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  • 1 exitus

    1.
    exĭtus, a, um, Part., from exeo, II.
    2.
    exĭtus, ūs, m. [exeo], a going out or forth, egress, departure (class., esp. in the trop. signif.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    reditum mihi gloriosum injuria tua dedit, non exitum calamitosum,

    Cic. Par. 4, 29:

    omni exitu et pabulatione interclusi,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 44 fin.:

    exitum sibi parere,

    id. B. C. 3, 69, 3.—In plur.:

    singulorum hominum occultos exitus asservare,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 21, 4; 1, 25, 4. —Of things:

    introitusque elementis redditus exstat,

    Lucr. 6, 494:

    exitus ut classi felix faustusque daretur,

    a setting sail, departure, id. 1, 100:

    amnis,

    a flowing out, discharge, id. 6, 727: animaï (i. e. venti), a bursting or rushing out, id. 6, 586; cf. Quint. 1, 11, 7.—
    B.
    Transf., concr., way of egress, outlet, passage:

    exitum non habent, ac pervium non est,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 145 Müll.:

    cum angusto portarum exitu se ipsi premerent,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 28, 3:

    in exitu paludis,

    mouth, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226:

    cibi,

    vent, id. 11, 34, 40, § 116 et saep.:

    si de multis nullus placet exitus,

    Juv. 6, 33.—In plur.:

    insula undique exitus maritimos habet,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 75, § 185:

    septem exitus e domo fecerat,

    Liv. 39, 51, 5; Col. 6, 30, 8:

    alvorum,

    Plin. 21, 14, 48, § 82 et saep.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    A way out, an end, close, conclusion, termination (syn.: eventus, eventum).
    1.
    In gen.:

    hujus orationis difficilius est exitum quam principium invenire,

    end, close, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 1, 3; cf.: quemadmodum expediam exitum hujus institutae orationis, non reperio, id. Fam. 3, 12, 2:

    exitus fuit orationis,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 8, 1:

    ut tragici poëtae, cum explicare argumenti exitum non potestis, confugitis ad deum,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 53:

    adducta ad exitum quaestio est,

    id. Tusc. 5, 6, 15; cf.:

    ad exitum pervenire,

    id. Fam. 10, 22, 2; id. Or. 33, 116:

    ita magnarum initia rerum celerem et facilem exitum habuerunt,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 22 fin.:

    verba quae casus habent in exitu similes,

    at the end, Cic. Or. 49, 164; cf.

    in the foll.: fugam quaerebamus omnes, quae ipsa exitum non habebat,

    end, aim, id. Phil. 5, 16, 42:

    hinc omne principium, huc refer exitum,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 6 et saep.:

    in exitu est meus consulatus,

    Cic. Mur. 37, 80; cf.: in exitu jam annus erat Liv. 35, 10, 1:

    superioris anni,

    id. 30, 26, 2:

    veris,

    Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 170:

    oppugnationis,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 9, 8:

    mimi, fabulae,

    the catastrophe, conclusion, Cic. Cael. 27, 65:

    vitae,

    end of life, latter end, Nep. Eum. 13; cf.:

    vitae mortisque,

    Vell. 2, 7, 1.—In plur.:

    tristes exitus habuit consulatus,

    Cic. Brut. 34, 128: eae causae sunt plenissimae, quae plurimos exitus dant ad ejusmodi degressionem, outlets, i. e. opportunities, id. de Or. 2, 77, 312: habent exitus aut in a aut in e, etc., Varr. L. L. 10, § 62 Müll.—
    2.
    In partic., end of life, end, death:

    natura ad humanum exitum (Romulum) abripuit,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 16 fin.:

    duravere usque ad Sejani exitum,

    Plin. 8, 58, 74, § 197; Amm. 14, 11:

    exitus in dubio est,

    Ov. M. 12, 522:

    Thrasymachi,

    Juv. 7, 204:

    saevus et illum exitus eripuit,

    id. 10, 127; 271.—In plur.:

    nonnumquam bonos exitus habent boni,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 37, 89:

    non igitur fatales exitus habuerunt,

    id. Div. 2, 9, 24.—
    3.
    A means, method, way, device, solution of a difficulty:

    cum autem exitus ab utroque datur conturbato errantique regi,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 22, 63:

    non solum viam quaestus invenerunt, verum etiam exitum ac rationem defensionis,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 82, § 190:

    jam nullum fortunis communibus exitum reperietis,

    id. Dom. 47, 123.—
    B.
    Issue, result, event, i. q. eventus:

    si mihi alterutrum de eventu atque exitu rerum promittendum est,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 5:

    in unum exitum spectare,

    id. de Or. 1, 20, 92:

    videtur ad exitum venisse quaestio,

    id. Tusc. 5, 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 1, 3:

    neque exitum legis esse in meretrice publicanda,

    i. e. the law would be without proper effect, id. Inv. 2, 40, 118, v. the context:

    de exitu rerum sentire,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 52 fin.:

    incerto etiam nunc exitu victoriae,

    id. ib. 7, 62, 6:

    de exitu fortunarum suarum consultabant,

    id. ib. 7, 77, 1; cf. id. ib. 3, 8, 3; and:

    prudens futuri temporis exitum Caliginosa nocte premit deus,

    events, Hor. C. 3, 29, 29: ut quae rei publicae polliceremur, exitu praestaremus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 8, 3:

    exitum rei imponere,

    Liv. 37, 19, 1:

    quaestiones ad exitum perductae,

    id. 40, 19, 10:

    ad exitum spei pervenire,

    accomplishment, id. 5, 12, 4; so,

    serae exitum spei exspectare,

    id. 5, 6, 2:

    sine exitu esse,

    without result, id. 32, 40, 3.—In plur.:

    fortasse haec omnia meliores habebunt exitus,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 6:

    quae (responsa haruspicum) aut nullos habuerint exitus aut contrarios,

    id. Div. 2, 24, 52:

    Liber vota bonos ducit ad exitus,

    Hor. C. 4, 8, 34; cf.:

    (fortuna) Belli secundos reddidit exitus,

    id. ib. 4, 14, 38.—Prov.:

    exitus acta probat,

    the event justifies the deed, Ov. H. 2, 85.

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  • 2 ruīna

        ruīna ae, f    [RV-], a rushing down, tumbling, falling down, fall: iumentorum, L.: primique ruinam Dant sonitu ingenti, fall upon each other, V.: graves aulaea ruinas In patinam fecere, fell down, H.—Of buildings, a tumbling, falling down, downfall, ruin (only sing.): repentinā ruinā pars eius turris concidit, Cs.: ferunt eā ruinā ipsum cum cognatis suis oppressum interiisse: iam Deiphobi dedit ampla ruinam domus, i. e. fell in, V. —Fig., a downfall, fall, ruin, catastrophe, calamity, disaster, overthrow, destruction: vis illa fuit et ruina quaedam, a catastrophe: incendium meum ruinā restinguam, with the fall (of the State), S.: patriae, L.: strage ac ruinā fudere Gallos, utter defeat, L.: ille dies utramque Ducet ruinam, i. e. death, H.: ruinae fortunarum tuarum: pectora Quantis fatigaret ruinis, H.: ruinas videres: caeli, i. e. a storm, V.— Plur, a fallen building, ruin, ruins: veteres tantummodo Troia ruinas ostendit, O.: Sagunti ruinae nostris capitibus incident, L.: fumantes Thebarum, L.: Si fractus inlabatur orbis, Impavidum ferient ruinae, H.— A cause of ruin, destroyer: rei p.: publicanorum.
    * * *
    fall; catastrophe; collapse, destruction

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  • 3 ruina

    rŭīna, ae, f. [ruo], a rushing or tumbling down; a falling down, fall (syn.: casus, lapsus).
    I.
    In abstracto.
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen. (rare). grandinis, Lucr. 6, 156:

    aquarum,

    Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1 med.:

    nostra (sc. nucum),

    Mart. 13, 25, 2:

    jumentorum sarcinarumque,

    Liv. 44, 5: Capanei, a fall by lightning (v. Capaneus), Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 40:

    (apri saevi) Permixtas dabant equitum peditumque ruinas,

    Lucr. 5, 1329: Tyrrhenus et Aconteus Conixi incurrunt hastis, primique ruinam Dant sonitu ingenti, rush or fall upon each other, Verg. A. 11, 613:

    interea suspensa graves aulaea ruinas In patinam fecere,

    fell down, Hor. S. 2, 8, 54.—
    2.
    In partic., of buildings, a tumbling or falling down, downfall, ruin (class.; in good prose only in sing.):

    repentinā ruinā pars ejus turris concidit... tum hostes, turris repentinā ruinā commoti, etc.,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 11 fin. and 12 init.; cf.: ferunt conclave illud, ubi epularetur Scopas, concidisse: eā ruinā ipsum oppressum cum suis interiisse, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 353; id. Div. 2, 8, 20; Tac. A. 2, 47:

    aedificiorum,

    Suet. Oth. 8:

    amphitheatri,

    id. Tib. 40:

    camerae,

    id. Ner. 34:

    spectaculorum,

    id. Calig. 31:

    pontis,

    id. Aug. 20:

    tecta Penthei Disjecta non leni ruinā,

    Hor. C. 2, 19, 15:

    jam Deiphobi dedit ampla ruinam, Vulcano superante, domus,

    i. e. fell in, Verg. A. 2, 310; so,

    trahere ruinam,

    id. ib. 2, 465; 9, 712; cf. B. a, infra:

    effulsisse inter ruinam ignes,

    Tac. A. 2, 47:

    ruinam urbis et incendia recordantes,

    Just. 5, 7, 10:

    morbus, captivitas, ruina, ignis,

    Sen. Tranq. 11, 6:

    multos occidere incendii ac ruinae potentia est,

    id. Clem. 1, 26, 5.—In plur.:

    tantae in te impendent ruinae, nisi suffulcis firmiter,

    Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 77; so Vell. 2, 35, 4 (with incendia); Suet. Vesp. 8; Lucr. 2, 1145:

    si fractus illabatur orbis, Impavidum ferient ruinae,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 8:

    dum Capitolio dementes ruinas parabat,

    id. ib. 1, 37, 7.—
    B.
    Trop., a downfall, fall, ruin; accident, catastrophe, disaster, overthrow, destruction, etc. (freq. and class.; used equally in sing. and plur.; cf.: exitium, pernicies).
    (α).
    Sing.:

    vis illa fuit et, ut saepe jam dixi, ruina quaedam atque tempestas,

    a catastrophe, Cic. Clu. 35, 96: incendium meum ruinā restinguam, with the overthrow, fall (of the State), Catilina ap. Sall. C. 31, 9, and ap. Cic. Mur. 25, 51:

    ut communi ruinā patriae opprimerentur,

    Liv. 45, 26; Vell. 2, 91, 4; 2, 85, 1; 2, 124, 1:

    in hac ruinā rerum stetit una integra atque immobilis virtus populi Romani,

    Liv. 26, 41:

    rerum nostrarum,

    id. 5, 51:

    urbis,

    id. 25, 4:

    ex loco superiore impetu facto, strage ac ruinā fudere Gallos,

    utter defeat, id. 5, 43; cf.:

    ruinae similem stragem eques dedit,

    id. 4, 33:

    Cannensis,

    id. 23, 25; 42, 66 fin.; 4, 46;

    5, 47: ruina soceri in exsilium pulsus,

    Tac. H. 4, 6; cf. id. G. 36:

    pereat sceleratus, regnique trahat patriaeque ruinam,

    Ov. M. 8, 497:

    aliae gentes belli sequuntur ruinam,

    Flor. 2, 12, 1:

    ille dies utramque Ducet ruinam,

    i. e. death, Hor. C. 2, 17, 9:

    Neronis principis,

    Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 245.—
    (β).
    Plur.:

    praetermitto ruinas fortunarum tuarum, quas omnes impendere tibi proximis Idibus senties,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 14:

    in ruinis aversae, atque afflictae rei publicae,

    id. Sest. 2, 5:

    devota morti pectora liberae Quantis fatigaret ruinis,

    Hor. C. 4, 14, 19; cf.:

    nox auget ruinas,

    Val. Fl. 3, 207:

    principiis in rerum fecere ruinas et graviter magni magno cecidere ibi casu,

    i. e. false steps, errors, mistakes, Lucr. 1, 740:

    (Academia) si invaserit in haec, miseras edet ruinas,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 13, 39:

    ruinas videres,

    id. Fin. 5, 28, 83.—
    II.
    In concreto.
    1.
    That which tumbles or falls down, a fall (not anteAug.).
    A.
    In gen. ( poet.):

    disjectam Aenaeae toto videt aequore classem Fluctibus oppressos Troas caelique ruinā,

    i. e. a storm, rain, Verg. A. 1, 129; so,

    caeli (with insani imbres),

    Sil. 1, 251:

    poli,

    i. e. thunder, Val. Fl. 8, 334.—
    B.
    In partic. (acc. to I. A. 2.), a building that has tumbled down, a ruin, ruins (mostly in plur., and not in Cic. prose):

    nunc humilis veteres tantummodo Troja ruinas ostendit,

    Ov. M. 15, 424:

    Sagunti ruinae nostris capitibus incident,

    Liv. 21, 10, 10:

    (urbs) deserta ac strata prope omnis ruinis,

    id. 33, 38, 10:

    fumantes Thebarum ruinae,

    id. 9, 18, 7:

    ruinis templorum templa aedificare,

    id. 42, 3:

    in tugurio ruinarum Carthaginiensium,

    Vell. 2, 19 fin. —In sing.:

    alius par labor... flumina ad lavandam hanc ruinam jugis montium ducere,

    Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 74:

    EX RVINA TEMPLI MARTIS,

    Inscr. Orell. 2448 (A.D. 256).—
    2.
    Transf., of persons who cause ruin, a destroyer:

    rei publicae,

    Cic. Sest. 51, 109:

    ruinae publicanorum,

    id. Prov. Cons. 6, 13.

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  • 4 exitus

        exitus ūs, m    [ex + 1 I-], a going out, going forth, egress, departure: omni exitu interclusi, Cs.: hominum exitūs adservare, Cs.: ne exitus inclusis ab urbe esset, L.— A way of egress, outlet, passage: angustus portarum, Cs.: de multis nullus, Iu.: insula exitūs maritimos habet: septem e domo, L.—Fig., a way out, end, close, conclusion, termination: orationis: adducta ex exitum quaestio est: magnarum initia rerum facilem exitum habuerunt, Cs.: casūs habent in exitu similīs (verba): Hinc omne principium, huc refer exitum, H.: in exitu iam annus erat, L.: oppugnationis, Cs.: fabulae, catastrophe: vitae, N.: tristīs exitūs habuit consulatus: causae, quae plurimos exitūs dant ad eius modi degressionem, i. e. opportunities. —End of life, end, death: Caesaris: hic exitus illum tulit, etc., V.: saevus, Iu.: bonos exitūs habere.— A means, method, way, device, solution: exitus ab utroque datur regi: defensionis.— An issue, result, event: incertus belli: huius diei: de exitu rerum sentire, Cs.: futuri temporis, H.: spei, accomplishment, L.: sine exitu esse, without result, L.: ingens, V.: meliores habere exitūs: (fortuna) Belli secundos reddidit exitūs, H. — Prov.: Exitus acta probat, the event justifies the deed, O.
    * * *
    exit, departure; end, solution; death; outlet, mouth (of river)

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  • 5 scelus

    scĕlus, ĕris, n. [Sanscr. root skhal, to fall, akin to khal-, to deceive; cf. Goth. skal, to owe], an evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; a crime, sin, enormity, wickedness (the strongest general term for a morally bad act or quality; very freq. both in sing. and plur.; cf. nefas).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    Absol.:

    facinus est vincire civem Romanum, scelus verberare, prope parricidium necare,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170; cf. so (opp. to flagitia and delicta) Tac. G. 12:

    majus in sese scelus concipere nefariis sceleribus coöpertus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9; id. Rosc. Am. 13, 37:

    detestabile scelus,

    id. Lael. 8, 27:

    scelus atque perfidia,

    id. Rosc. Am. 38, 109; so (with perfidia) id. Phil. 11, 2, 5; id. Att. 2, 22, 2; 3, 13, 2; Sall. J. 107, 2; Liv. 40, 39 al.; cf. (with audacia) Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170; (with furor) id. ib. 2, 5, 62, § 161; (with avaritia) id. ib. 2, 5, 9, § 24; id. Clu. 8, 23:

    documentum Persarum sceleris,

    id. Rep. 3, 9, 15:

    ex hac parte pudor pugnat, illinc petulantia... hinc pietas, illinc scelus,

    id. Cat. 2, 11, 25:

    scelus est igitur, nocere bestiae, quod scelus qui velit, etc.,

    id. Rep. 3, 11, 19:

    quid mali aut sceleris fingi aut excogitari potest, quod, etc.,

    id. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

    nefario scelere concepto,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 32, § 72:

    concipere in se,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 4, §

    9 (v. supra): tantum sceleris admittere,

    id. Att. 9, 10, 3:

    scelus nefarium facere,

    id. de Or. 1, 51, 221; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 9, 25:

    perficere,

    id. Clu. 68, 194:

    scelus an-helare,

    id. Cat. 2, 1, 1:

    moliri,

    id. Att. 7, 11, 1:

    edere,

    id. Phil. 13, 9, 21; cf.:

    edere in aliquem,

    id. Sest. 27, 58:

    suscipere,

    id. Phil. 11, 1, 2:

    scelere se alligare,

    id. Fl. 17, 41:

    scelere astringi,

    id. Sest. 50, 108:

    scelere obstringi,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 32, § 71:

    obrui,

    Liv. 3, 19 et saep.—
    2.
    With gen. obj.:

    scelus legatorum contra jus gentium interfectorum,

    the crime of murdering their deputies, Liv. 4, 32.—Prov.:

    vulgo dicitur: Scelera non habere consilium,

    Quint. 7, 2, 44.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Of animals or inanimate things (post-Aug.; perh. only in Plin.), a bad quality, vicious nature, a vice, fault: nec bestiarum solum ad nocendum scelera [p. 1641] sunt, sed interim aquarum quoque et locorum, Plin. 25, 3, 6, § 20:

    maximum salamandrae,

    id. 29, 4, 23, § 74:

    Scythae sagittas tingunt viperină sanie... inremediabile id scelus,

    id. 11, 53, 115, § 279.—
    B.
    Concr., in vulgar lang. as a term of reproach, rascal, scoundrel, villain, rogue; and of women, drab, baggage, etc.: minime miror, navis si fracta tibi, Scelus te et sceleste parta quae vexit bona, Plant. Rud. 2, 6, 22; id. Am. 2, 1, 7; id. Bacch. 5, 1, 9; id. Mil. 3, 2, 14; 3, 2, 27; id. Pers. 4, 9, 6; Ter. And. 2, 1, 17; 4, 1, 42; id. Eun. 5, 4, 19; id. Ad. 5, 1, 6; 5, 1, 12 al.; cf.:

    scelus viri,

    you scoundrel of a man, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 60.— With a masc. pron.:

    is me scelus attondit, etc.,

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 9:

    ubi illic est scelus, quid me perdidit?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 1; cf.:

    scelus, quemnam hic laudat?

    id. ib. 5, 2, 3.—
    C.
    In Plaut., Ter., and Mart., a mishap (qs. arising from wickedness), a misfortune, calamity (cf. sceleratus, B. 2., and scelestus, II.):

    perdidi unum filium puerum quadrimum... Major potitus hostium est: quod hoc est scelus!

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 104: Pa. Quid hoc est sceleris? Ch. Perii, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 34 Ruhnk.; Mart. 7, 14, 1.—
    D.
    A natural catastrophe: scelera naturae, i. e. earthquakes, inundations, etc., Plin. 2, 93, 95, § 206.

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  • 6 catastropha

    cătastrŏpha, ae, f., = katastrophê (rare; cf.

    casus),

    the turning - point of an action, catastrophe, Petr. 54, 3.

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