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1 antīquitās
antīquitās ātis, f [antiquus], age, antiquity: generis. — Ancient time, antiquity: factum ex omni antiquitate proferre.—Ancient events, the history of ancient times, antiquity: tenenda est omnis antiquitas: antiquitatis amator, N.—Men of former times, the ancients: antiquitatis memoria: antiquitas melius ea cernebat. — Venerableness, reverend character: eius fani.* * *antiquity, the good old days; the ancients; virtues of olden times; being old -
2 antiquitas
antīquĭtas, ātis, f. [antiquus], the quality of being antiquus, age, antiquity (class., but only in prose).I.In gen.:II.antiquitas generis,
Cic. Font. 14, 31; so Nep. Milt. 1, 1:non vestra (urbs) haec est, quae gloriabatur a diebus pristinis in antiquitate suā?
Vulg. Isa. 23, 7.—Spec., ancient time, antiquity.A.Lit.:B.fabulae ab ultimā antiquitate repetitae,
Cic. Fin. 1, 20, 65:habet ut in aetatibus auctoritatem senectus, sic in exemplis antiquitas,
id. Or. 50, 169:antiquitas dat dignitatem verbis,
Quint. 8, 3, 24; Suet. Ner. 38 al.—Meton.1.The occurrences of antiquity, the history of ancient times, antiquity:2.tenenda est omnis antiquitas,
Cic. de Or. 1, 5, 18:memoria antiquitatis,
id. Brut. 59, 214:antiquitatis iter,
id. de Or. 1, 60, 256 al.:antiquitatis amator,
Nep. Att. 18, 1 Bremi and Dähne; cf. id. ib. 20 al.—In plur., a title of historical or archœological works, antiquities; cf. Plin. praef.; Gell. 5, 13:Varro in antiquitatibus rerum humanarum scripsit, etc.,
id. 11, 1 et saep. —Men of former times, the ancients:3.errabat multis in rebus antiquitas,
Cic. Div. 2, 33; cf. Hand, Wopk. Lectt. Tull. p. 209; Cic. Leg. 2, 11, 27:antiquitas melius ea, quae erant vera, cernebat,
id. Tusc. 1, 12, 26:fabulose narravit antiquitas,
Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 85; 19, 4, 19, § 1 al.—The condition [p. 133] or state of former times (eccl. Lat.):II.Et soror tua Sodoma et filiae ejus revertentur ad antiquitatem suam,
Vulg. Ezech. 16, 55 ter. —Esp., with the access. idea of moral excellence (cf. antiquus, II. C.), the good old times, the honesty of the good old times, integrity, uprightness, etc.:P. Rutilius documentum fuit virtutis, antiquitatis, prudentiae,
Cic. Rab. Post. 10:his gravissimae antiquitatis viris probatus,
id. Sest. 3:haec plena sunt antiquitatis,
id. Planc. 18, 45; Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 209:exemplar antiquitatis,
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3 vetus
vetus eris, adj. with sup. veterrimus (for comp. see vetustus) [VET-], old, aged, advanced in years: poëta, T.: veteres et moris antiqui memores, L.: laurus, V.—Old, of long standing, seated: contumelia, Cs.: invidia, inveterate: amici (opp. novi): veterrima (amicitia): consuetudo, S.: provinciae, L.—Of soldiers: ille exercitatus et vetus (miles): milites, Cs.: legiones, L.: (tabernae) Veteres, the old booths of money-changers in the Forum (opp. Novae), L.—Esp., in the phrase, vetus est, it is an old saying: vetus est, de scurrā divitem fieri posse, etc.—Old, of a former time, former, earlier, ancient: credendum est veteribus et priscis, ut aiunt, viris: veterrimi poëtae Stoici: fama veterum malorum, V.: iniuria, Ph.— Plur m. as subst, the ancients, men of old, fathers, forefathers: maiores nostri, veteres illi: Quae veteres factitarunt, ancient writers, T.— Plur n. as subst, the old, antiquity: si vetera mihi ignota (sunt), earlier events: vetera omittere, to leave out of consideration, S.: scrutari vetera, traditions: haec vetera, these old writings, Ta.* * *Iancients (pl.), men of old, forefathersIIold/ancient times (pl), antiquity; earlier events; old traditions/waysIIIveteris (gen.), veterior -or -us, veterrimus -a -um ADJold, aged, ancient; former; veteran, experienced; long standing, chronic -
4 vetustās
vetustās ātis, f [vetus], old age, age, long existence: possessionis: aevi longinqua, V.: tarda (i. e. senectus), O.: familiarum vetustates.—Ancient times, antiquity: historia nuntia vetustatis: contra omnia vetustatis exempla, Cs.: in tantā vetustate auctorum, L.—Long duration, great age: quae mihi videntur habitura etiam vetustatem, i. e. will last long: Scripta vetustatem si modo nostra ferent, O.: coniuncti vetustate, i. e. intimacy of long standing.—The far future, posterity: de me nulla umquam obmutescet vetustas: Si qua fidem tanto est operi latura vetustas, V.* * *old age; antiquity; long duration -
5 antiquaria
antīquārĭus, a, um, adj. [antiquus], pertaining to antiquity.I. II.Subst.: antīquārĭus, ii, m.A.One that is fond of or employs himself about antiquities, an antiquarian, antiquary (post-Aug.):B.nec quemquam adeo antiquarium puto, ut, etc.,
Tac. Or. 21; * Suet. Aug. 86.—Also * antī-quārĭa, ae, f., she that is fond of antiquity, a female antiquarian, Juv. 6, 454.—One that understands reading and copying ancient MSS., Cod. Th. 4, 8, 2; Aus. Ep. 16 al. -
6 antiquarius
antīquārĭus, a, um, adj. [antiquus], pertaining to antiquity.I. II.Subst.: antīquārĭus, ii, m.A.One that is fond of or employs himself about antiquities, an antiquarian, antiquary (post-Aug.):B.nec quemquam adeo antiquarium puto, ut, etc.,
Tac. Or. 21; * Suet. Aug. 86.—Also * antī-quārĭa, ae, f., she that is fond of antiquity, a female antiquarian, Juv. 6, 454.—One that understands reading and copying ancient MSS., Cod. Th. 4, 8, 2; Aus. Ep. 16 al. -
7 antīquitus
antīquitus adv. [antiquus], in former times, of old, anciently, long ago: Belgas Rhenum antiquitus traductos, Cs.: tectum antiquitus constitutum, N.: insita pertinacia familiae, L.: panicum paratum, long before, Cs.* * *Iformerly, in former/ancient/olden times, from antiquity; long ago/beforeIIantiquita -um, antiquitior -or -us, antiquitissimus -a -um ADJold/ancient/aged; time-honored; simple/classic; venerable; archaic/outdated -
8 barbātus
barbātus adj. [barba], having a beard, bearded: Iuppiter: hirculus, Ct.: equitare Si quem delectet barbatum, a grown man, H.: nondum, i. e. while a boy, Iu.: bene unus ex barbatis illis, i. e. the old Romans (who wore full beards).—Of animals or fishes: mulli: hirculus, Ct. — As subst, a goat, Ph. —Since the Stoics wore long beards: magister, teacher of philosophy, Iu.* * *barbata, barbatum ADJbearded, having a beard; (like the men of antiquity); (as sign of) adult -
9 senectūs
senectūs ūtis, f [senex], old age, extreme age, senility.—Only sing: hoc vitium fert senectus hominibus, T.: senectutem occasum vitae definire: vivere ad summam senectutem: confecti homines senectute: viridis, V.: tremulo gradu venit aegra senectus, O.: obductā solvatur fronte senectus, the gravity of old age, H.: Temporibus geminis canebat sparsa senectus, i. e. gray hairs, V.—Of things, antiquity, age: (tabellae) cariosa, O.: vini veteris, Iu.—Person., the goddess of old age, Old Age: tristis, V.— Old age, old men: senectus semper agens aliquid.—Fig., of style, maturity: plena litteratae senectutis oratio.* * *Isenecta, senectum ADJold, agedIIold age; old men collectively; shed snake skin -
10 antiquum
antiquity; things of olden times; old custom/habit -
11 coaevus
coaeva, coaevum ADJof same age, coeval, of equal antiquity, going back to same date -
12 Agrigentini
Agrĭgentum, i, n., one of the largest and richest cities on the south coast of Sicily, near Cape Pachynum, acc. to the Greek (Akragas) sometimes called Acragas or Agragas, now Girgenti. —Here was the temple of Juno Lucina, so renowned in antiquity, whose ruins are still to be seen:oppidum Acragas, quod Agrigentum nostri dixere,
Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89:alia judicia Lilybaei, alia Agrigenti restituta sunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26.—Hence, Agrĭgentīnus, a, um, adj., of or from Agrigentum:sal,
Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 85.— Subst.: Agrĭgentīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Agrigentum, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50. -
13 Agrigentinus
Agrĭgentum, i, n., one of the largest and richest cities on the south coast of Sicily, near Cape Pachynum, acc. to the Greek (Akragas) sometimes called Acragas or Agragas, now Girgenti. —Here was the temple of Juno Lucina, so renowned in antiquity, whose ruins are still to be seen:oppidum Acragas, quod Agrigentum nostri dixere,
Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89:alia judicia Lilybaei, alia Agrigenti restituta sunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26.—Hence, Agrĭgentīnus, a, um, adj., of or from Agrigentum:sal,
Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 85.— Subst.: Agrĭgentīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Agrigentum, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50. -
14 Agrigentum
Agrĭgentum, i, n., one of the largest and richest cities on the south coast of Sicily, near Cape Pachynum, acc. to the Greek (Akragas) sometimes called Acragas or Agragas, now Girgenti. —Here was the temple of Juno Lucina, so renowned in antiquity, whose ruins are still to be seen:oppidum Acragas, quod Agrigentum nostri dixere,
Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89:alia judicia Lilybaei, alia Agrigenti restituta sunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26.—Hence, Agrĭgentīnus, a, um, adj., of or from Agrigentum:sal,
Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 85.— Subst.: Agrĭgentīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Agrigentum, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50. -
15 Alexander
Ălexander, dri, m. [Alexandros, hence, Charis. 64 P. asserts that there is also a nom. Alexandrus, but gives no example], the name of many persons of antiquity; among whom,I.The most renowned is Alexander, son of Philip and Olympia, surnamed Magnus, the founder of the great Macedonian monarchy extending from Macedonia to the Indus (v. his life in Plut. and Curt.).—II. III.A tyrant of Pherœ, in Thessaly; hence also sometimes called Pheræus, Cic. Div. 1, 25; id. Inv. 2, 49; id. Off. 2, 7; Nep. Pelop. 5, 1.—IV.A king of Epirus, Liv. 8, 3.—V.Another name of Paris, son of Priam, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 5, 96; Cic. Fat. 15; Auct. ad Her. 4, 30;hence sometimes, Alexander Paris,
Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 76 al. -
16 Alexandrea
Ălexandrēa (the form of Cicero's time, Cic. Phil. 2, 19; id. Fin. 5, 19; Prop. 4, 10, 33 ( Alexandria, Müll.); Hor. C. 4, 14, 35 K. and H.; also Ălexandrīa under the Empire; so, Antiochēa and Antiochīa; cf. Prisc. p. 588 P., Ochsn. Eclog. 143, and Osann ad Cic. Rep. p. 467), ae, f., = Alexandreia, a name of several towns of antiquity; among which,I.The most distinguished is the city built by Alexander the Great, after the destruction of Tyre, upon the north coast of Egypt, the residence of the Ptolemies, and the emporium of Eastern trade during the Middle Ages, sometimes with the appellation Magna, now Iskenderieh or Alexandria, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.—II.A town in Troas, now Eski Stamboul, sometimes called Alexandria, Cic. Ac. 2, 4; Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124;III.and sometimes Alexandria Troas,
Liv. 35, 42; 37, 35; Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 128.—A town in Aria, also called Alexandria Ariōn (i. e. Arionum), now Herat, Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 61; 6, 23, 25, § 93.—Hence, Ălexandrīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Alexandria,A.In Egypt:B.vita atque licentia,
a luxurious and licentious life, like that of Alexandria, at that time a centre of luxury, Caes. B. C. 3, 110; Petr. 31; Quint. 1, 2, 7 Spald.:Alexandrina navis,
an Alexandrian merchantship, Suet. Aug. 98; id. Ner. 45; id. Galb. 10: Bellum Alexandrinum, the history of the expedition of Cœsar into Egypt, after the battle at Pharsalus, Auct. B. Alex. 1.—In Troas, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 131; 23, 8, 80, § 158. — Subst.: Ălexandrīni, ōrum, m., inhabitants of Alexandria (in Egypt):ad Alexandrinos istos revertamur,
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17 Alexandria
Ălexandrēa (the form of Cicero's time, Cic. Phil. 2, 19; id. Fin. 5, 19; Prop. 4, 10, 33 ( Alexandria, Müll.); Hor. C. 4, 14, 35 K. and H.; also Ălexandrīa under the Empire; so, Antiochēa and Antiochīa; cf. Prisc. p. 588 P., Ochsn. Eclog. 143, and Osann ad Cic. Rep. p. 467), ae, f., = Alexandreia, a name of several towns of antiquity; among which,I.The most distinguished is the city built by Alexander the Great, after the destruction of Tyre, upon the north coast of Egypt, the residence of the Ptolemies, and the emporium of Eastern trade during the Middle Ages, sometimes with the appellation Magna, now Iskenderieh or Alexandria, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.—II.A town in Troas, now Eski Stamboul, sometimes called Alexandria, Cic. Ac. 2, 4; Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124;III.and sometimes Alexandria Troas,
Liv. 35, 42; 37, 35; Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 128.—A town in Aria, also called Alexandria Ariōn (i. e. Arionum), now Herat, Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 61; 6, 23, 25, § 93.—Hence, Ălexandrīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Alexandria,A.In Egypt:B.vita atque licentia,
a luxurious and licentious life, like that of Alexandria, at that time a centre of luxury, Caes. B. C. 3, 110; Petr. 31; Quint. 1, 2, 7 Spald.:Alexandrina navis,
an Alexandrian merchantship, Suet. Aug. 98; id. Ner. 45; id. Galb. 10: Bellum Alexandrinum, the history of the expedition of Cœsar into Egypt, after the battle at Pharsalus, Auct. B. Alex. 1.—In Troas, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 131; 23, 8, 80, § 158. — Subst.: Ălexandrīni, ōrum, m., inhabitants of Alexandria (in Egypt):ad Alexandrinos istos revertamur,
Cic. Rab. Post. 12, 34; id. Pis. 21, 49. -
18 Alexandrini
Ălexandrēa (the form of Cicero's time, Cic. Phil. 2, 19; id. Fin. 5, 19; Prop. 4, 10, 33 ( Alexandria, Müll.); Hor. C. 4, 14, 35 K. and H.; also Ălexandrīa under the Empire; so, Antiochēa and Antiochīa; cf. Prisc. p. 588 P., Ochsn. Eclog. 143, and Osann ad Cic. Rep. p. 467), ae, f., = Alexandreia, a name of several towns of antiquity; among which,I.The most distinguished is the city built by Alexander the Great, after the destruction of Tyre, upon the north coast of Egypt, the residence of the Ptolemies, and the emporium of Eastern trade during the Middle Ages, sometimes with the appellation Magna, now Iskenderieh or Alexandria, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.—II.A town in Troas, now Eski Stamboul, sometimes called Alexandria, Cic. Ac. 2, 4; Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124;III.and sometimes Alexandria Troas,
Liv. 35, 42; 37, 35; Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 128.—A town in Aria, also called Alexandria Ariōn (i. e. Arionum), now Herat, Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 61; 6, 23, 25, § 93.—Hence, Ălexandrīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Alexandria,A.In Egypt:B.vita atque licentia,
a luxurious and licentious life, like that of Alexandria, at that time a centre of luxury, Caes. B. C. 3, 110; Petr. 31; Quint. 1, 2, 7 Spald.:Alexandrina navis,
an Alexandrian merchantship, Suet. Aug. 98; id. Ner. 45; id. Galb. 10: Bellum Alexandrinum, the history of the expedition of Cœsar into Egypt, after the battle at Pharsalus, Auct. B. Alex. 1.—In Troas, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 131; 23, 8, 80, § 158. — Subst.: Ălexandrīni, ōrum, m., inhabitants of Alexandria (in Egypt):ad Alexandrinos istos revertamur,
Cic. Rab. Post. 12, 34; id. Pis. 21, 49. -
19 Alexandrinus
Ălexandrēa (the form of Cicero's time, Cic. Phil. 2, 19; id. Fin. 5, 19; Prop. 4, 10, 33 ( Alexandria, Müll.); Hor. C. 4, 14, 35 K. and H.; also Ălexandrīa under the Empire; so, Antiochēa and Antiochīa; cf. Prisc. p. 588 P., Ochsn. Eclog. 143, and Osann ad Cic. Rep. p. 467), ae, f., = Alexandreia, a name of several towns of antiquity; among which,I.The most distinguished is the city built by Alexander the Great, after the destruction of Tyre, upon the north coast of Egypt, the residence of the Ptolemies, and the emporium of Eastern trade during the Middle Ages, sometimes with the appellation Magna, now Iskenderieh or Alexandria, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.—II.A town in Troas, now Eski Stamboul, sometimes called Alexandria, Cic. Ac. 2, 4; Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124;III.and sometimes Alexandria Troas,
Liv. 35, 42; 37, 35; Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 128.—A town in Aria, also called Alexandria Ariōn (i. e. Arionum), now Herat, Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 61; 6, 23, 25, § 93.—Hence, Ălexandrīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Alexandria,A.In Egypt:B.vita atque licentia,
a luxurious and licentious life, like that of Alexandria, at that time a centre of luxury, Caes. B. C. 3, 110; Petr. 31; Quint. 1, 2, 7 Spald.:Alexandrina navis,
an Alexandrian merchantship, Suet. Aug. 98; id. Ner. 45; id. Galb. 10: Bellum Alexandrinum, the history of the expedition of Cœsar into Egypt, after the battle at Pharsalus, Auct. B. Alex. 1.—In Troas, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 131; 23, 8, 80, § 158. — Subst.: Ălexandrīni, ōrum, m., inhabitants of Alexandria (in Egypt):ad Alexandrinos istos revertamur,
Cic. Rab. Post. 12, 34; id. Pis. 21, 49. -
20 antiqui
antīquus, a, um, adj. [a diff. orthog. for anticus, from ante] (of that which is before in time, while anticus denotes that which is before in space; cf. Vel. Long. p. 2223 P.), that has been or has been done before, old, ancient, former (opp. novus, that has not previously existed, new; while vetus, that has existed a long time, is opp. recens, that has not been long in existence, recent; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 11, 21; Lind. ad Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 154, and id. Capt. 1, 2, 29; Doed. Syn. IV. p. 82 sq.).I.Lit.:A.Juppiter Alcumenam rediget in antiquam concordiam conjugis,
to her former harmony with her husband, Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 13:hoc timet, Ne tua duritia antiqua illa etiam adaucta sit,
thy former severity, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 26; so id. Hec. 1, 2, 17; Lucr. 2, 900:causam suscepisti antiquiorem memoriā tuā,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 9, 25:tres epistulas tuas accepi: igitur antiquissimae cuique respondeo,
id. Att. 9, 9: antiquior dies in tuis erat adscripta litteris, quam in Caesaris, an earlier or older date, id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; Liv. 3, 58:Nilus antiquo sua flumina reddidit alveo,
Ov. M. 1, 423 et saep.— Hence, subst.antīqui, ōrum, m., the ancients, esp. the ancient writers (i. e. those whose age has been long past; while veteres denotes those who have lived and acted for a long time):B.antiquorum auctoritas,
Cic. Am. 4, 13; so Hor. S. 1, 4, 117; 2, 2, 89 et saep.:quod decus antiqui summum bonum esse dixerunt,
Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 55:habemus Scaurum in antiquis,
id. Brut. 30, 116; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 78 et saep.—And so in gen.:in antiquis est sapientia,
Vulg. Job, 12, 12:sapientia omnium antiquorum,
ib. Eccli. 39, 1:dictum est antiquis,
ib. Matt. 5, 21 al.:facere in antiquum,
to restore a thing to its former condition, to place on its old footing, Liv. 33, 40 dub.—Antiquus and vetus are often conjoined: veterem atque antiquam rem ( old and antiquated) novam ad vos proferam, Plaut. Am. prol. 118; id. Mil. 3, 1, 154; id. Most. 2, 2, 45; id. Poen. 5, 2, 18; id. Pers. 1, 2, 1; id. Trin. 2, 2, 106; Plin. Ep. 3, 6:vetera tantum et antiqua mirari,
Tac. Or. 15:simultas vetus et antiqua,
Juv. 15, 53; so id. 6, 21 al.—an-tīquum, i, n., antiquity, the things of olden times:II.Nec quicquam antiqui Pico, nisi nomina, restat,
Ov. M. 14, 396:novissima et antiqua,
Vulg. Psa. 138, 5:antiqua ne intueamini,
ib. Isa. 43, 18.—Transf.A.Poet., = praeteritus, past, gone by, former:B.vulnus,
Ov. P. 1, 5, 38:vigor,
id. Tr. 5, 12, 32:carcer,
Luc. 6, 721; Val. Fl. 2, 394.—So often in eccl. Lat.:dies antiqui,
Vulg. Deut. 4, 32; ib. Act. 15, 7:anni,
ib. Mal. 3, 4:tempora,
ib. Act. 15, 21.—In comp. and sup., that is before or first in rank or importance, more or most celebrated, famous, preferable, or better (antiquior:C.melior,
Non. p. 425, 32): genere antiquior, Att. ap. Non. p. 426, 3: quanto antiquius quam etc., Lucil. ib.; Varr. ib.: quod honestius, id mihi est antiquius, Cic. Att. 7, 3:antiquior ei fuit laus et gloria quam regnum,
id. Div. 2, 37: antiquiorem mortem turpitudine habere, Auct. ad Her. 3, 3:neque habui quicquam antiquius quam ut, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 11, 5:ne quid existimem antiquius,
id. Phil. 13, 3: neque prius neque antiquius quicquam habuit, quam ut, etc., Vel. 2, 52; Suet. Claud. 11:judiciorum causam antiquissimam se habiturum dixit,
Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1:navalis apparatus ei antiquissima cura fuit,
id. Att. 10, 8; 12, 5; Liv. 1, 32; cf. id. 9, 31 al.—With the access. idea of simplicity, purity, innocence, of the old fashion, good, simple, honest, etc. (cf. antiquitas, II. A., and our phrase the good old times):D.antiquis est adulescens moribus,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 37; cf. id. Trin. 2, 2, 20:homo antiquā virtute et fide,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 88:homines antiqui, qui ex suā naturā ceteros fingerent,
people of the old stamp, Cic. Rosc. Am. 9, 26:vestigia antiqui officii,
id. ib. 10, 27:vide quam sim antiquorum hominum,
id. Att. 9, 15:vir sanctus, antiquus,
Plin. Ep. 2, 9.—With the access. idea of veneration, honor, old, venerable, illustrious: antiquum veteres etiam pro nobili posuere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 22 Müll.:E.terra antiqua potens armis,
Verg. A. 1, 531; 3, 164:urbs,
id. ib. 11, 540:Longior antiquis visa Maeotis hiems,
Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 2:Sabinae,
id. Med. 11:Amyclae,
id. M. 8, 314. —So, in eccl. Lat., after the Heb., of God:Antiquus Dierum,
the Ancient of Days, Vulg. Dan. 7, 9; 7, 13; 7, 22.—Sometimes = vetus, that has been in existence a long time, old: Athenae, antiquum opulentum oppidum, Enn. ap. Non. p. 470, 5:a.mos,
id. ib. p. 506, 1: amnis, Att. ap. Non. p. 192, 6:hospes,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 17 (cf. Verg. A. 3, 82: veterem Anchisen agnoscit amicum); so,amicus,
Vulg. Eccli. 9, 14:discipulus,
ib. Act. 21, 16:artificium,
Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 5:genus,
Nep. Dat. 2, 2:templa,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 104:antiquissima scripta,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 28: saxum antiquum (i. e. which for a long time had lain in this place), ingens, etc., Verg. A. 12, 897:ne transfer terminos antiquos,
Vulg. Prov. 22, 28 et saep.—Hence, subst.: antīquum, i, n., an old custom or habit.In mal. part.:b.antiquum hoc obtines tuum, tardus ut sis,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 102. —In bon. part.:F.O optume hospes, pol Crito antiquum obtines!
Ter. And. 4, 5, 22:Ac tu ecastor morem antiquum atque ingenium obtines,
id. Hec. 5, 4, 20.—Aged: antiqua erilis fida custos corporis, Enn. Medea, ap. Non. p. 39, 2 (as a transl. of the Gr. IIalaion oikôn ktêma despoinês emês): Cives antiqui, amici majorum meūm, Pac. ap. Cic. Or. 46, 155:I.Butes,
Verg. A. 9, 647:antiqui Neleïa Nestoris arva,
Ov. H. 1, 63; Dig. 50, 3, 1.—Hence, adv.: antīquē and an-tīquĭtŭs (formed from antiquus, as humanitus, divinitus, from humanus, divinus; cf. Prisc. p. 1015).In former times, of old, anciently (only in prose; most freq. in the histt.; never in Cic.). Form antīquĭ-tŭs:II.Belgas Rhenum antiquitus transductos,
Caes. B. G. 2, 4; 7, 32:tectum antiquitus constitutum,
Nep. Att. 13, 2; Suet. Caes. 42; id. Aug. 60; 94; Vulg. Jos. 11, 10; ib. 1 Reg. 27, 8.— Sup.:Titanas in eā antiquissime regnāsse,
Sol. 11.—From ancient times; form antīquĭtŭs; sometimes with inde or ab... ad, Plin. Pan. 31:III.cum Pythagoras acceptam sine dubio antiquitus opinionem vulgaverit,
Quint. 1, 10, 12:jam inde antiquitus insita pertinacia,
Liv. 9, 29:hi sunt jam inde antiquitus castellani, etc.,
id. 34, 27; Plin. Pan. 82, 7:cum (hoc studium) antiquitus usque a Chirone ad nostra tempora apud omnes duraverit,
Quint. 1, 10, 30.—In the old way, style, or fashion; form antīquē:nimis antique dicere,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 66.— Comp.:simplicius et antiquius permutatione mercium uti,
in the simpler and more ancient manner, Tac. G. 5.—Esp., in the good old style, the way or fashion of former times: quanto antiquius, quam facere hoc, fecisse videatis, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 426, 3.
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