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1 venalicium
I.In gen.A.Adj.:B. II.jumenta,
Petr. 76. —In partic., of or belonging to slave-selling.A.Adj.:B.familiae,
i. e. young slaves exposed for sale, Suet. Aug. 42; so,greges,
Plin. 35, 18, 58, § 201.—Substt.1.vēnālīcĭus, ii, m., a slave-dealer, Cic. Or. 70, 232; Plin. 21, 26, 97, § 170; Suet. Rhet. 1.—2.vēnā-līcĭum, ii, n.a.Slave-selling, Dig. 21, 1, 65; Petr. 29; Inscr. Orell. 3023 and 4777.—b.Plur., concr., young slaves, Dig. 28, 8, 5. -
2 venalicius
I.In gen.A.Adj.:B. II.jumenta,
Petr. 76. —In partic., of or belonging to slave-selling.A.Adj.:B.familiae,
i. e. young slaves exposed for sale, Suet. Aug. 42; so,greges,
Plin. 35, 18, 58, § 201.—Substt.1.vēnālīcĭus, ii, m., a slave-dealer, Cic. Or. 70, 232; Plin. 21, 26, 97, § 170; Suet. Rhet. 1.—2.vēnā-līcĭum, ii, n.a.Slave-selling, Dig. 21, 1, 65; Petr. 29; Inscr. Orell. 3023 and 4777.—b.Plur., concr., young slaves, Dig. 28, 8, 5. -
3 venaliciarius
I. II. -
4 vēnālīcius
vēnālīcius adj. [venalis], of selling, for sale. —As subst m., a slave-dealer.—As subst n. plur., merchandise, imports and exports: portoria venaliciūm Capuae adscripserunt, L.* * *I IIvenalicia, venalicium ADJ -
5 Caesari venales
I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.aedes,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 67:aedis venalis hasce inscribit litteris,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 131:horti,
Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58:venales ac proscriptae possessiones,
id. Agr. 3, 4, 15:cibus uno asse,
Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 54:ut ne opera quidem pistoria proponi venalia sinerent,
Suet. Tib. 34:essedum,
id. Claud. 16:cibumque coctum venalem proponi vetuit,
Val. Max. 2, 7, 2:vox,
i. e. of a public crier, Cic. Quint. 3, 13:otium non gemmis venale,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 7:postremo dixisse (Jugurtham), Urbem venalem et mature perituram, si emptorem invenerit,
Sall. J. 35, 10:ubi non sit, quo deferri possit venale, non expediat colere (hortos),
Varr. R. R. 1, 16, 3:familia,
i. e. a gang of slaves for sale, Quint. 7, 2, 26.—In partic.: vēnālis, is, m., a young slave offered for sale, Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 4; id. Rud. 4, 3, 35; id. Trin. 2, 2, 51 al.; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146; Sen. Ben. 4, 13, 3; id. Ep. 80, 8; Hor. S. 1, 1, 47; Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 199; cf. Quint. 8, 2, 8.—Hence, Caesărī vēnāles (or as one word, Caesărĭvēnāles), ium, m., a name given to the inhabitants of Castulo, in Spain, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 25.—II.Transf., that can be bought by bribes or presents, venal:quae ipse semper habuit venalia, fidem, jus jurandum, veritatem, officium, religionem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 144:fidem cum proposuisses venalem in provinciā,
id. ib. 2, 2, 32, §78: juris dictio,
id. ib. 2, 2, 48, §119: multitudo pretio,
Liv. 35, 50, 4:amicae ad munus,
Prop. 2, 16 (3, 8), 21:cena,
Mart. 3, 60, 1:animae,
Sil. 15, 500:amici,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28. -
6 Caesarivenales
I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.aedes,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 67:aedis venalis hasce inscribit litteris,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 131:horti,
Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58:venales ac proscriptae possessiones,
id. Agr. 3, 4, 15:cibus uno asse,
Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 54:ut ne opera quidem pistoria proponi venalia sinerent,
Suet. Tib. 34:essedum,
id. Claud. 16:cibumque coctum venalem proponi vetuit,
Val. Max. 2, 7, 2:vox,
i. e. of a public crier, Cic. Quint. 3, 13:otium non gemmis venale,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 7:postremo dixisse (Jugurtham), Urbem venalem et mature perituram, si emptorem invenerit,
Sall. J. 35, 10:ubi non sit, quo deferri possit venale, non expediat colere (hortos),
Varr. R. R. 1, 16, 3:familia,
i. e. a gang of slaves for sale, Quint. 7, 2, 26.—In partic.: vēnālis, is, m., a young slave offered for sale, Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 4; id. Rud. 4, 3, 35; id. Trin. 2, 2, 51 al.; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146; Sen. Ben. 4, 13, 3; id. Ep. 80, 8; Hor. S. 1, 1, 47; Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 199; cf. Quint. 8, 2, 8.—Hence, Caesărī vēnāles (or as one word, Caesărĭvēnāles), ium, m., a name given to the inhabitants of Castulo, in Spain, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 25.—II.Transf., that can be bought by bribes or presents, venal:quae ipse semper habuit venalia, fidem, jus jurandum, veritatem, officium, religionem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 144:fidem cum proposuisses venalem in provinciā,
id. ib. 2, 2, 32, §78: juris dictio,
id. ib. 2, 2, 48, §119: multitudo pretio,
Liv. 35, 50, 4:amicae ad munus,
Prop. 2, 16 (3, 8), 21:cena,
Mart. 3, 60, 1:animae,
Sil. 15, 500:amici,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28. -
7 emo
ĕmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 ( perf. subj. emissim, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 39), v. a. [the same word with EMERE=accipere, Paul. ex Fest. pp. 4, 18, and 76, 1 Müll.; cf. adimo and demo; prop., to take; root yam; Sanscr. yamati, hold fast, Fick, Vergl. Wört. p. 158 sq.; cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 598 note], to buy, purchase (very freq. in all periods and kinds of composition).I.Lit.:(α). (β).is postquam hunc emit, dedit eum, etc.,
Plaut. Capt. prol. 19:qui puellam ab eo emerat,
id. Rud. prol. 59:emit hosce de praeda,
id. Capt. prol. 34; 1, 2, 2; id. Epid. 1, 1, 62:aliquid de aliquo,
id. Curc. 2, 3, 64; Cic. Att. 10, 5, 3; 13, 31, 4; id. Rosc. Am. 2, 6.—With gen. or abl. pretii (cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 444): Ep. Quanti eam emit? Th. Vili. Ep. Quot minis? Th. Quadraginta minis, Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 49 sq.; so,quanti,
Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 41:tanti, quanti, etc.,
Cic. Off. 3, 14, 59:minoris aut pluris,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 7; id. Off. 3, 12, 51; id. Att. 10, 5, 3 al.:duodeviginti minis,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 74:duobus milibus nummum,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 6:magno, parvo,
id. Att. 13, 29 fin.:immenso quaedam,
Suet. Calig. 39 al.:bene,
i. e. cheap, Cic. Att. 1, 13 fin.; 12, 23, 3:male,
i. e. dear, id. ib. 2, 4, 1; cf.care,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 238:quatuor tabernas in publicum,
for the public, Liv. 39, 44; 44, 16 fin.:piper in libras,
by the pound, Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 28:fundum in diem,
on time, on credit, Nep. Att. 9, 5:per assem et libram,
i. e. to adopt, Suet. Aug. 64 al. — Perf. part. pass. as subst.emptum, i, n., the purchase, contract of purchase:II.quae ex empto aut vendito aut conducto aut locato contra fidem fiunt,
through buying and selling, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74;so in jurid. lang.: ex empto,
Dig. 17, 1, 14; cf.the title: De actionibus empti et venditi,
Dig. 19, 1; Cod. Just. 4, 49.—Prov.: emere oportet, quem oboedire velis tibi,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 2.—Trop., to buy, buy up, to purchase, gain, acquire, procure, obtain:aliquando desinat ea se putare posse emere, quae ipse semper habuit venalia, fidem, jusjurandum, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62; cf.:sententias (judicum),
id. Clu. 36 fin.; and:animos centurionum,
Tac. H. 4, 57:ex his (tribunis plebis) emitur ab inimicis meis is, quem, etc.,
Cic. Sest. 33, 72:militem,
Tac. H. 1, 5 fin.; Suet. Galb. 15:exercitum,
Flor. 3, 1, 9:percussorem in aliquem,
Curt. 4, 1 et saep.:aliquem beneficiis,
to gain over, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 57; cf. Verg. G. 1, 31:aliquem dote,
Ov. M. 8, 54:spem pretio,
Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 11:immortalitatem morte,
Quint. 9, 3, 71; cf.:aeternum nomen sanguine,
Ov. Am. 2, 10, 32:pulmenta laboribus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 48:voluptatem dolore,
id. ib. 1, 2, 55 et saep.—With a clause as object, Sil. 7, 620:furtis in manibus emptum est Oedipodae sedisse loco,
Stat. Th. 1, 163:quantine emptum velit Hannibal, ut nos Vertentes terga aspiciat?
Sil. 10, 287; Just. 23, 2, 8. -
8 empta
ĕmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 ( perf. subj. emissim, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 39), v. a. [the same word with EMERE=accipere, Paul. ex Fest. pp. 4, 18, and 76, 1 Müll.; cf. adimo and demo; prop., to take; root yam; Sanscr. yamati, hold fast, Fick, Vergl. Wört. p. 158 sq.; cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 598 note], to buy, purchase (very freq. in all periods and kinds of composition).I.Lit.:(α). (β).is postquam hunc emit, dedit eum, etc.,
Plaut. Capt. prol. 19:qui puellam ab eo emerat,
id. Rud. prol. 59:emit hosce de praeda,
id. Capt. prol. 34; 1, 2, 2; id. Epid. 1, 1, 62:aliquid de aliquo,
id. Curc. 2, 3, 64; Cic. Att. 10, 5, 3; 13, 31, 4; id. Rosc. Am. 2, 6.—With gen. or abl. pretii (cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 444): Ep. Quanti eam emit? Th. Vili. Ep. Quot minis? Th. Quadraginta minis, Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 49 sq.; so,quanti,
Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 41:tanti, quanti, etc.,
Cic. Off. 3, 14, 59:minoris aut pluris,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 7; id. Off. 3, 12, 51; id. Att. 10, 5, 3 al.:duodeviginti minis,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 74:duobus milibus nummum,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 6:magno, parvo,
id. Att. 13, 29 fin.:immenso quaedam,
Suet. Calig. 39 al.:bene,
i. e. cheap, Cic. Att. 1, 13 fin.; 12, 23, 3:male,
i. e. dear, id. ib. 2, 4, 1; cf.care,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 238:quatuor tabernas in publicum,
for the public, Liv. 39, 44; 44, 16 fin.:piper in libras,
by the pound, Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 28:fundum in diem,
on time, on credit, Nep. Att. 9, 5:per assem et libram,
i. e. to adopt, Suet. Aug. 64 al. — Perf. part. pass. as subst.emptum, i, n., the purchase, contract of purchase:II.quae ex empto aut vendito aut conducto aut locato contra fidem fiunt,
through buying and selling, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74;so in jurid. lang.: ex empto,
Dig. 17, 1, 14; cf.the title: De actionibus empti et venditi,
Dig. 19, 1; Cod. Just. 4, 49.—Prov.: emere oportet, quem oboedire velis tibi,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 2.—Trop., to buy, buy up, to purchase, gain, acquire, procure, obtain:aliquando desinat ea se putare posse emere, quae ipse semper habuit venalia, fidem, jusjurandum, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62; cf.:sententias (judicum),
id. Clu. 36 fin.; and:animos centurionum,
Tac. H. 4, 57:ex his (tribunis plebis) emitur ab inimicis meis is, quem, etc.,
Cic. Sest. 33, 72:militem,
Tac. H. 1, 5 fin.; Suet. Galb. 15:exercitum,
Flor. 3, 1, 9:percussorem in aliquem,
Curt. 4, 1 et saep.:aliquem beneficiis,
to gain over, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 57; cf. Verg. G. 1, 31:aliquem dote,
Ov. M. 8, 54:spem pretio,
Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 11:immortalitatem morte,
Quint. 9, 3, 71; cf.:aeternum nomen sanguine,
Ov. Am. 2, 10, 32:pulmenta laboribus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 48:voluptatem dolore,
id. ib. 1, 2, 55 et saep.—With a clause as object, Sil. 7, 620:furtis in manibus emptum est Oedipodae sedisse loco,
Stat. Th. 1, 163:quantine emptum velit Hannibal, ut nos Vertentes terga aspiciat?
Sil. 10, 287; Just. 23, 2, 8. -
9 emptum
ĕmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 ( perf. subj. emissim, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 39), v. a. [the same word with EMERE=accipere, Paul. ex Fest. pp. 4, 18, and 76, 1 Müll.; cf. adimo and demo; prop., to take; root yam; Sanscr. yamati, hold fast, Fick, Vergl. Wört. p. 158 sq.; cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 598 note], to buy, purchase (very freq. in all periods and kinds of composition).I.Lit.:(α). (β).is postquam hunc emit, dedit eum, etc.,
Plaut. Capt. prol. 19:qui puellam ab eo emerat,
id. Rud. prol. 59:emit hosce de praeda,
id. Capt. prol. 34; 1, 2, 2; id. Epid. 1, 1, 62:aliquid de aliquo,
id. Curc. 2, 3, 64; Cic. Att. 10, 5, 3; 13, 31, 4; id. Rosc. Am. 2, 6.—With gen. or abl. pretii (cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 444): Ep. Quanti eam emit? Th. Vili. Ep. Quot minis? Th. Quadraginta minis, Plaut. Epid. 1, 1, 49 sq.; so,quanti,
Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 41:tanti, quanti, etc.,
Cic. Off. 3, 14, 59:minoris aut pluris,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 7; id. Off. 3, 12, 51; id. Att. 10, 5, 3 al.:duodeviginti minis,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 74:duobus milibus nummum,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 6:magno, parvo,
id. Att. 13, 29 fin.:immenso quaedam,
Suet. Calig. 39 al.:bene,
i. e. cheap, Cic. Att. 1, 13 fin.; 12, 23, 3:male,
i. e. dear, id. ib. 2, 4, 1; cf.care,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 238:quatuor tabernas in publicum,
for the public, Liv. 39, 44; 44, 16 fin.:piper in libras,
by the pound, Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 28:fundum in diem,
on time, on credit, Nep. Att. 9, 5:per assem et libram,
i. e. to adopt, Suet. Aug. 64 al. — Perf. part. pass. as subst.emptum, i, n., the purchase, contract of purchase:II.quae ex empto aut vendito aut conducto aut locato contra fidem fiunt,
through buying and selling, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74;so in jurid. lang.: ex empto,
Dig. 17, 1, 14; cf.the title: De actionibus empti et venditi,
Dig. 19, 1; Cod. Just. 4, 49.—Prov.: emere oportet, quem oboedire velis tibi,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 2.—Trop., to buy, buy up, to purchase, gain, acquire, procure, obtain:aliquando desinat ea se putare posse emere, quae ipse semper habuit venalia, fidem, jusjurandum, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62; cf.:sententias (judicum),
id. Clu. 36 fin.; and:animos centurionum,
Tac. H. 4, 57:ex his (tribunis plebis) emitur ab inimicis meis is, quem, etc.,
Cic. Sest. 33, 72:militem,
Tac. H. 1, 5 fin.; Suet. Galb. 15:exercitum,
Flor. 3, 1, 9:percussorem in aliquem,
Curt. 4, 1 et saep.:aliquem beneficiis,
to gain over, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 57; cf. Verg. G. 1, 31:aliquem dote,
Ov. M. 8, 54:spem pretio,
Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 11:immortalitatem morte,
Quint. 9, 3, 71; cf.:aeternum nomen sanguine,
Ov. Am. 2, 10, 32:pulmenta laboribus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 48:voluptatem dolore,
id. ib. 1, 2, 55 et saep.—With a clause as object, Sil. 7, 620:furtis in manibus emptum est Oedipodae sedisse loco,
Stat. Th. 1, 163:quantine emptum velit Hannibal, ut nos Vertentes terga aspiciat?
Sil. 10, 287; Just. 23, 2, 8. -
10 pilleum
pillĕus, i, m., and pillĕum, i, n. [akin to Gr. pilos, with same signif.; also to pilus, a hair], a felt cap or hat, made to fit close, and shaped like the half of an egg. It was worn by the Romans at entertainments and festivals, esp. at the Saturnalia, and was given to a slave at his enfranchisement as a sign of freedom (cf. petasus).I.Lit.: pilleum quem habuit deripuit, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 220, 14; id. Amph. 1, 1, 305:II.haec mera libertas, hanc nobis pillea donant,
id. Pers. 5, 82. Free-born persons who had fallen into captivity also wore the pilleus for a while after the recovery of their freedom, Liv. 30, 45; 34, 52; Val. Max. 5, 2, 5 and 6. Gladiators who had often been victorious also received the pilleus at their discharge, Tert. Spect. 21. There were also leathern pillei, called Pannonian, which were worn by soldiers when off duty, in order that, by being always accustomed to wear something on their heads, the helmet might seem less burdensome, Veg. Mil. 1, 20.—Meton.A.Liberty, freedom:B.servos ad pilleum vocare,
to summon the slaves to freedom, Liv. 24, 32; Suet. Tib. 4; Sen. Ep. 47, 16; Val. Max. 8, 6, 2:totis pillea sarcinis redemi,
i. e. I have made myself independent by selling all my goods, Mart. 2, 68, 4.—A protector: te obsecro, Pilleum meum, mi sodalis, mea salubritas, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 220, 16.—C.The membrane which envelops the head of the fœtus, a child's caul, Lampr. Diadum. 4. -
11 pilleus
pillĕus, i, m., and pillĕum, i, n. [akin to Gr. pilos, with same signif.; also to pilus, a hair], a felt cap or hat, made to fit close, and shaped like the half of an egg. It was worn by the Romans at entertainments and festivals, esp. at the Saturnalia, and was given to a slave at his enfranchisement as a sign of freedom (cf. petasus).I.Lit.: pilleum quem habuit deripuit, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 220, 14; id. Amph. 1, 1, 305:II.haec mera libertas, hanc nobis pillea donant,
id. Pers. 5, 82. Free-born persons who had fallen into captivity also wore the pilleus for a while after the recovery of their freedom, Liv. 30, 45; 34, 52; Val. Max. 5, 2, 5 and 6. Gladiators who had often been victorious also received the pilleus at their discharge, Tert. Spect. 21. There were also leathern pillei, called Pannonian, which were worn by soldiers when off duty, in order that, by being always accustomed to wear something on their heads, the helmet might seem less burdensome, Veg. Mil. 1, 20.—Meton.A.Liberty, freedom:B.servos ad pilleum vocare,
to summon the slaves to freedom, Liv. 24, 32; Suet. Tib. 4; Sen. Ep. 47, 16; Val. Max. 8, 6, 2:totis pillea sarcinis redemi,
i. e. I have made myself independent by selling all my goods, Mart. 2, 68, 4.—A protector: te obsecro, Pilleum meum, mi sodalis, mea salubritas, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 220, 16.—C.The membrane which envelops the head of the fœtus, a child's caul, Lampr. Diadum. 4. -
12 venalis
I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.aedes,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 67:aedis venalis hasce inscribit litteris,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 131:horti,
Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58:venales ac proscriptae possessiones,
id. Agr. 3, 4, 15:cibus uno asse,
Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 54:ut ne opera quidem pistoria proponi venalia sinerent,
Suet. Tib. 34:essedum,
id. Claud. 16:cibumque coctum venalem proponi vetuit,
Val. Max. 2, 7, 2:vox,
i. e. of a public crier, Cic. Quint. 3, 13:otium non gemmis venale,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 7:postremo dixisse (Jugurtham), Urbem venalem et mature perituram, si emptorem invenerit,
Sall. J. 35, 10:ubi non sit, quo deferri possit venale, non expediat colere (hortos),
Varr. R. R. 1, 16, 3:familia,
i. e. a gang of slaves for sale, Quint. 7, 2, 26.—In partic.: vēnālis, is, m., a young slave offered for sale, Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 4; id. Rud. 4, 3, 35; id. Trin. 2, 2, 51 al.; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146; Sen. Ben. 4, 13, 3; id. Ep. 80, 8; Hor. S. 1, 1, 47; Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 199; cf. Quint. 8, 2, 8.—Hence, Caesărī vēnāles (or as one word, Caesărĭvēnāles), ium, m., a name given to the inhabitants of Castulo, in Spain, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 25.—II.Transf., that can be bought by bribes or presents, venal:quae ipse semper habuit venalia, fidem, jus jurandum, veritatem, officium, religionem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 144:fidem cum proposuisses venalem in provinciā,
id. ib. 2, 2, 32, §78: juris dictio,
id. ib. 2, 2, 48, §119: multitudo pretio,
Liv. 35, 50, 4:amicae ad munus,
Prop. 2, 16 (3, 8), 21:cena,
Mart. 3, 60, 1:animae,
Sil. 15, 500:amici,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.
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