a+palace

Mēdēa, ae (arch. gen. Medeaï, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63; v. Enn. p. 127, v. 292 Vahl.; nom. Mēdē, acc. to id. p. 130, v. 311 Vahl.), and Mēdīa, f., = Mêdeia, a celebrated sorceress, daughter of Æetes, king of Colchis. She assisted her lover, Jason the Argonaut, in obtaining the golden fleece, accompanied him to Greece, and prevented her father, who was in pursuit, from overtaking them, by strewing the sea with her brother's limbs. When Jason afterwards repudiated her, in order to marry Creusa, she killed the children she had had by him, and burned the bride to death in her palace:

item ut Medea Peliam concoxit senem,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 52; Ov. M. 7, 9 sqq.; Hyg. Fab. 21, 22, 25:

ne pueros coram populo Medea trucidet,

Hor. A. P. 185.—The subject of tragedies by several authors, v. Quint. 10, 1, 98.—

Transf.

Medea Palatina, i. e. Clodia, Cic. Cael. 8, 18.—

Medea nigra, a precious stone, so named after Medea, Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173.—Hence,

Mēdēis, ĭdis, f. adj., Medean, magical ( poet.):

Medeides herbae,

Ov. A. A. 2, 101.

Mēdēa, ae (arch. gen. Medeaï, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63; v. Enn. p. 127, v. 292 Vahl.; nom. Mēdē, acc. to id. p. 130, v. 311 Vahl.), and Mēdīa, f., = Mêdeia, a celebrated sorceress, daughter of Æetes, king of Colchis. She assisted her lover, Jason the Argonaut, in obtaining the golden fleece, accompanied him to Greece, and prevented her father, who was in pursuit, from overtaking them, by strewing the sea with her brother's limbs. When Jason afterwards repudiated her, in order to marry Creusa, she killed the children she had had by him, and burned the bride to death in her palace:

item ut Medea Peliam concoxit senem,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 52; Ov. M. 7, 9 sqq.; Hyg. Fab. 21, 22, 25:

ne pueros coram populo Medea trucidet,

Hor. A. P. 185.—The subject of tragedies by several authors, v. Quint. 10, 1, 98.—

Transf.

Medea Palatina, i. e. Clodia, Cic. Cael. 8, 18.—

Medea nigra, a precious stone, so named after Medea, Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173.—Hence,

Mēdēis, ĭdis, f. adj., Medean, magical ( poet.):

Medeides herbae,

Ov. A. A. 2, 101.

Pella, ae, and Pellē, ēs, f., = Pella, a city of remote antiquity in Macedonia, the birthplace of Alexander the Great, now Alaklisi, or Apostolus, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 34; Liv. 44, 46; 36, 7; 42, 51; Cic. Att. 3, 8, 2.— Hence,

Pellaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pella, Pellœan.

Lit.:

unus Pellaeo juveni non sufficit orbis,

i.e. for Alexander, Juv. 10, 168;

also: ductor,

Luc. 3, 233:

tyrannus,

Mart. 9, 44, 7:

Pellaeus Eoum qui domuit Porum,

Claud. II. Cons. Honor. 373:

Pellaeo ponte Niphaten adstrinxit,

Sil. 13, 765:

Pellaei proles vesana Philippi,

Luc. 10, 20.—

Transf.

Macedonian:

gladius,

Luc. 9, 1073:

sarissae,

id. 8, 298:

aula,

Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 32. —

Alexandrian (because Alexander founded Alexandria, in Egypt):

Pellaeae arces,

Luc. 9, 153:

muri,

id. 10, 511:

gula (because the Alexandrians were famous gourmands),

Mart. 13, 85.—

In a gen. sense, Egyptian:

Pellaei gens fortunata Canopi,

Verg. G. 4, 287:

puer,

i.e. Ptolemy, Luc. 8, 607;

also: rex,

id. 9, 1016; cf.

diadema,

id. 5, 60:

sceptra,

Sil. 11, 383:

domus,

the palace of the Ptolemies, Luc. 8, 475.

Pella, ae, and Pellē, ēs, f., = Pella, a city of remote antiquity in Macedonia, the birthplace of Alexander the Great, now Alaklisi, or Apostolus, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 34; Liv. 44, 46; 36, 7; 42, 51; Cic. Att. 3, 8, 2.— Hence,

Pellaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pella, Pellœan.

Lit.:

unus Pellaeo juveni non sufficit orbis,

i.e. for Alexander, Juv. 10, 168;

also: ductor,

Luc. 3, 233:

tyrannus,

Mart. 9, 44, 7:

Pellaeus Eoum qui domuit Porum,

Claud. II. Cons. Honor. 373:

Pellaeo ponte Niphaten adstrinxit,

Sil. 13, 765:

Pellaei proles vesana Philippi,

Luc. 10, 20.—

Transf.

Macedonian:

gladius,

Luc. 9, 1073:

sarissae,

id. 8, 298:

aula,

Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 32. —

Alexandrian (because Alexander founded Alexandria, in Egypt):

Pellaeae arces,

Luc. 9, 153:

muri,

id. 10, 511:

gula (because the Alexandrians were famous gourmands),

Mart. 13, 85.—

In a gen. sense, Egyptian:

Pellaei gens fortunata Canopi,

Verg. G. 4, 287:

puer,

i.e. Ptolemy, Luc. 8, 607;

also: rex,

id. 9, 1016; cf.

diadema,

id. 5, 60:

sceptra,

Sil. 11, 383:

domus,

the palace of the Ptolemies, Luc. 8, 475.

praetōrĭum, ii, n. [praetor].

A general's tent, Liv. 10, 33:

dictatoris,

id. 7, 12:

imperatoris Aequorum,

id. 3, 25; Caes. B. C. 1, 76.—

Transf.

A council of war (because held in the general's tent):

praetorio dimisso,

Liv. 30, 5; 37, 5:

missum,

id. 21, 54, 3.—

The official residence of the governor in a province, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 65:

curritur ad praetorium,

id. ib. 2, 5, 35, § 92; Vulg. Matt. 27, 27.—

A palace (post-Aug.):

sedet ad praetoria regis,

Juv. 10, 161:

Herodis,

Vulg. Act. 23, 35; id. Phil. 1, 13.—

In gen., a magnificent building, a splendid country-seat (post-Aug.):

ampla et operosa praetoria,

Suet. Aug. 72:

in exstructionibus praetoriorum atque villarum,

id. Calig. 37; id. Tib. 39:

alternas servant praetoria ripas,

Stat. S. 1, 3, 25; Juv. 1, 75; Dig. 31, 1, 35; 50, 16, 198.—

Of other dwelling - places, the cell of the queen-bee:

et circa regem atque ipsa ad praetoria, densae Miscentur,

Verg. G. 4, 75. —Of Diogenes's tub:

utcumque sol se inclinaverat, Diogenis simul praetorium vertebatur,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 14.—

The imperial body - guard, the guards, whose commander was called praefectus praetorio or praetorii:

in praetorium accepti,

Tac. H. 4, 26 fin.:

meruit in praetorio Augusti centurio,

Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 82:

militare in praetorio,

id. 25, 2, 6, § 17:

ascriptis veteranis e praetorio,

Suet. Ner. 9:

praetorii praefectus,

Tac. H. 1, 19.

rēgĭus, a, um, adj. [rex], of or belonging to a king, kingly, royal, regal.

Lit.:

cum esset habendus rex, quicumque genere regio natus esset,

Cic. Rep. 1, 33, 50:

potestas,

id. ib. 2, 9, 15; 2, 23, 43;

2, 32, 56: nomen,

id. ib. 2, 23, 43;

2, 28, 51: civitas,

id. ib. 2, 29, 52:

insignia,

id. ib. 2, 17, 31:

ornatus,

id. ib. 2, 21, 38; id. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:

apparatus,

id. Rep. 6, 10, 10:

exercitus,

Caes. B. C. 3, 104:

praefectus,

id. ib. 3, 104 et saep.: anni, i. e. the reign of the kings (at Rome), Cic. Rep. 2, 15, 29; 2, 30, 53:

auctio,

i. e. of royal property, Plin. 29, 4, 30, § 96:

ales,

i. e. the eagle, Ov. M. 4, 362:

genus imperii proximum similitudini regiae,

very much resembling regal power, Cic. Rep. 2, 32, 56:

bellum,

with a king, id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50:

regios nutus tueri,

purposes, id. Fam 12, 1, 1:

regia, crede mihi, res est succurrere lapsis,

befitting kings, Ov. P. 2, 9, 11; cf.:

regia res scelus est,

id. F. 6, 595:

sponsus,

Hor. C. 3, 2, 10:

genus,

id. ib. 2, 4, 15:

sanguis,

id. ib. 3, 27, 65:

stirps,

Curt. 6, 2, 8:

virgo,

princess, Ov. M. 2, 570; 13, 523:

puer,

Verg. A. 1, 677:

conjux,

id. ib. 2, 783:

parens,

Ov. M. 13, 484:

legatio,

Liv. 35, 32:

imperium,

Sen. Med. 189:

cohors,

Curt. 10, 7, 16:

interitus regii,

Val. Max. 1, 8, 11: superbum [p. 1551] istud et regium, nisi, etc., Plin. Pan. 7, 6.—Hence, esp.:

lex regia,

a law investing the emperor with all the power and authority of the Roman people, Just. Inst. 1, 2, 6 Sandars ad loc.—As subst.

Rē-gĭi, ōrum, m.

(Sc. milites.) The royal troops, the king ' s soldiers, Nep. Dat. 1, 4.—

The satraps of the king, the nobles of the royal court, Nep. Ages. 8, 3.—

rēgĭa, ae, f.

(Sc. domus.) A royal palace, castle, fortress, residence, the court (cf.:

aula, palatium): in regia regem ipsum quasi productum esse ad dignitatem,

Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 52; Caes. B. C. 3, 112:

in vestibulo regiae,

Liv. 1, 40:

exaedificata,

id. 35, 31:

regiam occupare,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 6; Ov. F. 4, 599:

opulenta,

Cat. 62, 44:

Polycratis regia,

Suet. Calig. 21.—

In partic., the royal castle of Numa, situated on the Sacra Via, close by the temple of Vesta, used subsequently for priestly purposes (for appointed sacrifices, for meetings of the priests, as a residence of the Pontifex, etc.): haec est a sacris quae via nomen habet; Hic locus est Vestae, qui Pallada servat et ignem;

Hic fuit antiqui regia parva Numae,

Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 30; cf. id. F. 6, 264; Varr. L. L. 6, § 12 Müll.; Fest. p. 178 ib.; Macr. S. 1, 15; 16; S. C. ap. Gell. 4, 6, 2; Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 6; Serv. Verg. A. 8, 363; Cic. Mil. 14, 37 Ascon.; id. Att. 10, 3, a, 1; Plin. 34, 8, 18, § 48 al.— Hence, atrium regium, the hall of this regia, Liv. 26, 27, 3.—

Transf.

The royal tent in a camp, Liv. 2, 12, 10; cf.:

armatus exercitus regiam obsedit,

Curt. 9, 5, 30; 6, 2, 9:

vestibulum regiae,

id. 7, 1, 4. —

The court, i. e. the royal family, the king and his courtiers (cf. aula;

first under Aug.): tulit et Romana regia sceleris tragici exemplum,

Liv. 1, 46:

quicunque propinquitate regiam contigisset,

id. 24, 22 fin.; Tac. A. 6, 34:

Callistus prioris quoque regiae peritus,

id. ib. 11, 29; cf. id. ib. 14, 13; Petr. poët. 5, 4; Curt. 6, 6, 2.—

Poet., like aula, a court for the cattle, cattle-yard:

gregis regia,

Val. Fl. 5, 67.—

(Sc. urbs.) A royal city, residence, capital ( poet. and in postAug. prose):

Croesi regia Sardes,

Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 2:

non haec dotalis regia Amatae, i. e. Laurentum,

Verg. A. 9, 737:

Caesarea, Jubae regia,

Plin. 5, 2, 1, § 20.—

A pure Lat. name for basilica, a colonnade, portico, hall (not ante-Aug.): dum lectica ex regiā domum redeo, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 76:

theatri,

Suet. Aug. 31 fin.; Ascon. ap. Cic. Aem. Scaur. § 45 (p. 27 Orell.); cf. Vitr. 5, 7 fin.; Stat. S. 1, 1, 30. —

A pure Lat. name for the plant basilisca (v. h. v.), App. Herb. 128. —

Trop., royal, regal, princely, splendid, magnificent, distinguished (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose for the class. regalis):

forma,

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 10:

moles,

splendid edifices, Hor. C. 2, 15, 1:

vestis,

Vulg. Act. 12, 21.—

As an epithet of any remarkable production of nature or art: olea,

Col. 5, 8, 3; 12, 49, 2; 7:

pira,

id. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56;

laurus,

id. 15, 30, 39, § 129:

charta,

Cat. 22, 6 et saep.: regius morbus, the jaundice (because it was said to be cured by delicate remedies, by exciting to cheerfulness, etc.), Cels. 3, 24; Varr. ap. Plin. 22, 24, 53, § 114; Ser. Samm. 58, 1033; Hor. A. P. 453: regia stella, a large star in the constellation Leo, now called Regulus, Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 235. — Hence, adv.: rēgĭē, royally, regally, splendidly, sumptuously, magnificently; imperiously, despotically:

accubabo regie,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 53:

regie polita aedificia,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10:

quae regie seu potius tyrannice statuit in aratores Apronius,

imperiously, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 48, § 115:

crudeliter et regie factum,

id. Cat. 1, 12, 30.

rēgĭus, a, um, adj. [rex], of or belonging to a king, kingly, royal, regal.

Lit.:

cum esset habendus rex, quicumque genere regio natus esset,

Cic. Rep. 1, 33, 50:

potestas,

id. ib. 2, 9, 15; 2, 23, 43;

2, 32, 56: nomen,

id. ib. 2, 23, 43;

2, 28, 51: civitas,

id. ib. 2, 29, 52:

insignia,

id. ib. 2, 17, 31:

ornatus,

id. ib. 2, 21, 38; id. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:

apparatus,

id. Rep. 6, 10, 10:

exercitus,

Caes. B. C. 3, 104:

praefectus,

id. ib. 3, 104 et saep.: anni, i. e. the reign of the kings (at Rome), Cic. Rep. 2, 15, 29; 2, 30, 53:

auctio,

i. e. of royal property, Plin. 29, 4, 30, § 96:

ales,

i. e. the eagle, Ov. M. 4, 362:

genus imperii proximum similitudini regiae,

very much resembling regal power, Cic. Rep. 2, 32, 56:

bellum,

with a king, id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50:

regios nutus tueri,

purposes, id. Fam 12, 1, 1:

regia, crede mihi, res est succurrere lapsis,

befitting kings, Ov. P. 2, 9, 11; cf.:

regia res scelus est,

id. F. 6, 595:

sponsus,

Hor. C. 3, 2, 10:

genus,

id. ib. 2, 4, 15:

sanguis,

id. ib. 3, 27, 65:

stirps,

Curt. 6, 2, 8:

virgo,

princess, Ov. M. 2, 570; 13, 523:

puer,

Verg. A. 1, 677:

conjux,

id. ib. 2, 783:

parens,

Ov. M. 13, 484:

legatio,

Liv. 35, 32:

imperium,

Sen. Med. 189:

cohors,

Curt. 10, 7, 16:

interitus regii,

Val. Max. 1, 8, 11: superbum [p. 1551] istud et regium, nisi, etc., Plin. Pan. 7, 6.—Hence, esp.:

lex regia,

a law investing the emperor with all the power and authority of the Roman people, Just. Inst. 1, 2, 6 Sandars ad loc.—As subst.

Rē-gĭi, ōrum, m.

(Sc. milites.) The royal troops, the king ' s soldiers, Nep. Dat. 1, 4.—

The satraps of the king, the nobles of the royal court, Nep. Ages. 8, 3.—

rēgĭa, ae, f.

(Sc. domus.) A royal palace, castle, fortress, residence, the court (cf.:

aula, palatium): in regia regem ipsum quasi productum esse ad dignitatem,

Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 52; Caes. B. C. 3, 112:

in vestibulo regiae,

Liv. 1, 40:

exaedificata,

id. 35, 31:

regiam occupare,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 6; Ov. F. 4, 599:

opulenta,

Cat. 62, 44:

Polycratis regia,

Suet. Calig. 21.—

In partic., the royal castle of Numa, situated on the Sacra Via, close by the temple of Vesta, used subsequently for priestly purposes (for appointed sacrifices, for meetings of the priests, as a residence of the Pontifex, etc.): haec est a sacris quae via nomen habet; Hic locus est Vestae, qui Pallada servat et ignem;

Hic fuit antiqui regia parva Numae,

Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 30; cf. id. F. 6, 264; Varr. L. L. 6, § 12 Müll.; Fest. p. 178 ib.; Macr. S. 1, 15; 16; S. C. ap. Gell. 4, 6, 2; Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 6; Serv. Verg. A. 8, 363; Cic. Mil. 14, 37 Ascon.; id. Att. 10, 3, a, 1; Plin. 34, 8, 18, § 48 al.— Hence, atrium regium, the hall of this regia, Liv. 26, 27, 3.—

Transf.

The royal tent in a camp, Liv. 2, 12, 10; cf.:

armatus exercitus regiam obsedit,

Curt. 9, 5, 30; 6, 2, 9:

vestibulum regiae,

id. 7, 1, 4. —

The court, i. e. the royal family, the king and his courtiers (cf. aula;

first under Aug.): tulit et Romana regia sceleris tragici exemplum,

Liv. 1, 46:

quicunque propinquitate regiam contigisset,

id. 24, 22 fin.; Tac. A. 6, 34:

Callistus prioris quoque regiae peritus,

id. ib. 11, 29; cf. id. ib. 14, 13; Petr. poët. 5, 4; Curt. 6, 6, 2.—

Poet., like aula, a court for the cattle, cattle-yard:

gregis regia,

Val. Fl. 5, 67.—

(Sc. urbs.) A royal city, residence, capital ( poet. and in postAug. prose):

Croesi regia Sardes,

Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 2:

non haec dotalis regia Amatae, i. e. Laurentum,

Verg. A. 9, 737:

Caesarea, Jubae regia,

Plin. 5, 2, 1, § 20.—

A pure Lat. name for basilica, a colonnade, portico, hall (not ante-Aug.): dum lectica ex regiā domum redeo, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 76:

theatri,

Suet. Aug. 31 fin.; Ascon. ap. Cic. Aem. Scaur. § 45 (p. 27 Orell.); cf. Vitr. 5, 7 fin.; Stat. S. 1, 1, 30. —

A pure Lat. name for the plant basilisca (v. h. v.), App. Herb. 128. —

Trop., royal, regal, princely, splendid, magnificent, distinguished (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose for the class. regalis):

forma,

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 10:

moles,

splendid edifices, Hor. C. 2, 15, 1:

vestis,

Vulg. Act. 12, 21.—

As an epithet of any remarkable production of nature or art: olea,

Col. 5, 8, 3; 12, 49, 2; 7:

pira,

id. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56;

laurus,

id. 15, 30, 39, § 129:

charta,

Cat. 22, 6 et saep.: regius morbus, the jaundice (because it was said to be cured by delicate remedies, by exciting to cheerfulness, etc.), Cels. 3, 24; Varr. ap. Plin. 22, 24, 53, § 114; Ser. Samm. 58, 1033; Hor. A. P. 453: regia stella, a large star in the constellation Leo, now called Regulus, Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 235. — Hence, adv.: rēgĭē, royally, regally, splendidly, sumptuously, magnificently; imperiously, despotically:

accubabo regie,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 53:

regie polita aedificia,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10:

quae regie seu potius tyrannice statuit in aratores Apronius,

imperiously, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 48, § 115:

crudeliter et regie factum,

id. Cat. 1, 12, 30.

saepĭo ( sēp-), psi, ptum, īre ( pluperf. subj. saepissent, Liv. 44, 39, 3 dub.; v. Drak. ad loc.), 4, v. a. [saepes].

Prop., to surround with a hedge, to hedge in, fence in, enclose (class.; cf. vallo).

With abl.: VTI LOCVS ANTE EAM ARAM... STIPITIBVS ROBVSTIS SAEPIATVR, Cenot. Pisan. ap. Inscr Orell. 642; cf.:

saeptum undique et vestitum vepribus et dumetis indagavi sepulcrum,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 64; cf. id. Rep. 1, 26, 41.—

In simple constr.:

dum ne per fundum saeptum facias semitam,

Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 36.—

With abl. of time: pontifices negant segetem feriis saepiri debere, Col 2, 21, 2.—

Transf.

To enclose, surround, encircle, etc.

With abl.:

urbem moenibus,

Cic. Sest. 42, 91:

oppidum operibus, unitionibus,

id. Phil. 13, 9, 20:

castris,

id. Fam. 15, 4, 10; cf. Liv. 5, 5, 2; 44, 39, 3:

castra tectis parietum pro muro,

id. 25, 25, 8:

oculos membranis tenuissimis,

Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142 sq.:

saltum plagis,

Lucr. 5, 1251:

feram venantum coronā,

Verg. A. 9, 551:

restituat legiones in locum, quo saeptae fuerunt,

Liv. 9, 11, 3:

Agrippam custodiā militum,

Suet. Aug. 65 fin.:

saepsit se tectis,

i. e. shut himself up in his palace, Verg. A. 7, 600.—

With acc.:

saepsit comitium et curiam,

Cic. Rep. 2, 17, 31:

omnes fori aditūs,

id. Phil. 5, 4, 9.—

Pass. with ab:

Albana pubes inermis ab armatis saepta,

Liv. 1, 28, 8.—

To cover, envelop, wrap, wrap up; with abl.:

aliquem veste,

Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 40: saeptus squalidā stolā (with vestitus), Enn. ap. Non. 537, 27 sq.:

omnia sic avido complexu cetera saepsit (sc. aether),

Lucr. 5, 470:

at Venus obscuro gradientes aëre saepsit,

Verg. A. 1, 411.—

Trop.

To hedge up, check, impede, hinder, stop, etc.: perii, lacrimae linguam saepiunt, Afran. ap. Non. 41, 5.—

To surround, enclose, encompass, etc.: (inventa) vestire atque ornare oratione: post memoriā saepire, to enclose them in one's memory, i. e. to get them by heart, Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 142; cf.: is se circumvestit dictis, saepit sedulo, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 39, 158; and:

domi teneamus eam (orbam eloquentiam) saeptam liberali custodiā,

Cic. Brut. 96, 330; v. Jahn ad h. l.: locum omnem cogitatione (the figure taken from surrounding with toils in hunting; cf.

II. A.),

Cic. de Or. 2, 34, 147:

saeptus legibus et judiciorum metu,

surrounded, sheltered, guarded, id. Phil. 12, 10, 25; cf.:

quibus praesidiis philosophiae saeptus sim,

id. Fam. 16, 23; so,

saeptus praesidiis,

id. Rep. 1, 44, 68; id. Off. 2, 11, 39; id. Mil. 1, 2; cf.

also: postquam omnia pudore saepta animadverterat,

Liv. 3, 44;

and with this cf.: (mulieres) saeptae pudicitiā agunt,

Tac. G. 19:

(lex) se saepit difficultate abrogationis,

Cic. Att. 3, 23, 2:

ut quibusdam excubiis in ore positis saepiatur,

Gell. 1, 15, 3.

turris, is (acc. turrim and turrem; abl. turri and turre; v. Neue, Formenl. I. 196 sqq.), f., = turris.

Lit.

In gen., a tower:

eā ballistā si pervortam turrim,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 59: apud vetustam turrem, Att. ap. Prisc. p. 761 P.:

Dionysius contionari ex turri altā solebat,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59:

in omni turre,

Val. Fl. 1, 14:

celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres,

Hor. C. 2, 10, 11; cf.

altae,

id. Epod. 17, 70:

Dardanae,

id. C. 4, 6, 7:

aënea,

Ov. Am. 2, 19, 27.—

In partic., a military tower, for defence of a camp or the walls of a city:

turrim in praecipiti stantem Adgressi ferro,

Verg. A. 2, 460; Caes. B. G. 5, 40; 6, 29; id. B. C. 3, 9; Cic. Prov. Cons. 2, 4;

for attack in a siege,

Caes. B. G. 3, 21; Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 10; Liv. 32, 17, 17;

on the backs of elephants,

id. 37, 40, 4;

on a ship,

id. 37, 24, 6 et saep.—

Transf.

For any high building, a castle, palace, citadel:

pauperum tabernas Regumque turres,

Hor. C. 1, 4, 14; so,

regia,

Ov. M. 8, 14:

Maecenatiana,

Suet. Ner 38:

maris vastum prospectet turribus aequor,

Tib. 1, 7, 19.—

A dove-cot built in the form of a tower, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 6; Ov. P. 1, 6, 51.—

A kind of battlearray when the troops were arranged in a square, Cato ap. Fest. s. v. serra, p. 344 Müll.; cf. Gell. 10, 9, 1.