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41 Regii
I.Lit.:A.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.1. 2.The satraps of the king, the nobles of the royal court, Nep. Ages. 8, 3.—B.rēgĭa, ae, f.1.(Sc. domus.) A royal palace, castle, fortress, residence, the court (cf.:b.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;c.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.(α).The royal tent in a camp, Liv. 2, 12, 10; cf.:(β).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;* (γ). 2.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.—(Sc. urbs.) A royal city, residence, capital ( poet. and in postAug. prose):3.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. 76:4.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. —II.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. -
42 regius
I.Lit.:A.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.1. 2.The satraps of the king, the nobles of the royal court, Nep. Ages. 8, 3.—B.rēgĭa, ae, f.1.(Sc. domus.) A royal palace, castle, fortress, residence, the court (cf.:b.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;c.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.(α).The royal tent in a camp, Liv. 2, 12, 10; cf.:(β).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;* (γ). 2.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.—(Sc. urbs.) A royal city, residence, capital ( poet. and in postAug. prose):3.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. 76:4.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. —II.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. -
43 sagum
săgum, i, n. (ante-class. collat. form săgus, i, m., corresp. to the Greek, Enn. and Varr. ap. Non. 223, 30 sq.; Afran. ap. Charis. p. 81 P.; fem.: sagas caerulas, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 81 P.; but it would perh. be more correct to read sagos caerulos; cf. Enn. p. 182, 54 Vahl.), = sagos [acc. to Polybius, a Celtic word, whence the Engl. shag], a coarse woollen blanket or mantle (cf. laena), e. g. of servants, Cato, R. R. 59; Col. 1, 8, 9; Dig. 34, 2, 23 fin.;a.of the Germans,
Tac. G. 17;for horses,
Veg. Vet. 1, 42, 4; 3, 15, 16; but most freq. of soldiers, a military cloak:valde metuo ne frigeas in hibernis... praesertim qui sagis non abundares,
Cic. Fam. 7, 10, 2; Caes. B. C. 1, 75; Liv. 10, 30 fin.:saga fibulatoria,
Treb. Pol. Trig. Tyr. 10.—Hence, saga is a sign of war (as toga is a sign of peace) in the phrases:Saga sumere, to put on the saga, i.q. to take up arms, prepare for battle (it was the custom for all Romans to do this, in token of preparation for war, even those who were not going to the field, excepting persons of consular rank; cf. Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 32; id. Fragm. ap. Non. 538, 27):b.tumultum decerni, justitium edici, saga sumi dico oportere, delectum habere, etc.,
id. Phil. 5, 12, 31; 14, 1, 2; Liv. Epit. 72:terrā marique victus hostis punico Lugubre mutavit sagum,
Hor. Epod. 9, 28; in sing., of an individual:tum iste (Verres) excitatus sagum sumit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 36, § 94.—In the same signif.:c.ad saga ire,
Cic. Phil. 14, 1, 1; cf. Vell. 2, 16, 3.—In sagis esse, to be under arms:d.cum est in sagis civitas,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 32.—Saga ponere, to lay down one ' s arms, Liv. Epit. 73.—II.In gen. (eccl. Lat.), a covering.1.A curtain, tent-cover, Vulg. Exod. 26, 7; 36, 14, etc.—2.A garment, Vulg. Judic. 3, 16. -
44 scenites
scēnītes, ae, m., = skênitês, one who dwells in a tent, one of a nomadic race:Nomades,
Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 143:Sabaei,
id. 6, 28, 32, § 151:Arabes,
id. 5, 24, 21, § 87. -
45 scenofactorius
scēnŏfactōrĭus, a, um, adj. [skênos -facio], of or belonging to the making of tents:ars,
the business of tent-making, Vulg. Act. 18, 3. -
46 strategeum
strătēgēum ( - īum), i, n., = stratêgeion, the general's tent, the name of a public building in Smyrna, Vitr. 5, 9; cf. Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 2, 18. -
47 strategium
strătēgēum ( - īum), i, n., = stratêgeion, the general's tent, the name of a public building in Smyrna, Vitr. 5, 9; cf. Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 2, 18. -
48 tabernacularius
tăbernācŭlārĭus, ii, m. [tabernaculum], a tent-maker, Inscr. Grut. p. 642, 8. -
49 temptabundus
temptābundus, tempto, etc., v. tent-. -
50 tempto
temptābundus, tempto, etc., v. tent-. -
51 tentoriolum
tentōrĭŏlum, i, n. dim. [tentorium], a little tent, Auct. B. Afr. 47, 5. -
52 tentorium
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53 tentorius
tentōrĭus, a, um, adj. [tentorium], of or for tents: pelles, tent-skins, Val. ap. Treb. Claud. 14. -
54 turunda
turunda, ae, f.I.A ball of paste for fattening geese, Cato, R. R. 89; Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 20.—II.A kind of sacrificial cake, Varr. ap. Non. 552, 3.—III.A tent or roll of lint for wounds, Cato, R. R. 157, 14; Scrib. Comp. 201. -
55 umbra
I.Lit.:B.cum usque quaque umbra est, tamen Sol semper hic est,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 79:illa platanus, cujus umbram secutus est Socrates,
Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 28:fiebat, ut incideret luna in eam metam, quae esset umbra terrae, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 14, 22; cf. id. Div. 2, 6, 17:colles... afferunt umbram vallibus,
id. Rep. 2, 6, 11:nox Involvens umbrā magnā terramque polumque,
Verg. A. 2, 251:spissis noctis se condidit umbris,
id. ib. 2, 621:majoresque cadunt altis de montibus umbrae,
id. E. 1, 84; 5, 70:pampineae,
id. ib. 7, 58:certum est mihi, quasi umbra, quoquo ibis tu, te persequi,
Plaut. Cas. 1, 4; cf. id. Most. 3, 2, 82.—Prov.: umbras timere, to be afraid of shadows, i. e. to fear without cause, Cic. Att. 15, 20, 4:umbram suam metuere,
Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 2, 9:ipse meas solus, quod nil est, aemulor umbras,
Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 19.—Transf.1.In painting, the dark part of a painting, shade, shadow:2.quam multa vident pictores in umbris et in eminentiā, quae nos non videmus!
Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 20; so (opp. lumen) Plin. 35, 5, 11, § 29; 35, 11, 40, § 131; 33, 3, 57, § 163.—A shade, ghost of a dead person ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf.:3.Manes, Lemures): nos ubi decidimus, Quo dives Tullus et Ancus, Pulvis et umbra sumus,
Hor. C. 4, 7, 16:ne forte animas Acherunte reamur Effugere aut umbras inter vivos volitare,
Lucr. 4, 38; cf.:cornea (porta), quā veris facilis datur exitus umbris,
Verg. A. 6, 894; Tib. 3, 2, 9; Verg. A. 5, 734; Hor. C. 2, 13, 30; id. S. 1, 8, 41; Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 18; Suet. Calig. 59 al.:Umbrarum rex,
i. e. Pluto, Ov. M. 7, 249; so,dominus,
id. ib. 10, 16.— In the plur. umbrae, of a single dead person:matris agitabitur umbris,
Ov. M. 9, 410; 8, 476; 6, 541; Verg. A. 6, 510; 10, 519 al.—Like the Greek skia, an uninvited guest, whom an invited one brings with him (cf. parasitus), Hor. S. 2, 8, 22; id. Ep. 1, 5, 28; Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 27; so, of an attendant:4.luxuriae,
Cic. Mur. 6, 13.—A shade, shady place, that which gives a shade or shadow (as a tree, house, tent, etc; poet.);5.of trees: nudus Arboris Othrys erat nec habebat Pelion umbras,
Ov. M. 12, 513; so id. ib. 10, 88; 10, 90; 14, 447; Verg. G. 1, 157, id. E. 9, 20; 5, 5; Sil. 4, 681:Pompeiā spatiabere cultus in umbrā,
i. e. in the Pompeian portico, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 75; so,Pompeia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 67; 3, 387:vacuā tonsoris in umbrā,
in the cool barber's shop, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 50:studia in umbrā educata,
in the closet, study, Tac. A. 14, 53; cf.:rhetorica,
i. e. the rhetorician's school, Juv. 7, 173:dum roseis venit umbra genis,
i. e. down, beard, Stat. Th. 4, 336; cf.: dubia lanuginis, Claud. Nupt. Pall. et Celer. 42: nunc umbra nudata sua jam tempora moerent, i. e. of hair, Petr. poët. 109: summae cassidis umbra, i. e. the plume or crest, Stat. Th. 6, 226:sed non erat illi Arcus et ex umeris nullae fulgentibus umbrae,
i. e. quivers, id. S. 3, 4, 30.—A fish, called also sciaena; a grayling, umber: Salmo thymallus, Linn.; Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299 (Heduph. v. 7 Vahl.); Varr. L. L. 5, § 77 Müll.; Ov. Hal. 111; Col. 8, 16, 8; Aus. Idyll. 10, 90.—II.Trop., like the Engl. shadow or shade.A.Opp. to substance or reality, a trace, obscure sign or image, faint appearance, imperfect copy or representation, semblance, pretence (cf. simulacrum):B.veri juris germanaeque justitiae solidam et expressam effigiem nullam tenemus, umbrā et imaginibus utimur,
Cic. Off. 3, 17, 69:umbra et imago civitatis,
id. Rep. 2, 30, 53:umbra et imago equitis Romani,
id. Rab. Post. 15, 41: o hominem amentem et miserum, qui ne umbram quidem umquam tou kalou viderit! id. Att. 7, 11, 1:in quo ipsam luxuriam reperire non potes, in eo te umbram luxuriae reperturum putas?
id. Mur. 6, 13: in comoediā maxime claudicamus... vix levem consequimur umbram, Quint. 10, 1, 100:sub umbrā foederis aequi servitutem pati,
Liv. 8, 4, 2:umbras falsae gloriae consectari,
Cic. Pis. 24, 57:umbra es amantum magis quam amator,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 31:mendax pietatis umbra,
Ov. M. 9, 459:libertatis,
Luc. 3, 146:belli,
Sil. 15, 316:umbras quasdam veritatis habere,
Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 17; Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 273.—Shelter, cover, protection:C.umbra et recessus,
Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 101:umbrā magni nominis delitescunt,
Quint. 12, 10, 15:umbra vestri auxilii tegi possumus,
Liv. 7, 30, 18:sub umbrā auxilii vestri latere volunt,
id. 32, 21, 31:sub umbrā Romanae amicitiae latebant,
id. 34, 9, 10:morum vitia sub umbrā eloquentiae primo latebant,
Just. 5, 2, 7.— -
56 vexillum
I.In gen., Caes. B. G. 6, 36; Cic. Phil. 2, 40, 102; 5, 11, 29; id. Att. 10, 15, 2; id. Agr. 2, 32, 86; Tac. A. 1, 20 al.—II.In partic., a red flag placed on the general's tent, as a signal for marching or for battle: vexillum proponere, to raise or display, Caes. B. G. 2, 20:B.vexillo signum dare,
id. B. C. 3, 89 fin. —Transf., the troops belonging to a vexillum, a company, troop, Liv. 8, 8; Tac. H. 1, 70; Stat. Th. 12, 782.—III.Trop.:Fortunae,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 43. -
57 Uroderma bilobatum
ENG tent-building batNLD prieelvleermuisGER Gelbohr-FledermausFRA vespertilion bilobe
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