a metropolis

mētrŏpŏlis, is, f., = mêtropolis, a city from which other cities have been colonized, a mother-city; also, the chief city, metropolis of a province (post-class.).

Lit., Cod. Just. 11, 21; Cod. Th. 13, 3, 11.—

Trop.:

metropolis et arx mentis,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 8.

Mētrŏpŏlis, is, f., = Mêtropolis, the proper name of several cities, e. g. in Thessaly, between Pharsalus and Gomphi, Caes. B. C. 3, 80; Liv. 32, 13, 11.— Mētrŏ-pŏlītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Metropolis, Caes. B. C. 3, 81; cf.

of others,

Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; 5, 29, 31, § 120.

mētrŏpŏlis, is, f., = mêtropolis, a city from which other cities have been colonized, a mother-city; also, the chief city, metropolis of a province (post-class.).

Lit., Cod. Just. 11, 21; Cod. Th. 13, 3, 11.—

Trop.:

metropolis et arx mentis,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 8.

Mētrŏpŏlis, is, f., = Mêtropolis, the proper name of several cities, e. g. in Thessaly, between Pharsalus and Gomphi, Caes. B. C. 3, 80; Liv. 32, 13, 11.— Mētrŏ-pŏlītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Metropolis, Caes. B. C. 3, 81; cf.

of others,

Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; 5, 29, 31, § 120.

mētrŏpŏlītānus, a, um, adj. [1. metropolis], of or belonging to a metropolis, metropolitan (post-class.):

nomen,

Cod. Just. 11, 21, 1.—Esp. subst.: Mētrŏ-pŏlītānus, i, m., a metropolitan, the bishop of a metropolitan church, Sid. Ep. 7, 9.

Mētrŏpŏlītānus, a, um, adj. [2. Metropolis], of or belonging to the city of Metropolis:

campus,

Liv. 38, 15.

mētrŏpŏlītānus, a, um, adj. [1. metropolis], of or belonging to a metropolis, metropolitan (post-class.):

nomen,

Cod. Just. 11, 21, 1.—Esp. subst.: Mētrŏ-pŏlītānus, i, m., a metropolitan, the bishop of a metropolitan church, Sid. Ep. 7, 9.

Mētrŏpŏlītānus, a, um, adj. [2. Metropolis], of or belonging to the city of Metropolis:

campus,

Liv. 38, 15.

urbs, urbis (dat. VRBEI, Corp. Inscr. Lat. 206), f. [Sanscr. vardh-, to make strong; cf. Pers. vard-ana, city], a walled town, a city.

Lit.

In gen.:

hi coetus sedem primum certo loco domiciliorum causā constituerunt: quam cum locis manuque sepsissent, ejusmodi conjunctionem tectorum oppidum vel urbem appellaverunt, delubris distinctam spatiisque communibus,

Cic. Rep. 1, 26, 41; cf.:

post ea qui fiebat orbis, urbis principium,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 143 Müll.: urbs dicitur ab orbe, quod antiquae civitates in orbem flebant, id. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 12:

interea Aeneas urbem designat aratro,

Verg. A. 5, 755 Serv.:

veni Syracusas, quod ab eā urbe... quae tamen urbs, etc.,

Cic. Phil. 1, 3, 7: certabant urbem Romam Remoramne vocarent, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 85 Vahl.): arce et urbe sum orba, id. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 114 ib.):

urbes magnae et imperiosae,

id. Rep. 1, 2, 3:

urbs illa praeclara (Syracusae),

id. ib. 3, 31, 43:

duabus urbibus eversis inimicissimis huic imperio,

id. Lael. 3, 11.— Rarely, and mostly poet., with the name of the city in gen.:

urbs Patavi, Buthroti,

Verg. A. 1, 247; 3, 293:

Cassius in oppido Antiochiae cum omni exercitu,

Cic. Att. 5, 18, 1.—With adj. prop.: urbs Romana = Roma, Liv. 9, 41, 16; 22, 37, 12; 40, 36, 14; Flor. 1, 13, 21.—Of other cities (rare and post-class.):

Lampsacenae urbis salus,

Val. Max. 7, 3, ext. 4: in urbe Aquilejensi, Paul. v. S. Ambros. 32:

urbs urbium,

a metropolis, Flor. 2, 6, 35.—

In partic., the city of Rome (like astu, of Athens):

postquam Urbis appellationem, etiamsi nomen proprium non adiceretur, Romam tamen accipi sit receptum,

Quint. 6, 3, 103; cf. id. 8, 2, 8; 8, 5, 9:

hujus urbis condendae principium profectum a Romulo,

Cic. Rep. 2, 2, 4; cf. id. ib. 1, 47, 71; 1, 1, 1;

1, 37, 58: (Caesar) maturat ab urbe proficisci,

Caes. B. G. 1, 7:

de urbe augendā quid sit promulgatum, non intellexi,

Cic. Att. 13, 20, 1:

conditor urbis (Romulus),

Ov. F. 1, 27:

(pater) Dextera sacras jaculatus arces Terruit urbem,

Hor. C. 1, 2, 4:

minatus urbi vincla,

id. Epod. 9, 9;

called also urbs aeterna,

Amm. 14, 6, 1.— Ad urbem esse, to stop at or near Rome; in publicists' lang., of returning generals, who had to remain outside of the city till the Senate decreed them the right of entrance;

or of provincial magistrates who were preparing for departure to their provinces,

Cic. Verr. 1, 15, 45 Ascon.; 2, 2, 6, § 17; Sall. C. 30, 4; Caes. B. C. 6, 1.—

Transf., as in Engl.

The city, for the citizens (rare; cf.

civitas): invadunt urbem somno vinoque sepultam,

Verg. A. 2, 265:

maesta attonitaque,

Juv. 11, 198: bene moratae, Auct. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 24.—

The capital city, metropolis (post-class.):

si tam vicinum urbi municipium sit, ut, etc.,

Dig. 39, 2, 4 fin.; Cod. Th. 14, 1, 3.—

Trop.:

urbem philosophiae, mihi crede, proditis, dum castella defenditis,

i. e. the main point, Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37.

māter, tris, f. [root ma-; Sanscr. and Zend, to make, measure, like Gr. mêtêr, the maker, akin with Dor. matêr; Germ. Mutter; Engl. mother; cf.: materies, manus], a mother ( dat. sing. matre, Corp. Inscr. Lat. 177; dat. plur. matris, Inscr. Grut. 90:

matrabus,

Inscr. Orell. 2089).

Lit.:

si quidem istius regis (sc. Anci Martii) matrem habemus, ignoramus patrem,

Cic. Rep. 2, 18, 33:

cur non sit heres matri suae?

id. ib. 3, 10, 17:

de pietate in matrem,

id. Lael. 3, 11:

Sassia mater hujus Aviti,

id. Clu. 5, 12:

Hecate, quae matre Asteria est,

who has Asteria for her mother, id. N. D. 3, 18, 46:

musa, matre nati,

id. ib. 3, 18, 45: mater esse de aliquo, to be a mother, i. e. to be pregnant by any one, Ov. H. 9, 48:

facere aliquam matrem,

id. M. 9, 491: mater familias or familiae, the mistress of a house, matron (v. familia).—

Transf., a nurse:

mater sua... quae mammam dabat, neque adeo mater ipsa, quae illos pepererat,

Plaut. Men. prol. 19:

puero opust cibo, opus est autem matri quae puerum lavit,

id. Truc. 5 10:

lambere matrem,

Verg. A. 8, 632.—As a title of honor, mother, applied to priestesses: jubemus te salvere, mater. Sa. Salvete puellae, Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 5:

amice benigneque honorem, mater, nostrum habes,

id. ib. 1, 5, 30.—To goddesses:

Vesta mater,

Sen. Excerpt. Contr. 4, 2; Verg. G. 1, 498:

mater Matuta, v. h. v.: Flora mater,

Lucr. 5, 739;

the same: florum,

Ov. F. 5, 183: mater magna, or absol.: Mater, i. e. Cybele, the mother of all the gods:

matris magnae sacerdos,

Cic. Sest. 26; cf. absol.: matris quate cymbala circum, Verg. G. 4, 64; id. A. 9, 108:

secreta palatia Matris,

Juv. 9, 23:

matres... cives Romanae, ut jus liberorum consecutae videantur,

Paul. Sent. 4, 9, 1:

matris condicionem sequi,

Gai. Inst. 1, 81; cf. §§ 67, 86.—Also, in gen., a woman, a lady; usu. in plur., women, ladies:

pilentis matres in mollibus,

Verg. A. 8, 666:

matres atque viri,

id. ib. 6, 306; cf. Ov. F. 1, 619.—Of the earth, as the mother of all:

exercitum Dis Manibus matrique Terrae deberi,

Liv. 8, 6; cf. Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 56.—Of a country:

haec terra, quam matrem appellamus,

Liv. 5, 54, 2:

amorum,

i. e. Venus, Ov. H. 16, 201:

cupidinum,

i. e. Venus, Hor. C. 1, 19, 1.—Of animals:

porci cum matribus,

Varr. R. R. 2, 4:

excretos prohibent a matribus haedos,

Verg. G. 3, 398:

ova assunt ipsis cum matribus, i. e. cum gallinis,

Juv. 11, 70:

mater simia,

id. 10, 195:

pullus hirundinis ad quem volat mater,

id. 10, 232.—Of the trunks of trees, etc.:

plantas tenero abscindens de corpore matrum,

Verg. G. 2, 23; Plin. 12, 5, 11, § 23.—Of a fountain, as the source of waters:

ex grandi palude oritur (fluvius), quam matrem ejus accolae appellant,

Mel. 2, 1, 7.—Of a chief or capital city:

mater Italiae Roma,

Flor. 3, 18, 5:

ut Graeci dicere solent, urbium mater, Cydona,

id. 3, 7, 4:

(Cilicia) matrem urbium habet Tarsum,

Sol. 38; cf. Metropolis.—

Trop.

The mother, i. e. maternal love:

simul matrem labare sensit,

Ov. M. 6, 629: mater redit, Sen. ap. Med. 928.—

Motherhood, maternity, Sen. Herc. Oet. 389.—

A producing cause, origin, source, etc. (freq. and class.):

apes mellis matres,

Varr. R. R. 2, 5:

mater omnium bonarum artium sapientia est,

Cic. Leg. 1, 22, 58:

philosophia mater omnium bene factorum,

id. Brut. 93, 322:

avaritiae mater, luxuries,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 171:

voluptas, malorum mater omnium,

id. Leg. 1, 17, 47; 1, 22, 58; id. Tusc. 1, 26, 64; id. Planc. 33, 80; Auct. Her. 2, 22, 34; Plin. 37, 6, 21, § 80; Quint. 9, 3, 89:

juris et religionis,

Cic. Rep. 5, 2, 3:

justitiae imbecillitas mater est,

id. ib. 3, 14, 23:

intemperantia omnium perturbationum mater,

id. Ac. 1, 10, 39:

similitudo est satietatis mater,

id. Inv. 1, 41, 76:

utilitas justi prope mater et aequi,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 98; Lact. 3, 8, 32; Aug. in Psa. 83, 1.—Comically:

eam (sc. hirneam) ego vini ut matre fuerat natum, eduxi meri,

i. e. as it came from the cask, without the addition of water, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 274.—

The protector, shelter, home:

urbs Roma, virtutum omnium mater, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 5, 3, 1: illa Jerusalem quae est mater nostra,

Vulg. Gal. 4, 26.

pā̆trĭus, a, um, adj. [pater], of or belonging to a father, fatherly, paternal (for syn. v paternus).

Lit.

In gen.:

esse exitio rei patriae suae,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 23:

rem patriam et gloriam majorum foedare,

id. Trin. 3, 2, 30:

animus patrius,

Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 2; Cic. Rosc. Am. 16, 46; Liv. 2, 5, 8:

res patria atque avita,

Cic. Verr. 1, 5, 13:

potestas,

id. Inv. 2, 17, 52; Sen. Clem. 1, 14, 2:

jus et potestas,

Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 46; Liv. 1, 26, 9:

majestas,

id. 4, 45, 8; 8, 7, 15:

auctoritas,

Cic. Cael. 16, 37:

amor,

id. Fin. 1, 7, 23:

benevolentia,

Tac. A. 4, 4:

maeror,

Cic. Fl. 42, 106; id. Imp. Pomp. 9, 22:

acerbitas,

Liv. 7, 5, 7:

monumentum,

Ter. Eun. prol. 13:

amor,

Verg. A. 1, 643: arae. i. e. of Father Apollo, Ov. M. 15, 723:

patrium mimae donare fundum laremque, Hor S. 1, 2, 56: dolor pedum,

hereditary, Plin. Ep. 1, 12: ucerbitas, i. e. of his father, Liv 7, 5, 7: di patrii, of one's forefathers. like theoi patrôioi, family gods, household gods, penates, Cic. Phil. 2, 20, 75, Tib. 2, 1, 17; Hyg. ap. Macr S. 3, 4 fin.:

hoc patrium est, potius consuefacere filium Suā sponte recte facere quam alieno metu, Ter Ad. 1, 1, 49.—Rarely, like paternus. = patris. patriā virtute praeditus filius,

Cic. Sest. 21, 48 sepulchrum patrium, id. Rosc. Am. 9, 24:

poenas patrias persequi,

id. Phil. 13, 20, 4: corpus patrium. Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 74; Tac. A. 5, 28:

patrio instituto deditus studio litterarum,

Cic. Brut. 20, 79; 59, 213:

mos patrius et disciplina,

id. Sen. 11, 37:

regnum patrium atque avitum,

id. Imp. Pomp. 8, 21.—

In partic., in gram.:

patrius casus,

the genitive, Gell. 4, 16, 1; cf. patricus and paternus.—

Transf., in gen.

Handed down from one's forefathers, old-established, old, ancient (very rare): mos. hereditary, old-established custom, Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 84: leges. Vulg. 2 Macc. 7, 2.—

Hereditary, innate, peculiar ( poet.):

praediscere patrios cultusque habitusque locorum,

Verg. G. 1, 52:

patrius hic (pedum dolor) illi,

the gout, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 4. pavor genti, Sil 15, 722:

adde, cruentis Quod patriura saevire Dahis,

Val. Fl. 2, 157.—Hence,

Subst.

pā̆trĭa, ae (old gen. patrial, Lucr. 1, 41), f (sc. terra)

One's fatherland, native land or country, native place:

erilis patria, salve,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 2:

eram imperator in patriā meā,

id. Ps. 4, 7, 75: patria, quae communis est omnium nostrum parens. Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17:

omnes omnium caritates patria una complexa est.,

id. Off. 1, 17, 57: o pater, o patria, o Priami domus, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 118 Vahl.); cf.: o patria, o divum domus Ilium, Poët. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 2, 241; imitated by Verg. l. l.: o Romule, Romule die, Qualem te patriae custodem di genuerunt, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 116 Vahl.):

patriā Atheniensis an Lacedaemonius,

Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35: Hispaniam sibi antiquam patriam esse, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 380.—

A dwelling-place, home:

habuit alteram loci patriam, alteram juris,

Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 5:

Italiam quaero patriam,

Verg. A. 1, 380; cf. id. ib. 11, 25:

exuere patriam,

Tac. H. 5, 5; cf. id. Agr 32: patria major = mêtropolis, the mother-city of colonists, Curt. 4, 15, 5.—Hence, prov.: patria est, ubicumque est bene, Poët. (prob. Pacuv.) ap. Cic. Tusc. 5, 37, 108:

quia propheta in suā patriā honorem non habet,

Vulg. Johan. 4, 44; id. Marc. 6, 4; id. Luc. 4, 24.— Poet. of things; Nilus, Qui patriam tantae tam bene celat aquae, the home, i. e. the source, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 40:

nimborum in patriam,

Verg. A. 1, 51:

divisae arboribus patriae,

id. G. 2, 116; cf.:

una atque eadem est vini patria atque magistri,

Juv. 11, 161. —

pā̆trĭum, ĭi, n. (sc. nomen), i. q. patronymicum, a patronymic, Quint. 1, 5, 45.—

Adv.: pā̆trĭē, paternally:

patrie monere,

Quint. 11, 1, 68.

pā̆trĭus, a, um, adj. [patria].

In gen., of or belonging to one's native country or home, native:

patrius sermo,

Cic. Fin. 1, 2, 4; Hor. A. P. 57:

mos,

Cic. Par. 4, 1, 27:

ritus,

id. Leg. 2, 9, 21:

carmen patrium canere,

a national song, Curt. 3, 3, 9:

Mycenae,

i. e. their home, Verg. A. 2, 180:

palaestrae,

id. ib. 3, 281:

vox,

Vulg. 2 Macc. 7, 8.—

In partic., in gram.: nomen patrium, a gentile noun (like Romanus, Atheniensis, etc.), Prisc. p. 580 P.

pā̆trĭus, a, um, adj. [pater], of or belonging to a father, fatherly, paternal (for syn. v paternus).

Lit.

In gen.:

esse exitio rei patriae suae,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 23:

rem patriam et gloriam majorum foedare,

id. Trin. 3, 2, 30:

animus patrius,

Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 2; Cic. Rosc. Am. 16, 46; Liv. 2, 5, 8:

res patria atque avita,

Cic. Verr. 1, 5, 13:

potestas,

id. Inv. 2, 17, 52; Sen. Clem. 1, 14, 2:

jus et potestas,

Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 46; Liv. 1, 26, 9:

majestas,

id. 4, 45, 8; 8, 7, 15:

auctoritas,

Cic. Cael. 16, 37:

amor,

id. Fin. 1, 7, 23:

benevolentia,

Tac. A. 4, 4:

maeror,

Cic. Fl. 42, 106; id. Imp. Pomp. 9, 22:

acerbitas,

Liv. 7, 5, 7:

monumentum,

Ter. Eun. prol. 13:

amor,

Verg. A. 1, 643: arae. i. e. of Father Apollo, Ov. M. 15, 723:

patrium mimae donare fundum laremque, Hor S. 1, 2, 56: dolor pedum,

hereditary, Plin. Ep. 1, 12: ucerbitas, i. e. of his father, Liv 7, 5, 7: di patrii, of one's forefathers. like theoi patrôioi, family gods, household gods, penates, Cic. Phil. 2, 20, 75, Tib. 2, 1, 17; Hyg. ap. Macr S. 3, 4 fin.:

hoc patrium est, potius consuefacere filium Suā sponte recte facere quam alieno metu, Ter Ad. 1, 1, 49.—Rarely, like paternus. = patris. patriā virtute praeditus filius,

Cic. Sest. 21, 48 sepulchrum patrium, id. Rosc. Am. 9, 24:

poenas patrias persequi,

id. Phil. 13, 20, 4: corpus patrium. Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 74; Tac. A. 5, 28:

patrio instituto deditus studio litterarum,

Cic. Brut. 20, 79; 59, 213:

mos patrius et disciplina,

id. Sen. 11, 37:

regnum patrium atque avitum,

id. Imp. Pomp. 8, 21.—

In partic., in gram.:

patrius casus,

the genitive, Gell. 4, 16, 1; cf. patricus and paternus.—

Transf., in gen.

Handed down from one's forefathers, old-established, old, ancient (very rare): mos. hereditary, old-established custom, Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 84: leges. Vulg. 2 Macc. 7, 2.—

Hereditary, innate, peculiar ( poet.):

praediscere patrios cultusque habitusque locorum,

Verg. G. 1, 52:

patrius hic (pedum dolor) illi,

the gout, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 4. pavor genti, Sil 15, 722:

adde, cruentis Quod patriura saevire Dahis,

Val. Fl. 2, 157.—Hence,

Subst.

pā̆trĭa, ae (old gen. patrial, Lucr. 1, 41), f (sc. terra)

One's fatherland, native land or country, native place:

erilis patria, salve,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 2:

eram imperator in patriā meā,

id. Ps. 4, 7, 75: patria, quae communis est omnium nostrum parens. Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17:

omnes omnium caritates patria una complexa est.,

id. Off. 1, 17, 57: o pater, o patria, o Priami domus, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 118 Vahl.); cf.: o patria, o divum domus Ilium, Poët. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 2, 241; imitated by Verg. l. l.: o Romule, Romule die, Qualem te patriae custodem di genuerunt, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 116 Vahl.):

patriā Atheniensis an Lacedaemonius,

Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35: Hispaniam sibi antiquam patriam esse, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 380.—

A dwelling-place, home:

habuit alteram loci patriam, alteram juris,

Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 5:

Italiam quaero patriam,

Verg. A. 1, 380; cf. id. ib. 11, 25:

exuere patriam,

Tac. H. 5, 5; cf. id. Agr 32: patria major = mêtropolis, the mother-city of colonists, Curt. 4, 15, 5.—Hence, prov.: patria est, ubicumque est bene, Poët. (prob. Pacuv.) ap. Cic. Tusc. 5, 37, 108:

quia propheta in suā patriā honorem non habet,

Vulg. Johan. 4, 44; id. Marc. 6, 4; id. Luc. 4, 24.— Poet. of things; Nilus, Qui patriam tantae tam bene celat aquae, the home, i. e. the source, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 40:

nimborum in patriam,

Verg. A. 1, 51:

divisae arboribus patriae,

id. G. 2, 116; cf.:

una atque eadem est vini patria atque magistri,

Juv. 11, 161. —

pā̆trĭum, ĭi, n. (sc. nomen), i. q. patronymicum, a patronymic, Quint. 1, 5, 45.—

Adv.: pā̆trĭē, paternally:

patrie monere,

Quint. 11, 1, 68.

pā̆trĭus, a, um, adj. [patria].

In gen., of or belonging to one's native country or home, native:

patrius sermo,

Cic. Fin. 1, 2, 4; Hor. A. P. 57:

mos,

Cic. Par. 4, 1, 27:

ritus,

id. Leg. 2, 9, 21:

carmen patrium canere,

a national song, Curt. 3, 3, 9:

Mycenae,

i. e. their home, Verg. A. 2, 180:

palaestrae,

id. ib. 3, 281:

vox,

Vulg. 2 Macc. 7, 8.—

In partic., in gram.: nomen patrium, a gentile noun (like Romanus, Atheniensis, etc.), Prisc. p. 580 P.