the beach

hărēna (better than ărēna, Bramb. s. v. Rib. Prol. Verg. p. 422, and v. infra), ae, f. [Sabin. fas-ena; from Sanscr. root bhas-, to shine, gleam, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 102].

Prop., sand (syn.:

sabulum, glarea, suburra): harenae tria genera,

Plin. 36, 23, 54, § 175:

magnus congestus harenae,

Lucr. 6, 724; 726:

litoris incurvi bibulam pavit aequor harenam,

the thirsty sand of the curved shore, id. 2, 376; so,

bibula harena,

Verg. G. 1, 114 (Rib. and Forbig., but Conington arena):

sicca,

id. ib. 1, 389:

sterilis,

id. ib. 1, 70:

mollis,

Ov. M. 2, 577:

opaci omnis harena Tagi, i. e. the gold it was believed to contain,

Juv. 3, 55 (cf. Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 115):

nivis more incidens,

Sen. Q. N. 2, 30, 2.— Poet.:

harena nigra, = limus,

slime, mud, Verg. G. 4, 292.— Plur. (postAug.; its use is said by Gell. 19, 8, 3, to have been ridiculed by Cæsar as a verbi vitium):

arenae carae, of the golden sands of Pactolus,

Ov. M. 11, 88 Merk.:

quem (delphina) postquam bibulis inlisit fluctus harenis,

id. H. 18, 201:

summae cauda verruntur arenae,

id. M. 10, 701 Merk.; so id. ib. 2, 456; 865; 11, 231; 499; 15, 268; 279; Stat. S. 4, 3, 23 Queck; Col. 1 praef. 24;

but harenae,

Ov. Am. 2, 11, 47; Verg. G. 2, 106; 3, 350; Hor. C. 3, 4, 31 K. and H.:

arenarum inculta vastitas,

Sen. Q. N. 1 prol. 8;

of the bottom of the sea: furit aestus harenis,

Verg. A. 1, 107:

aestu miscentur harenae,

id. ib. 3, 557.—Prov.

Quid harenae semina mandas? Ov. H. 5, 115; cf. id. Tr. 5, 4, 48.—

Ex incomprehensibili pravitate arenae funis effici non potest, Col. 10 praef. § 4.—

Arena sine calce, said by Caligula of Seneca, because his sentences seem like independent maxims, without connection, Suet. Cal. 53.—

Of vast numbers:

sicut arena quae est in litore maris,

Vulg. Judic. 7, 12; id. Gen. 22, 17.—

Meton.

In gen., sand, sands, a sandy place:

ut cum urbis vendiderit, tum arenam aliquam emat,

Cic. Agr. 2, 27, 71 B. and K.—

Esp.

A sandy desert, waste (mostly post-Aug.):

cum super Libycas victor penderet arenas,

Ov. M. 4, 617; Luc. 2, 417:

nigras inter harenas,

Prop. 4 (5), 6, 83:

Memnonis effigies, disjectas inter et vix pervias arenas,

Tac. A. 2, 61.—

The shore of the sea, the beach, coast, strand:

cum mare permotum ventis ruit intus harenam,

Lucr. 6, 726: litoream arenam sulcare, Ov. M. 15, 725:

doque leves saltus udaeque inmittor arenae,

id. ib. 3, 599:

multaque perpessae (carinae) Phrygia potiuntur arena,

id. ib. 12, 38:

sub noctem potitur classis arena,

id. ib. 13, 729.—So sing., Verg. A. 1, 540; 5, 34; 6, 316; 11, 626 al.—

The place of combat in the amphitheatre (strewn with sand), the arena:

in amphitheatri arena,

Suet. Ner. 53; id. Tit. 8:

missus in arenam aper,

id. Tib. 72; id. Aug. 43:

comminus ursos figebat Numidas Albana nudus harena venator,

Juv. 4, 100; 2, 144; 8, 206:

juvenes in arenam luxuria projecit,

Sen. Ep. 99, 13.—

Transf.

A combat in the amphitheatre:

in harenam se dare,

Dig. 11, 4, 5 fin.:

operas arenae promittere,

Tac. A. 14, 14:

in opera scaenae arenaeque edenda,

Suet. Tib. 35:

scaenae arenaeque devotus,

id. Cal. 30.—

The combatants in the arena: cum et juris idem (i. e. testandi libertas) contingat harenae, the gladiators have the right, etc., Juv. 6, 217.—

Harena urens, volcanic fire, lava:

Aetna ingentem vim arenae urentis effudit,

Sen. Q. N. 2, 30, 1.—

Trop., the place of combat, scene or theatre of any contest (war, a single battle, a dispute, etc.):

civilis belli arena,

Flor. 4, 2, 18; 4, 7, 6; cf. id. 3, 21, 1; Luc. 6, 63:

in harena mea, hoc est apud centumviros,

Plin. Ep. 6, 12, 2.

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lĭtus, a, um, Part., from lino.

lĭtus, ūs, m. [lino], a smearing, besmearing, anointing:

litu,

Plin. 33, 6, 35, § 110 (Cels. 6, 6, 20, instead of litum we should read lenitum; v. Targa, ad loc.).

lītus (not littus), ŏris, n. [cf. limnê, leimôn, limên; and lino], the sea-shore, seaside, beach, strand (opp. ripa, the bank of a river: ora, the coast of the sea; cf. Ov. M. 1, 37 sqq.; Verg. A. 3, 75):

litus est, quousque maximus fluctus a mari pervenit,

Dig. 50, 16, 96:

solebat Aquilius quaerentibus, quid esset litus, ita definire: qua fluctus eluderet,

Cic. Top. 7, 32:

quid est tam commune quam... litus ejectis,

id. Rosc. Am. 26, 72:

litus tunditur undā,

Cat. 11, 4:

praetervolare litora,

Hor. Epod. 16, 40:

Circaeae raduntur litora terrae,

Verg. A. 7, 10:

petere,

Ov. M. 2, 844:

intrare,

id. ib. 14, 104:

sinuosum legere,

Val. Fl. 2, 451:

litoris ora,

Verg. A. 3, 396; cf. id. G. 2, 44.—Prov.:

litus arare,

i. e. to labor in vain, take useless pains, Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 48; so,

litus sterili versamus aratro,

Juv. 7, 49: in litus harenas fundere, to pour sand on the sea-shore, i. e. to add to that of which there is already an abundance, Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 44.—

Transf.

A landing-place:

quod uno parvoque litore adiretur,

Suet. Tib. 40.—

The shore of a lake:

Trasimeni litora,

Sil. 15, 818:

Larium litus,

Cat. 35, 4; Plin. Ep. 9, 7.—

The bank of a river:

hostias constituit omnes in litore,

Cic. Inv. 2, 31, 97:

viridique in litore conspicitur sus,

Verg. A. 8, 83:

percussa fluctu litora,

id. E. 5, 83.—

Land situated on the sea-side:

cui litus arandum dedimus,

Verg. A. 4, 212:

electione litorum,

Tac. H. 3, 63.

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Călactē, ēs, f., = Kalê aktê (i. e. Fair Beach), a town on the north coast of Sicily, now Caronia, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 101; Sil. 14, 251.—Hence,

Călactīnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Calacte, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 49; id. Fam. 13, 37.—In plur.:

Calactini,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 101.

Călactē, ēs, f., = Kalê aktê (i. e. Fair Beach), a town on the north coast of Sicily, now Caronia, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 101; Sil. 14, 251.—Hence,

Călactīnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Calacte, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 49; id. Fam. 13, 37.—In plur.:

Calactini,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 101.