i. e. Calpe et Abyla,
Mel. 1, 5, 3; 2, 6, 8; Plin. 3, prooem. § 4; Tac. G. 34.—Prov.:incurrere amentem in columnas,
Cic. Or. 67, 224.—Trop., a pillar, support; of Augustus, Hor. C. 1, 35, 14.—3.Transf., of objects resembling a pillar; so,a.Of the arm (comice):b.ecce autem aedificat: columnam mento suffigit suo,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 54. —A water-spout, Lucr. 6, 426; 6, 433; Plin. 2, 49, 50, § 134.—c.Of fire, a meteor, Sen. Q. N. 7, 20, 2; cf.d.of the pillar of cloud and of fire which guided the Exodus,
Vulg. Exod. 13, 21 sq. —Membrum virile, Mart. 6, 49; 11, 51; Auct. Priap. 9, 8.—e.Narium recta pars eo quod aequaliter sit in longitudine et rotunditate porrecta, columna vocatur, Isid. Orig. 11, 1, 48.—* B. -
49 Penninus
Pennīnus ( Penīnus or Poenī-nus;the latter orthog. on account of the false derivation from Poeni, because Hannibal marched over this mountain to Italy,
Liv. 21, 38, 6 sqq.; Plin. 3, 17, 21, § 123), a, um, adj. [from the Celtic Pen or Penn, summit, peak], of or belonging to the Pennine Alps (between the Valais and Upper Italy, the highest point of which is the Great St. Bernard), Pennine:Alpes,
Plin. 3, 17, 21, § 123; Tac. H. 1, 87;called also, juga,
id. ib. 1, 61:mons,
i. e. the Great St. Bernard, Sen. Ep. 31, 9; also, absol.:Penninus,
Liv. 5, 35; 21, 38:iter,
over the Great St. Bernard, Tac. H. 1, 70:VALLIS POENIN,
the Valais, Inscr. Grut. 376, 6: DEO PENINO D. D., the local deity of the Pennine Alps, Inscr. Spon. Misc. Ant. p. 85, n. 30;called also, IVPPITER POENINVS, and simply, POENINVS,
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50 supercilium
sŭper-cĭlĭum, ii, n. [super and root kal-; Gr. kaluptô; Lat. celāre, to hide, cover; cf. Gr. kulon, epikulion, eyelid; cf. also, Ang.-Sax. hlid; Engl. lid; Germ. Augenlid]:I.cilium est folliculus, quo oculus tegitur, unde fit supercilium,
Fest. p. 43 Müll.; Plin. 11, 37, 57, § 157.Lit., the eye-brow (good prose; more freq. in the plur.).(α).Plur.:(β).ex superciliorum aut remissione aut contractione facile judicabimus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 146:supercilia abrasa,
id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20:superiora superciliis obducta sudorem a capite defluentem depellunt,
id. N. D. 2, 57, 143:nec sedeo duris torva superciliis,
Ov. H. 16 (17), 16:constricta,
Quint. 1, 11, 10:torta,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 12:conjuncta,
Suet. Aug. 79:usque ad malarum scripturam currentia,
Petr. 126; Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138:balenae,
id. 9, 62, 88, § 186; Quint. 11, 3, 78; 11, 3, 79; 11, 3, 160:mulieres potissimum supercilia sua attribuerunt ei deae (Junoni Lucinae),
Varr. L. L. 5, § 69 Müll.; cf. Fest. p. 305 ib.—Sing.:B.altero ad frontem sublato, altero ad mentum depresso supercilio,
Cic. Pis. 6, 14:triste,
Lucr. 6, 1184:altero erecto, altero composito supercilio,
Quint. 11, 3, 74:quo supercilio spicit,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 100:hirsutum,
Verg. E. 8, 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 94; Ov. A. A. 3, 201; Juv. 2, 93 al.:supercilium salit (as a favorable omen),
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 105.—Transf., the prominent part of a thing, the brow, ridge, summit (not ante-Aug.):II.clivosi tramitis,
Verg. G. 1, 108:tumuli,
Liv. 34, 29, 11:infimo stare supercilio,
at the bottom of the projection, id. 27, 18, 10; cf. Stat. Th. 6, 63: supercilium quoddam excelsum nacti, Auct. B. Afr. 58, 1; Plin. 6, 5, 5, § 17.—In archit., a projecting moulding over the scotia of a column or cornice, Vitr. 3, 3 med.; a threshold, id. 4, 6, 5.—Of the coast of the sea:supercilia ejus sinistra,
Amm. 22, 8, 8; the shore of a river:Nili,
id. 14, 8, 5:Rheni,
id. 14, 10, 6:fluminis,
id. 17, 9, 1:amnis,
App. M. 5, p. 169, 34.—Trop.A. B.Pride, haughtiness, arrogance, sternness, superciliousness (class.; mostly sing.):supercilium ac regius spiritus,
Cic. Agr. 2, 34, 93; id. Sest. 8, 19; id. Red. in Sen. 7, 14; Sen. Ben. 2, 4, 1; Juv. 6, 169; 5, 62:triste Catonis,
Mart. 11, 2, 1:pone supercilium,
id. 1, 5, 2:supercilii matrona severi,
Ov. Tr. 2, 309; cf.:contegere libidines fronte et supercilio, non pudore et temperantiā,
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51 finis
fīnis, is (abl. regularly fine;I.fini,
Lucr. 1, 978;also fine,
ib. 976;and adverb. fini, ea fini, qua fini,
Cato, R. R. 21, 3; 28, 2; 154; Gell. 1, 3, 30; 7, 3, 29; Dig. 16, 2, 19), m. (f. mostly ante- and post-class. and poet., and only in sing., Att., Caecil., Varr., Sisenn. ap. Non. 205, 6 sq.; Lucr. 1, 107; 551; 555; 561 sq.; cf. Lachm. p. 43; Verg. A. 2, 554; 5, 328; 384; 12, 793 al.;rarely in class. prose,
Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 55; id. Fam. 12, 1, 1; id. Att. 9, 10, 4; Liv. 4, 2, 4 Weissenb. ad loc.; 9, 26, 9; 22, 57, 5; Plin. 30, 10, 24, § 82; 33, 1, 1, § 3; 33, 6, 31, § 98 al.; plur. f. only Varr. L. L. 5, 1, 13; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, 703) [for fidnis, root bhid-, fid-, v. findo; for the suffix, cf.: pa-nis, ig-nis, etc.], a boundary, limit, border, = terminus, horos.Lit.:B.accessit propius et jam ingrediens intra finem ejus loci, quem oleae terminabant, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 8, 22:fere ad extremum finem provinciae Galliae,
Liv. 40, 16, 5; cf. id. 33, 37, 6:Philaenōn arae, quem locum Aegyptum vorsus finem imperii habuere Carthaginienses,
Sall. J. 19, 3:quem ad finem porrecta ac loca aperta pertinebant, cedentes (hostes) insequi,
as far as, Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 5:quibus venientibus ad finem legatio Veientium obviam fuit,
Liv. 4, 58, 1; cf.:nulla legatio ad finem praesto fuerat,
id. 38, 15, 10; 10, 35, 1:haud procul Argivorum fine positis castris,
id. 28, 5, 5; cf. id. 35, 27, 9 Drak.—In plur.:vicini nostri hic ambigunt de finibus,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 93:nec Mamilia lege singuli, sed ex his tres arbitri fines regemus,
Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 55 (v. rego, I. B.):in finibus Lycaoniae, mihi litterae redditae sunt,
id. Fam. 15, 1, 2: Q. Fabius Labeo arbiter Nolanis et Neapolitanis de finibus a senatu datus... fines [p. 752] terminare, id. Off. 1, 10, 33; cf.:SEX. ATILIVS INTER ATESTINOS ET VEICETINOS FINIS TERMINOSQVE STATVI IVSIT,
Inscr. Orell. 3110:fines proferre, propagare,
Cic. Rep. 3, 12; id. Mur. 9, 22:inter eos fines, quos feci,
Liv. 1, 18, 9:atque hominum finem Gades Calpenque secutus,
Sil. 1, 141.—Transf.1.In plur., borders, and hence territory, land, country enclosed within boundaries:2.propere de finibus suis exercitus deducerent,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 60:per agrum Sequanorum iter in Santonum fines facere, qui non longe a Tolosatium finibus absunt,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10, 1; cf.:si suas copias Aedui in fines Bellovacorum introduxerint,
id. ib. 2, 5, 3:civitatum fines incolere,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:ego his finibus ejectus sum, quos, etc.,
Sall. J. 14, 8:neque flumen neque mons erat, qui fines eorum discerneret,
id. ib. 79, 3:Multum interest, alienos populare fines an tuos uri exscindive videas,
Liv. 28, 44, 2:veteres nullum animal sacrum in finibus suis esse patiebantur, sed abigebant ad fines deorum, quibus sacrum esset,
where these gods were worshipped, Macr. S. 3, 7, 6.—Fine or fini alicujus rei, up to, as far as, a certain point (very rare):II.matresfamiliae de muro pectoris fine prominentes passis manibus obtestabantur Romanos, ut, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 7, 47, 5 Oud. N. cr. (al. pectore nudo); so,fine inguinum ingrediuntur mare,
Sall. H. Fragm. 3, 38 Gerl. (in Arus. Mess. p. 231 ed. Lind.):fine genūs vestem ritu succincta Dianae,
Ov. M. 10, 536:per mare umbilici fine ingressi, Auct. B. Afr. 85, 1: amphoras nolito implere nimium ansarum infimarum fini,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2: Asiam orientis fine a Macedonibus perdomitam, Justin. 30, 4.Trop., a limit, bound:B.Crassus mihi visus est oratoris facultatem non illius artis terminis, sed ingenii sui finibus, immensis paene, describere,
Cic. de Or. 1, 49, 214; cf.:certos mihi fines terminosque constituam, extra quos egredi non possim,
id. Quint. 10, 35:finem et modum transire,
to go beyond all bounds and measure, id. Off. 1, 29, 102; cf.:transcendere fines Juris,
Lucr. 3, 60:modum aliquem et finem orationi facere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 48, § 118:est modus in rebus, sunt certi denique fines, Quos ultraque citraque nequit consistere rectum,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 106:intra Naturae fines vivere,
id. ib. 50:(dixit) mulierem quinque pueros enixam... eumque esse finem multijugae hominum partionis,
Gell. 10, 2, 1:consulta, quibus sedecim stipendiorum finem expresserant,
term, limit, Tac. A. 1, 78:his finibus luxuriam coercere,
Gell. 2, 24, 15.—Hence, the starting-point in a race:Inde, ubi clara dedit sonitum tuba, finibus omnes Prosiluere suis (of vessels),
Verg. A. 5, 139.—Transf., like telos.1.An end:b.in hoc (aequo judicio) uno denique falsae infamiae finis aliquis atque exitus reperiatur,
Cic. Clu. 3, 7:dicendi finem facere,
id. Sest. 65, 136; cf.:si placet, in hunc diem hactenus... finem disputandi facere,
id. Rep. 2, 44 fin.:scribendi,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:maledictis,
Ter. Heaut. prol. 34:injuriis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 33, 1:vitae finem afferre alicui,
Cic. Phil. 6, 1, 2; cf.:quando finem habet motus, vivendi finem habeat necesse est,
id. Rep. 6, 25:finem judiciariae controversiae constituere,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 2, § 5:oratio lecta ad eum finem, quem, etc.,
as far as, id. de Or. 1, 34, 154:ludus repertus, et longorum operum finis,
Hor. A. P. 406:imperium sine fine,
everlasting, Verg. A. 1, 279:pigetque actorum sine fine mihi,
Ov. M. 2, 387:poscens sine fine oscula,
id. ib. 4, 334 al.—Adverb.: ad eum finem, until that:amor bestiarum in educandis custodiendisque iis, quae procreaverunt, usque ad eum finem, dum possint se ipsa defendere,
Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 129:mansit in condicione usque ad eum finem, dum judices rejecti sunt,
id. Verr. 1, 6, 16: quem ad finem, till when? how long? quamdiu furor iste tuus eludet? quem ad finem sese effrenata jactabit audacia? id. Cat. 1, 1, 1:piratam vivum tenuisti: quem ad finem? dum cum imperio fuisti,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 75; id. Mur. 5, 11; id. Fam. 9, 26, 1; cf.: Lu. Sequere... In. Sequor:sed finem fore quem dicam nescio (i. e. sequendi),
Plaut. Trin. prol. 2.—In partic.(α).The end of life, latter end, death (not till after the Aug. per.):(β).comperit invidiam supremo fine domari,
i. e. after death, Hor. Ep. 2, 11, 12: tu ne quaesieris, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem di dederint, id. C. 1, 11, 2:nec quicquam jam de fine, si fata poscerent, recusans,
Vell. 2, 123, 2; Sen. Ep. 30, 3; Val. Max. 3, 3, 4 ext.:septem a Neronis fine menses sunt,
Tac. H. 1, 37:Augusti,
id. A. 1, 4; 1, 16; 2, 39:voluntarius,
id. ib. 4, 19; 15, 63 et saep.—The end, extremity of an ascending series, i. e. the highest point, greatest degree, summit: sentis credo, me jam diu, quod telos Graeci dicunt, id dicere tum extremum, tum ultimum, tum summum:(γ).licebit etiam finem pro extremo aut ultimo dicere,
Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26; cf. id. ib. 1, 4, 11; and:ad finem bonorum, quo referuntur et cujus causa sunt facienda omnia,
the chief good, id. Leg. 1, 20, 52:fines bonorum et malorum,
id. Fin. 1, 17, 55; hence the title of Cicero's treatise De Finibus, analog. to the Gr. peri telôn; cf. id. Att. 13, 21, 4, with ib. 19, 4:honorum populi finis est consulatus,
id. Planc. 25, 60:quemque sperandi sibi, eundem bene dicendi finem proponerent,
id. Tusc. 2, 1, 3:duodecim tabulae, finis aequi juris,
Tac. A. 3, 27. —An end, purpose, aim, object (but an end subjectively regarded, as an intention, or design, is propositum, consilium, mens, etc.):(δ).omnes artes habere finem aliquem propositum, ad quem tendunt,
Quint. 2, 17, 22:laudis et gloriae,
id. 8, 3, 11:domus finis est usus,
Cic. Off. 1, 39, 138:officium ejus facultatis videtur esse, dicere apposite ad persuasionem: finis, persuadere dictione,
id. Inv. 1, 5, 6; cf. id. ib. 2, 51, 156; id. Part. Or. 4, 11; id. de Or. 1, 42, 188; 2, 34, 145; Quint. 2, 15, 6:quem finem vel quid summum et ultimum habeat rhetorice,
id. ib. 38:volgaris liberalitas referenda est ad illum Ennii finem, Nihilo minus ipsi lucet, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 16, 52:ad finem vitae,
Quint. 2, 17, 41:medicinae,
id. ib. 25; 2, 21, 3.—An intention, design, end in view (very rare; cf. g supra):2.quod ad eum finem memoravimus, ut, etc.,
Tac. A. 14, 64.—In rhet. lang., i. q. finitio and definitio, qs. an explanatory limiting, a definition, explanation (perh. not in Cic., but repeatedly in Quint.):3.dicuntur argumenta ex finitione seu fine,
Quint. 5, 10, 54:est frequentissimus finis, rhetoricen esse vim persuadendi,
id. 2, 15, 3; id. ib. 11 sq.; 4, 4, 3 Spald. N. cr. — -
52 vertex
vertex ( vortex; cf. Quint. 1, 7, 25 The archaic form vortex was already disused in Cicero's time; cf. Ribbeck, Prol. Verg. 436 sq.; id. G. 1, 481 n. Wagn. The grammarian Caper distinguishes thus: vortex fluminis est, vertex capitis; but this distinction was unknown in the class. per.; v. Charis. p. 68), ĭcis, m. [verto].I.A whirl, eddy, whirlpool, vortex: secundo modo dicitur proprium inter plura, quae sunt ejusdem nominis, id, unde cetera ducta sunt: ut vertex est contorta in se aqua vel quicquid aliud similiter vertitur: inde propter flexum capillorum pars summa capitis;B.ex hoc id, quod in montibus eminentissimum. Recte dixeris haec omnia vertices, proprie tamen, unde initium est,
Quint. 8, 2, 7:ut aquae circumlatae in se sorbeantur et vorticem efficiant,
Sen. Q. N. 5, 13, 2:torto vertice torrens,
Verg. A. 7, 567:illam... rapidus vorat aequore vertex,
id. ib. 1, 117:(flumen) minores volvere vertices,
Hor. C. 2, 9, 22; Ov. M. 5, 587; 8, 556; 9, 106; id. F. 6, 502; Sil. 4, 230:citatior solito amnis transverso vertice dolia inpulit ad ripam,
Liv. 23, 19, 11; 28, 30, 11; Curt. 6, 13, 16.—Trop.:II.amoris,
Cat. 68, 107:officiorum,
Sen. Ep. 82, 2:quā medius pugnae vocat agmina vertex,
Sil. 4, 230.—An eddy of wind or flame, a whirlwind, coil of flame:III. A.(venti) interdum vertice torto Corripiunt rapideque rotanti turbine portant,
Lucr. 1, 293; 6, 444; Liv. 21, 58, 3:extemplo cadit igneus ille Vertex,
Lucr. 6, 298; Verg. A. 12, 673; cf.:ventus saepius in se volutatur, similemque illis, quas diximus converti aquas, facit vorticem,
Sen. Q. N. 5, 13, 2. —Lit.:B.ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 4; Plin. 11, 37, 48, § 132; Hor. C. 1, 1, 36; Ov. M. 12, 288; 2, 712; id. P. 3, 8, 12; Quint. 8, 2, 7; 1, 11, 10.—Transf.1.The head ( poet.) Cat. 64, 63; 64, 310:2.toto vertice supra est,
Verg. A. 7, 784:nudus,
id. ib. 11, 642:moribundus,
Ov. M. 5, 84:intonsus,
Stat. Th. 6, 607; Val. Fl. 4, 307.—The pole of the heavens, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 41, 105; id. Rep. 6, 20, 21; Verg. G. 1, 242. —3.The highest point, top, peak, summit of a mountain, house, tree, etc.:b.ignes, qui ex Aetnae vertice erumpunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106; Quint. 8, 3, 48; Lucr. 6, 467; Tib. 1, 7, 15; Ov. M. 1. 316; 13, 911; Petr. poët. 122; 134 fin.; Curt. 8, 3, 26:in Erycino vertice,
Verg. A. 5, 759; Val. Fl. 1, 700:arcis,
Lucr. 6, 750:domus,
Mart. 8, 36, 11; cf. Hor. C. 4, 11, 12:theatri,
Mart. 10, 19, 7:quercūs,
Verg. A. 3, 679:pinūs,
Ov. M. 10, 103.—Hence, a vertice, from above, down from above, Verg. G. 2, 310; id. A. 1, 114; 5, 444.—Trop., the highest, uttermost, greatest ( poet.):dolorum anxiferi vertices, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 9, 21: principiorum,
the highest officers, Amm. 15, 5, 16:Alexandria enim vertex omnium est civitatum,
id. 22, 16, 7. -
53 aer
āēr, āĕris, m. (in Enn. once fem., Gell. 13, 20, 14, as also aêr in Gr., in the earliest per, was fem., Gr. gen. aëros, Stat. Th. 2, 693; Gr. acc. aëra, Cic., Sen., Plin.;II.pure Lat. form, āĕrem,
Varr. L. L. 5, 10, 65; Cato ap. Serv ad Verg. A. 10, 184; Plin. 18, 1, 1, § 3; plur nom. and acc. āĕres, Vitr. 11; later āĕra, Ven. Fort. Carm 9, 1, 141, dat. āĕribus, Lucr. 4, 289; 5, 643), = aêr, the air, properly the lower atmosphere (in distinction from aether, the upper pure air):istic est is Juppiter quem dico, quem Graeci vocant Aërem, qui ventus est et nubes, imber postea, Atque ex imbre frigus, ventus post fit, aër denuo, Enn. ap. Varr L. L. 5, § 65 Müll. (Epicharm. v. 9 Vahl.,: terra circumfusa undique est hac animall spirabilique naturā, cui nomen est aër, Graecum illud quidem, sed perceptum jam tamen usu a nostris, tritum est enim pro Latino,
Cic. N. D. 2, 36, 91:itaque aër et ignis et aqua et terra primae sunt,
id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:Anaximenes aëra Deum statuit,
id. N. D. 1, 10:aërem in perniciem vertere,
Plin. 18, 1, 1, § 3 al. —Also in plur.: aëribus binis, Lucr 4, 291: aëres locorum salubres aut pestilentes, Vitr 1, 1 fin. —Transf.A.Poet.: aër summus arboris, the airy summit, for the highest point, Verg. G. 2, 123; cf. Juv. 6, 99.—B.Also poet. for a cloud, vapor, mist:C.Venus obscuro gradientes aëre sepsit,
Verg. A. 1, 411: aëre septus, Val Fl. 5,401—With limiting adj. = the weather:1.crassus,
Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 81. fusus et extenuatus, id. N. D. 2, 39 purus et tenuis, id. ib. 2, 16 temperatus, id. Div 2, 42 -
54 aeris
āēr, āĕris, m. (in Enn. once fem., Gell. 13, 20, 14, as also aêr in Gr., in the earliest per, was fem., Gr. gen. aëros, Stat. Th. 2, 693; Gr. acc. aëra, Cic., Sen., Plin.;II.pure Lat. form, āĕrem,
Varr. L. L. 5, 10, 65; Cato ap. Serv ad Verg. A. 10, 184; Plin. 18, 1, 1, § 3; plur nom. and acc. āĕres, Vitr. 11; later āĕra, Ven. Fort. Carm 9, 1, 141, dat. āĕribus, Lucr. 4, 289; 5, 643), = aêr, the air, properly the lower atmosphere (in distinction from aether, the upper pure air):istic est is Juppiter quem dico, quem Graeci vocant Aërem, qui ventus est et nubes, imber postea, Atque ex imbre frigus, ventus post fit, aër denuo, Enn. ap. Varr L. L. 5, § 65 Müll. (Epicharm. v. 9 Vahl.,: terra circumfusa undique est hac animall spirabilique naturā, cui nomen est aër, Graecum illud quidem, sed perceptum jam tamen usu a nostris, tritum est enim pro Latino,
Cic. N. D. 2, 36, 91:itaque aër et ignis et aqua et terra primae sunt,
id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:Anaximenes aëra Deum statuit,
id. N. D. 1, 10:aërem in perniciem vertere,
Plin. 18, 1, 1, § 3 al. —Also in plur.: aëribus binis, Lucr 4, 291: aëres locorum salubres aut pestilentes, Vitr 1, 1 fin. —Transf.A.Poet.: aër summus arboris, the airy summit, for the highest point, Verg. G. 2, 123; cf. Juv. 6, 99.—B.Also poet. for a cloud, vapor, mist:C.Venus obscuro gradientes aëre sepsit,
Verg. A. 1, 411: aëre septus, Val Fl. 5,401—With limiting adj. = the weather:1.crassus,
Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 81. fusus et extenuatus, id. N. D. 2, 39 purus et tenuis, id. ib. 2, 16 temperatus, id. Div 2, 42 -
55 arx
arx arcis （plur. only nom. and acc.), f [ARC-], a castle, citadel, fortress, stronghold: (montem) murus arcem efficit, Cs.: munire arcem: arcem tradunt, N.: hostium, L. — In Rome, prop., the southwest summit of the Capitoline hill; in gen., the Capitoline hill, the Capitol: arcem habere, L.: de arce captā nuntii, L.; where auguries were taken: deductus in arcem, L.; often with Capitolium, C.—Plur., of the seven hills of Rome: beatae, H. — Poet.: me in arcem ex urbe removi, refuge (i. e. his villa), H. — Prov.: arcem facere e cloacā, a mountain of a molehill.—Poet.: summā in arce, at the very top, O.: Parnasi, O.: Quae pater ut summā vidit Saturnius arce, O.: caeli quibus adnuis arcem, V.: Dexterā sacras iaculatus arces, H.—Fig., a protection, refuge, bulwark: omnium gentium: arces libertatis tuendae, L.: caput atque arcem totius belli, head and front, L.: legis.* * *citadel, stronghold, city; height, hilltop; Capitoline hill; defense, refuge -
56 vertex (vortex)
vertex (vortex) icis, m [VERT-], a whirl, eddy, whirlpool, vortex: torto vertice torrens, V.: (flumen) minores volvere vertices, H.: sine vertice aquae euntes, O.: amnis transverso vertice dolia inpulit ad ripam, L.— A whirlwind: contra (ventum) enitentes vertice intorti adfligebantur, L.— Of flame, a coil, whorl: flammis inter tabulata volutus Ad caelum undabat vertex, V.—The highest point, top, peak, summit: ignes, qui ex Aetnae vertice erumpunt: flammae rotantes Vertice fumum, H.: a vertice, from above, V.—Of the head, the top, crown: ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum: talos a vertice pulcher ad imos, H.: toto vertice supra est, by the head, V.: moribundus, O.— The pole: caeli vertices ipsi: Hic vertex nobis semper sublimis, V.—The highest, greatest (poet.): dolorum vertices. -
57 dorsum
dorsum, i, n. ( masc. dorsus, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 44; quoted ap. Non. 203, 6) [cf. Gr. deirê, derê, neck], the back (in class. prose, only of beasts of burden; poet. and later also of men; cf.: tergum, tergus).I.Prop., Plaut. l. l.; id. Ep. 1, 1, 85; id. Trin. 3, 2, 93; Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214; Verg. G. 3, 116; Hor. S. 1, 9, 21.—Prov.:II.dorsus prurit,
i. e. I begin to take, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 44.—Transf., of things analogous in form or position: jugi, i. e. the ridge, summit of a hill, * Caes. B. G. 7, 44; Liv. 44, 4:montis,
id. 1, 3; 41, 18; Tac. A. 4, 47:Apennini,
Suet. Caes. 44:praerupti nemoris,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 91; cf.nemoris,
Verg. G. 3, 436:speluncae,
i. e. the rock, id. A. 8, 234; cf. of a cliff, id. ib. 1, 110; 10, 303 Serv.; Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 17; 9, 7, 4:viae,
the raised part of it, Stat. S. 4, 3, 44:duplex dentalium,
the projecting irons, Verg. G. 1, 172. -
58 dorsus
dorsum, i, n. ( masc. dorsus, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 44; quoted ap. Non. 203, 6) [cf. Gr. deirê, derê, neck], the back (in class. prose, only of beasts of burden; poet. and later also of men; cf.: tergum, tergus).I.Prop., Plaut. l. l.; id. Ep. 1, 1, 85; id. Trin. 3, 2, 93; Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214; Verg. G. 3, 116; Hor. S. 1, 9, 21.—Prov.:II.dorsus prurit,
i. e. I begin to take, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 44.—Transf., of things analogous in form or position: jugi, i. e. the ridge, summit of a hill, * Caes. B. G. 7, 44; Liv. 44, 4:montis,
id. 1, 3; 41, 18; Tac. A. 4, 47:Apennini,
Suet. Caes. 44:praerupti nemoris,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 91; cf.nemoris,
Verg. G. 3, 436:speluncae,
i. e. the rock, id. A. 8, 234; cf. of a cliff, id. ib. 1, 110; 10, 303 Serv.; Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 17; 9, 7, 4:viae,
the raised part of it, Stat. S. 4, 3, 44:duplex dentalium,
the projecting irons, Verg. G. 1, 172. -
59 jugum
jŭgum, i, n. [kindred to Sanscr. yuga from yug-, jungere; Gr. zugon; v. jungo], a yoke for oxen, a collar for horses.I.Lit.:B.nos onera quibusdam bestiis, nos juga imponimus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151:leones jugo subdere, et ad currum jungere,
Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 55:(bos) juga detractans,
Verg. G. 3, 57:tauris solvere,
id. E. 4, 41:frena jugo concordia ferre,
id. A. 3, 542; Ov. M. 12, 77:jugum excutere,
Curt. 4, 15, 16.—Transf.1.A yoke, pair, team of draught-cattle:2.ut minus multis jugis ararent,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 51, § 120; a pair of horses, Verg. A. 5, 147:aquilarum,
a pair, Plin. 10, 4, 5, § 16.— Plur.:nunc sociis juga pauca boum,
Juv. 8, 108; also for the chariot itself, Verg. A. 10, 594; Sil. 7, 683:curtum temone jugum,
Juv. 10, 135.—A juger of land:3.in Hispania ulteriore metiuntur jugis: jugum vocant, quod juncti boves uno die exarare possint,
Varr. R. R. 1, 10 (but in Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 9, the correct reading is jugerum; v. Sillig ad h. l.).—A beam, lath, or rail fastened in a horizontal direction to perpendicular poles or posts, a cross-beam, cross-rail:4.palmes in jugum insilit,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 175:vineam sub jugum mittere,
Col. 4, 22.—Esp. as the symbol of humiliation and defeat, a yoke, consisting of two upright spears, and a third laid transversely upon them, under which vanquished enemies were made to pass:5.cum male pugnatum apud Caudium esset, legionibus nostris sub jugum missis,
Cic. Off. 3, 30, 109:exercitum sub jugum mittere,
Caes. B. G. 1, 12; 1, 7; Quint. 3, 8, 3; Liv. 1, 26, 13; 2, 34, 9 al.; also,sub jugo mittere,
id. 3, 28 fin. —The constellation Libra:6.Romam, in jugo cum esset luna, natam esse dicebat,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98.—The beam of a weaver's loom:7.tela jugo vincta est,
Ov. M. 6, 55.—A rower's bench, Verg. A. 6, 411.—8.A height or summit of a mountain, a ridge; also, a chain of mountains:II.in immensis qua tumet Ida jugis,
Ov. H. 5, 138:montis,
Verg. E. 5, 76; Caes. B. C. 1, 70:suspectum jugum Cumis,
Juv. 9, 57; 3, 191.—Trop., yoke, bonds of slavery, matrimony, etc.: Pa. Jamne ea fert jugum? Ph. Tam a me pudicast quasi soror mea, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 50:cujus a cervicibus jugum servile dejecerant,
Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 6:Venus Diductos jugo cogit aëneo,
Hor. C. 3, 9, 18:accipere,
Just. 44, 5, 8:exuere,
to shake off, Tac. Agr. 31:excutere,
Plin. Pan. 11:nondum subacta ferre jugum valet Cervice,
the yoke of marriage, Hor. C. 2, 5, 1. —Of misfortune:ferre jugum pariter dolosi,
Hor. C. 1, 35, 28:pari jugo niti,
to work with equal efforts, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 9:calamitates terroresque mortalium sub jugum mittere,
to subjugate, Sen. de Prov. 4 init.:felices, qui ferre incommoda vitae, nec jactare jugum vita didicere magistra,
Juv. 13, 22. -
60 praeceps
praeceps, cĭpĭtis (old form praecĭ-pes, cĭpis, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 8; id. et Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 725 P. (Ann. v. 391 Vahl.; abl. praecipiti), adj. [prae-caput].I.Lit., headforemost, headlong (class.):B.praecipitem trahi,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 79:aliquem praecipitem deicere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 40, § 86:praeceps ad terram datus,
dashed to the ground, Liv. 31, 37:praeceps curru ab alto Desilit,
Ov. M. 12, 128:hic se praecipitem tecto dedit,
threw himself headlong from the roof, Hor. S. 1, 2, 41:aliquem in praeceps jacere,
headlong, Tac. A. 4, 22; so,jacto in praeceps corpore,
id. ib. 6, 49; cf.:in praeceps deferri,
Liv. 5, 47.—For in praeceps, in late Lat., per praeceps occurs:abiit grex per praeceps in mare,
Vulg. Matt. 8, 32; id. Judic. 5, 22.—Hence, of one going rapidly, headforemost, headlong:de ponte Ire praecipitem in lutum per caputque pedesque,
Cat. 17, 9:se jacere praecipitem e vertice,
id. 63, 244; Verg. A. 5, 860:ab equo praeceps decidit,
Ov. Ib. 259:(apes) praecipites Cadunt,
Verg. G. 4, 80:aliquem praecipitem agere,
to drive headlong, Cic. Caecin. 21, 60; Verg. A. 5, 456:praecipites se fugae mandabant,
Caes. B. G. 2, 24:Monoeten In mare praecipitem deturbat,
Verg. A. 5, 175; cf.:praeceps amensque cucurri,
Ov. M. 7, 844:praeceps Fertur,
is borne headlong, rushes, Hor. S. 1, 4, 30:nuntii,
Tac. H. 2, 6.—Transf., of inanim. things.1.Of localities, qs. that descend suddenly in front, i. e. downhill, steep, precipitous:b.in declivi ac praecipiti loco,
Caes. B. G. 4, 33:via (opp. plana),
Cic. Fl. 42, 105:saxa,
Liv. 38, 23:fossae,
Ov. M. 1, 97; Verg. A. 11, 888:iter,
Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 74; cf.trop.: iter ad malum praeceps ac lubricum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 28, 44:loci,
Col. 1, 2:mons,
Plin. Pan. 16.—Subst.: praeceps, cĭpĭtis, n., a steep place, a precipice:2.turrim in praecipiti stantem,
Verg. A. 2, 460:specus vasto in praeceps hiatu,
Plin. 2, 45, 44, § 115:in praeceps pervenitur,
Vell. 2, 3, 4:immane,
Juv. 10, 107:altissimum,
App. M. 4, p. 144 med. —In plur.:in praecipitia cursus iste deducit,
Sen. Ep. 8, 4.—Sinking, declining:3.(in vitibus) praecipites palmites dicuntur, qui de hornotinis virgis enati in duro alligantur,
Col. 5, 6, 33:sol Praecipitem lavit aequore currum,
Verg. G. 3, 359:jam praeceps in occasum sol erat,
Liv. 10, 42:dies,
id. 4, 9; cf.:senectus,
Curt. 6, 5, 3. —In gen., swift, rapid, rushing, violent ( poet.;II. A.syn.: celer, velox): praeceps Anio,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 13:Boreas,
Ov. M. 2, 185:nox,
fleeting, transient, id. ib. 9, 485:procella,
Stat. Th. 5, 419:oceani fragor,
Val. Fl. 3, 404:letum,
Sen. Hippol. 262:remedium,
Curt. 3, 6, 2.—In gen. (class.):B.noster erus, qui scelestus sacerdotem anum praecipes Reppulit,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 10:sol jam praecipitans me quoque haec praecipitem paene evolvere coëgit,
almost headlong, precipitately, Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 209:agunt eum praecipitem poenae civium Romanorum,
chase, pursue, id. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 7:praecipitem amicum ferri sinere,
to rush into the abyss, id. Lael. 24, 89:quoniam ab inimicis praeceps agor,
am pursued, Sall. C. 31, 9:praeceps celeritas dicendi,
Cic. Fl. 20, 48: profectio, Att. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 10, 6: occumbunt multi letum... praecipe cursu, in rapid destruction, Enn. l. l.—With gen.:SI NON FATORVM PRAECEPS HIC MORTIS OBISSET,
sudden as regards fate, Inscr. Grut. 695, 9, emended by Minervini in Bullet. Arch. Napol. III. 1845, p. 41 (but Minervini's assumption of a new adj., praeceps, from praecipio, anticipating fale, is unnecessary).—In partic.1.Rash, hasty, inconsiderate:2.homo in omnibus consiliis praeceps,
Cic. Phil. 5, 13, 37: praeceps et effrenata mens, id. Cael. 15, 35:praeceps consilium et immaturum,
Suet. Aug. 8:cogitatio,
id. Calig. 48:audacia,
Val. Max. 1, 6, 7.—Inclined to any thing:3. b.praeceps in avaritiam et crudelitatem animus,
Liv. 26, 38:praeceps ingenio in iram,
id. 23, 7:animus ad flagitia praeceps,
Tac. A. 16, 21.—Subst.: praeceps, cĭpĭtis, n.(α).Great danger, extremity, extreme danger, critical circumstances:(β).se et prope rem publicam in praeceps dederat,
brought into extreme danger, Liv. 27, 27:levare Aegrum ex praecipiti,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 292:aeger est in praecipiti,
Cels. 2, 6.—The highest part, summit, sublimity (postAug.):1.omne in praecipiti vitium stetit,
at its point of culmination, Juv. 1, 149:debet orator erigi, attolli, efferri, ac saepe accedere ad praeceps,
to verge on the sublime, Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 2.—Hence, adv.: prae-ceps, headlong.Lit.:2.aliquem praeceps trahere,
Tac. A. 4, 62:ex his fulgoribus quaedam praeceps eunt, similia prosilientibus stellis,
Sen. Q. N. 1, 15, 2:moles convulsa dum ruit intus immensam vim mortalium praeceps trahit atque operit,
Tac. A. 4, 62:toto praeceps se corpore ad undas Misit,
Verg. A. 4, 253.—Trop.:eversio rei familiaris dignitatem ac famam praeceps dabat,
brought into danger, Tac. A. 6, 17:praeceps in exsilium acti,
suddenly, hastily, Amm. 29, 1, 21.
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The Summit Hotel Subang USJ (Kuala Lumpur) — The Summit Hotel Subang USJ country: Malaysia, city: Kuala Lumpur (City Edge) The Summit Hotel Subang USJ The Summit Hotel is located at the Diamond Interchange of Subang USJ. It is merely 30 minutes from the Kaula Lampur International Airport in … International hotels
The Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament — The Summit League women’s basketball tournament has existed since 1993. The winner of the tournament receives The Summit League s automatic bid into the NCAA Women s Division I Basketball Championship.The Summit League was known as Association of … Wikipedia
The Summit Inn — (Cloudcroft,США) Категория отеля: Адрес: 103 Chipmunk, Cloudcroft, NM 88317, США Описание … Каталог отелей
The Summit Resort Hotel — (Lowlands,Синт Мартен) Категория отеля: Адрес: jordan road 42, Cupecoy St … Каталог отелей
The Summit — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda The Summit es una arena ubicada en la ciudad de Houston, en el estado estadounidense de Texas. Se construyó, con un coste de 27 millones de dólares, a inicios de la década de 1970. Recibió el nombre de Lakewood… … Wikipedia Español
The Summit Bed & Breakfast — (Atherton,Австралия) Категория отеля … Каталог отелей
