belonging to the Parthians

Parthi, ōrum, m., = Parthoi, the Parthians, a Scythian people, situated to the north-east of the passes of the Caspian and south of Hyrcania, famed in antiquity as roving warriors and skilful archers, Just. 41, 1, 2; Cic. Att. 5, 18, 1; id. Phil. 11, 14; Verg. G. 4, 314; Hor. C. 2, 13, 18; id. S. 2, 1, 15; Ov. A. A. 1, 209:

Parthis mendacior,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 112; Tac. A. 2, 1; 6, 34; Vulg. Act. 2, 9.—In sing., Inscr. Orell. 2982.— Collect., the Parthian, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 1:

ecce! fugax Parthus,

Ov. R. Am. 155:

versis animosus equis,

Hor. C. 1, 19, 12.—Hence,

Parthus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian:

eques,

Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 1; Ov. Tr. 2, 228:

manu,

id. F. 5, 580:

rex,

Juv. 6, 407.—

Parthĭa, ae, f., = Parthia, the country of the Parthians, Parthia, the mod. Kohestan, Plin. 6, 15, 17, § 44; Luc. 8, 350.—

Par-thĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian, Parthic:

equitatus,

Flor. 4, 9, 3:

regnum,

Plin. 37, 2, 8, § 2:

bellum,

with the Parthians, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 2; 12, 19, 2:

damna,

Luc. 1, 106:

pellis,

leather dyed of a scarlet-red, prepared by the Parthians, Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7;

hence, too: cingula,

of Parthian leather, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 94: PARTHICVS as a surname of the emperor Trajan, Inscr. Orell. 795 sq.; of the emperor Septimius Severus, ib. 905 sq. —

Parthĭēnē, ēs, f., for Parthia, the [p. 1308] country of the Parthians, Parthiene, Parthia, Curt. 6, 2, 12; 6, 3, 3 et saep.—

Parthĭēni, ōrum, another name for Parthi, the Parthians, Curt. 4, 12, 11; 9, 10, 17. —

Parthĭcārĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Parthian peltry or wares: negotiatores, Imp. Const. Cod. Just. 10, 47, 7:

PRAETOR,

one who had jurisdiction over the dealers in Parthian peltry, Inscr. Grut. 350, 7.

Parthi, ōrum, m., = Parthoi, the Parthians, a Scythian people, situated to the north-east of the passes of the Caspian and south of Hyrcania, famed in antiquity as roving warriors and skilful archers, Just. 41, 1, 2; Cic. Att. 5, 18, 1; id. Phil. 11, 14; Verg. G. 4, 314; Hor. C. 2, 13, 18; id. S. 2, 1, 15; Ov. A. A. 1, 209:

Parthis mendacior,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 112; Tac. A. 2, 1; 6, 34; Vulg. Act. 2, 9.—In sing., Inscr. Orell. 2982.— Collect., the Parthian, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 1:

ecce! fugax Parthus,

Ov. R. Am. 155:

versis animosus equis,

Hor. C. 1, 19, 12.—Hence,

Parthus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian:

eques,

Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 1; Ov. Tr. 2, 228:

manu,

id. F. 5, 580:

rex,

Juv. 6, 407.—

Parthĭa, ae, f., = Parthia, the country of the Parthians, Parthia, the mod. Kohestan, Plin. 6, 15, 17, § 44; Luc. 8, 350.—

Par-thĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian, Parthic:

equitatus,

Flor. 4, 9, 3:

regnum,

Plin. 37, 2, 8, § 2:

bellum,

with the Parthians, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 2; 12, 19, 2:

damna,

Luc. 1, 106:

pellis,

leather dyed of a scarlet-red, prepared by the Parthians, Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7;

hence, too: cingula,

of Parthian leather, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 94: PARTHICVS as a surname of the emperor Trajan, Inscr. Orell. 795 sq.; of the emperor Septimius Severus, ib. 905 sq. —

Parthĭēnē, ēs, f., for Parthia, the [p. 1308] country of the Parthians, Parthiene, Parthia, Curt. 6, 2, 12; 6, 3, 3 et saep.—

Parthĭēni, ōrum, another name for Parthi, the Parthians, Curt. 4, 12, 11; 9, 10, 17. —

Parthĭcārĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Parthian peltry or wares: negotiatores, Imp. Const. Cod. Just. 10, 47, 7:

PRAETOR,

one who had jurisdiction over the dealers in Parthian peltry, Inscr. Grut. 350, 7.

Parthi, ōrum, m., = Parthoi, the Parthians, a Scythian people, situated to the north-east of the passes of the Caspian and south of Hyrcania, famed in antiquity as roving warriors and skilful archers, Just. 41, 1, 2; Cic. Att. 5, 18, 1; id. Phil. 11, 14; Verg. G. 4, 314; Hor. C. 2, 13, 18; id. S. 2, 1, 15; Ov. A. A. 1, 209:

Parthis mendacior,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 112; Tac. A. 2, 1; 6, 34; Vulg. Act. 2, 9.—In sing., Inscr. Orell. 2982.— Collect., the Parthian, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 1:

ecce! fugax Parthus,

Ov. R. Am. 155:

versis animosus equis,

Hor. C. 1, 19, 12.—Hence,

Parthus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian:

eques,

Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 1; Ov. Tr. 2, 228:

manu,

id. F. 5, 580:

rex,

Juv. 6, 407.—

Parthĭa, ae, f., = Parthia, the country of the Parthians, Parthia, the mod. Kohestan, Plin. 6, 15, 17, § 44; Luc. 8, 350.—

Par-thĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian, Parthic:

equitatus,

Flor. 4, 9, 3:

regnum,

Plin. 37, 2, 8, § 2:

bellum,

with the Parthians, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 2; 12, 19, 2:

damna,

Luc. 1, 106:

pellis,

leather dyed of a scarlet-red, prepared by the Parthians, Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7;

hence, too: cingula,

of Parthian leather, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 94: PARTHICVS as a surname of the emperor Trajan, Inscr. Orell. 795 sq.; of the emperor Septimius Severus, ib. 905 sq. —

Parthĭēnē, ēs, f., for Parthia, the [p. 1308] country of the Parthians, Parthiene, Parthia, Curt. 6, 2, 12; 6, 3, 3 et saep.—

Parthĭēni, ōrum, another name for Parthi, the Parthians, Curt. 4, 12, 11; 9, 10, 17. —

Parthĭcārĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Parthian peltry or wares: negotiatores, Imp. Const. Cod. Just. 10, 47, 7:

PRAETOR,

one who had jurisdiction over the dealers in Parthian peltry, Inscr. Grut. 350, 7.

Parthi, ōrum, m., = Parthoi, the Parthians, a Scythian people, situated to the north-east of the passes of the Caspian and south of Hyrcania, famed in antiquity as roving warriors and skilful archers, Just. 41, 1, 2; Cic. Att. 5, 18, 1; id. Phil. 11, 14; Verg. G. 4, 314; Hor. C. 2, 13, 18; id. S. 2, 1, 15; Ov. A. A. 1, 209:

Parthis mendacior,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 112; Tac. A. 2, 1; 6, 34; Vulg. Act. 2, 9.—In sing., Inscr. Orell. 2982.— Collect., the Parthian, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 1:

ecce! fugax Parthus,

Ov. R. Am. 155:

versis animosus equis,

Hor. C. 1, 19, 12.—Hence,

Parthus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian:

eques,

Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 1; Ov. Tr. 2, 228:

manu,

id. F. 5, 580:

rex,

Juv. 6, 407.—

Parthĭa, ae, f., = Parthia, the country of the Parthians, Parthia, the mod. Kohestan, Plin. 6, 15, 17, § 44; Luc. 8, 350.—

Par-thĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian, Parthic:

equitatus,

Flor. 4, 9, 3:

regnum,

Plin. 37, 2, 8, § 2:

bellum,

with the Parthians, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 2; 12, 19, 2:

damna,

Luc. 1, 106:

pellis,

leather dyed of a scarlet-red, prepared by the Parthians, Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7;

hence, too: cingula,

of Parthian leather, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 94: PARTHICVS as a surname of the emperor Trajan, Inscr. Orell. 795 sq.; of the emperor Septimius Severus, ib. 905 sq. —

Parthĭēnē, ēs, f., for Parthia, the [p. 1308] country of the Parthians, Parthiene, Parthia, Curt. 6, 2, 12; 6, 3, 3 et saep.—

Parthĭēni, ōrum, another name for Parthi, the Parthians, Curt. 4, 12, 11; 9, 10, 17. —

Parthĭcārĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Parthian peltry or wares: negotiatores, Imp. Const. Cod. Just. 10, 47, 7:

PRAETOR,

one who had jurisdiction over the dealers in Parthian peltry, Inscr. Grut. 350, 7.

Parthi, ōrum, m., = Parthoi, the Parthians, a Scythian people, situated to the north-east of the passes of the Caspian and south of Hyrcania, famed in antiquity as roving warriors and skilful archers, Just. 41, 1, 2; Cic. Att. 5, 18, 1; id. Phil. 11, 14; Verg. G. 4, 314; Hor. C. 2, 13, 18; id. S. 2, 1, 15; Ov. A. A. 1, 209:

Parthis mendacior,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 112; Tac. A. 2, 1; 6, 34; Vulg. Act. 2, 9.—In sing., Inscr. Orell. 2982.— Collect., the Parthian, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 1:

ecce! fugax Parthus,

Ov. R. Am. 155:

versis animosus equis,

Hor. C. 1, 19, 12.—Hence,

Parthus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian:

eques,

Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 1; Ov. Tr. 2, 228:

manu,

id. F. 5, 580:

rex,

Juv. 6, 407.—

Parthĭa, ae, f., = Parthia, the country of the Parthians, Parthia, the mod. Kohestan, Plin. 6, 15, 17, § 44; Luc. 8, 350.—

Par-thĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian, Parthic:

equitatus,

Flor. 4, 9, 3:

regnum,

Plin. 37, 2, 8, § 2:

bellum,

with the Parthians, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 2; 12, 19, 2:

damna,

Luc. 1, 106:

pellis,

leather dyed of a scarlet-red, prepared by the Parthians, Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7;

hence, too: cingula,

of Parthian leather, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 94: PARTHICVS as a surname of the emperor Trajan, Inscr. Orell. 795 sq.; of the emperor Septimius Severus, ib. 905 sq. —

Parthĭēnē, ēs, f., for Parthia, the [p. 1308] country of the Parthians, Parthiene, Parthia, Curt. 6, 2, 12; 6, 3, 3 et saep.—

Parthĭēni, ōrum, another name for Parthi, the Parthians, Curt. 4, 12, 11; 9, 10, 17. —

Parthĭcārĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Parthian peltry or wares: negotiatores, Imp. Const. Cod. Just. 10, 47, 7:

PRAETOR,

one who had jurisdiction over the dealers in Parthian peltry, Inscr. Grut. 350, 7.

Parthi, ōrum, m., = Parthoi, the Parthians, a Scythian people, situated to the north-east of the passes of the Caspian and south of Hyrcania, famed in antiquity as roving warriors and skilful archers, Just. 41, 1, 2; Cic. Att. 5, 18, 1; id. Phil. 11, 14; Verg. G. 4, 314; Hor. C. 2, 13, 18; id. S. 2, 1, 15; Ov. A. A. 1, 209:

Parthis mendacior,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 112; Tac. A. 2, 1; 6, 34; Vulg. Act. 2, 9.—In sing., Inscr. Orell. 2982.— Collect., the Parthian, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 1:

ecce! fugax Parthus,

Ov. R. Am. 155:

versis animosus equis,

Hor. C. 1, 19, 12.—Hence,

Parthus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian:

eques,

Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 1; Ov. Tr. 2, 228:

manu,

id. F. 5, 580:

rex,

Juv. 6, 407.—

Parthĭa, ae, f., = Parthia, the country of the Parthians, Parthia, the mod. Kohestan, Plin. 6, 15, 17, § 44; Luc. 8, 350.—

Par-thĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian, Parthic:

equitatus,

Flor. 4, 9, 3:

regnum,

Plin. 37, 2, 8, § 2:

bellum,

with the Parthians, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 2; 12, 19, 2:

damna,

Luc. 1, 106:

pellis,

leather dyed of a scarlet-red, prepared by the Parthians, Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7;

hence, too: cingula,

of Parthian leather, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 94: PARTHICVS as a surname of the emperor Trajan, Inscr. Orell. 795 sq.; of the emperor Septimius Severus, ib. 905 sq. —

Parthĭēnē, ēs, f., for Parthia, the [p. 1308] country of the Parthians, Parthiene, Parthia, Curt. 6, 2, 12; 6, 3, 3 et saep.—

Parthĭēni, ōrum, another name for Parthi, the Parthians, Curt. 4, 12, 11; 9, 10, 17. —

Parthĭcārĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Parthian peltry or wares: negotiatores, Imp. Const. Cod. Just. 10, 47, 7:

PRAETOR,

one who had jurisdiction over the dealers in Parthian peltry, Inscr. Grut. 350, 7.

Mĭthrĭdātes, is (dat. -dati, Gell. 15, 1, 6), m., = Mithridatês.

Mithridates the Great, king of Pontus, who waged war with the Romans, was at last conquered by Pompey, and stabbed himself, Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 3; id. Mur. 15, 32 sq.; id. Agr. 2, 19, 52; id. Fl. 24, 57; 25, 59 sq.; Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 5; Val. Max. 1, 8 ext. 13; 3, 7, 8. He eārly fortified himself against poison by taking antidotes;

hence, profecit poto Mithridates saepe veneno, Toxica ne possent saeva nocere sibi,

Mart. 5, 76 (cf.:

antidotum Mithridatium,

Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 24); Cels. 5, 23, 3; Juv. 14, 252.—

A witness against Flaccus, Cic. Fl. 17, 41.—

A king of Pergamos, a friend of Cæsar, Auct. B. Alex. 26.—

Surnamed Euergetes, an ally of the Romans against Carthage, Just. 37.—

The fifth king of the Parthians, the most powerful of all the Parthian kings, Just. 41.—

The eighth king of the Parthians, Just. 42, 2.—

A king of Armenia, Tac. A. 11, 8 sq.; 12, 45 sq.—Hence,

Mĭthrĭ-dātēus, a, um, adj. ( Mĭthradātīum, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 24; Scrib. 194), of or belonging to a Mithridates ( poet.):

nomina,

Ov. M. 15, 755:

vultus,

Manil. 5, 515:

herba,

Plin. 25, 6, 26, § 62:

antidotus celebratissima quae Mithridatios vocatur,

Gell. 17, 16, 6.— Subst.: Mĭthrĭdātīum, ii, n., an antidote, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 1, 12.—

Mĭ-thrĭdātĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mithridates, Mithridatic (class.):

bellum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7 (v. Mithridates, I.):

victoria,

over Mithridates, Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 102:

crimen,

of the witness Mithridates, Cic. Fl. 17, 41.

Mĭthrĭdātes, is (dat. -dati, Gell. 15, 1, 6), m., = Mithridatês.

Mithridates the Great, king of Pontus, who waged war with the Romans, was at last conquered by Pompey, and stabbed himself, Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 3; id. Mur. 15, 32 sq.; id. Agr. 2, 19, 52; id. Fl. 24, 57; 25, 59 sq.; Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 5; Val. Max. 1, 8 ext. 13; 3, 7, 8. He eārly fortified himself against poison by taking antidotes;

hence, profecit poto Mithridates saepe veneno, Toxica ne possent saeva nocere sibi,

Mart. 5, 76 (cf.:

antidotum Mithridatium,

Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 24); Cels. 5, 23, 3; Juv. 14, 252.—

A witness against Flaccus, Cic. Fl. 17, 41.—

A king of Pergamos, a friend of Cæsar, Auct. B. Alex. 26.—

Surnamed Euergetes, an ally of the Romans against Carthage, Just. 37.—

The fifth king of the Parthians, the most powerful of all the Parthian kings, Just. 41.—

The eighth king of the Parthians, Just. 42, 2.—

A king of Armenia, Tac. A. 11, 8 sq.; 12, 45 sq.—Hence,

Mĭthrĭ-dātēus, a, um, adj. ( Mĭthradātīum, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 24; Scrib. 194), of or belonging to a Mithridates ( poet.):

nomina,

Ov. M. 15, 755:

vultus,

Manil. 5, 515:

herba,

Plin. 25, 6, 26, § 62:

antidotus celebratissima quae Mithridatios vocatur,

Gell. 17, 16, 6.— Subst.: Mĭthrĭdātīum, ii, n., an antidote, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 1, 12.—

Mĭ-thrĭdātĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mithridates, Mithridatic (class.):

bellum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7 (v. Mithridates, I.):

victoria,

over Mithridates, Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 102:

crimen,

of the witness Mithridates, Cic. Fl. 17, 41.

Mĭthrĭdātes, is (dat. -dati, Gell. 15, 1, 6), m., = Mithridatês.

Mithridates the Great, king of Pontus, who waged war with the Romans, was at last conquered by Pompey, and stabbed himself, Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 3; id. Mur. 15, 32 sq.; id. Agr. 2, 19, 52; id. Fl. 24, 57; 25, 59 sq.; Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 5; Val. Max. 1, 8 ext. 13; 3, 7, 8. He eārly fortified himself against poison by taking antidotes;

hence, profecit poto Mithridates saepe veneno, Toxica ne possent saeva nocere sibi,

Mart. 5, 76 (cf.:

antidotum Mithridatium,

Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 24); Cels. 5, 23, 3; Juv. 14, 252.—

A witness against Flaccus, Cic. Fl. 17, 41.—

A king of Pergamos, a friend of Cæsar, Auct. B. Alex. 26.—

Surnamed Euergetes, an ally of the Romans against Carthage, Just. 37.—

The fifth king of the Parthians, the most powerful of all the Parthian kings, Just. 41.—

The eighth king of the Parthians, Just. 42, 2.—

A king of Armenia, Tac. A. 11, 8 sq.; 12, 45 sq.—Hence,

Mĭthrĭ-dātēus, a, um, adj. ( Mĭthradātīum, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 24; Scrib. 194), of or belonging to a Mithridates ( poet.):

nomina,

Ov. M. 15, 755:

vultus,

Manil. 5, 515:

herba,

Plin. 25, 6, 26, § 62:

antidotus celebratissima quae Mithridatios vocatur,

Gell. 17, 16, 6.— Subst.: Mĭthrĭdātīum, ii, n., an antidote, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 1, 12.—

Mĭ-thrĭdātĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mithridates, Mithridatic (class.):

bellum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7 (v. Mithridates, I.):

victoria,

over Mithridates, Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 102:

crimen,

of the witness Mithridates, Cic. Fl. 17, 41.

Mĭthrĭdātes, is (dat. -dati, Gell. 15, 1, 6), m., = Mithridatês.

Mithridates the Great, king of Pontus, who waged war with the Romans, was at last conquered by Pompey, and stabbed himself, Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 3; id. Mur. 15, 32 sq.; id. Agr. 2, 19, 52; id. Fl. 24, 57; 25, 59 sq.; Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 5; Val. Max. 1, 8 ext. 13; 3, 7, 8. He eārly fortified himself against poison by taking antidotes;

hence, profecit poto Mithridates saepe veneno, Toxica ne possent saeva nocere sibi,

Mart. 5, 76 (cf.:

antidotum Mithridatium,

Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 24); Cels. 5, 23, 3; Juv. 14, 252.—

A witness against Flaccus, Cic. Fl. 17, 41.—

A king of Pergamos, a friend of Cæsar, Auct. B. Alex. 26.—

Surnamed Euergetes, an ally of the Romans against Carthage, Just. 37.—

The fifth king of the Parthians, the most powerful of all the Parthian kings, Just. 41.—

The eighth king of the Parthians, Just. 42, 2.—

A king of Armenia, Tac. A. 11, 8 sq.; 12, 45 sq.—Hence,

Mĭthrĭ-dātēus, a, um, adj. ( Mĭthradātīum, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 24; Scrib. 194), of or belonging to a Mithridates ( poet.):

nomina,

Ov. M. 15, 755:

vultus,

Manil. 5, 515:

herba,

Plin. 25, 6, 26, § 62:

antidotus celebratissima quae Mithridatios vocatur,

Gell. 17, 16, 6.— Subst.: Mĭthrĭdātīum, ii, n., an antidote, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 1, 12.—

Mĭ-thrĭdātĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mithridates, Mithridatic (class.):

bellum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7 (v. Mithridates, I.):

victoria,

over Mithridates, Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 102:

crimen,

of the witness Mithridates, Cic. Fl. 17, 41.

Mĭthrĭdātes, is (dat. -dati, Gell. 15, 1, 6), m., = Mithridatês.

Mithridates the Great, king of Pontus, who waged war with the Romans, was at last conquered by Pompey, and stabbed himself, Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 3; id. Mur. 15, 32 sq.; id. Agr. 2, 19, 52; id. Fl. 24, 57; 25, 59 sq.; Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 5; Val. Max. 1, 8 ext. 13; 3, 7, 8. He eārly fortified himself against poison by taking antidotes;

hence, profecit poto Mithridates saepe veneno, Toxica ne possent saeva nocere sibi,

Mart. 5, 76 (cf.:

antidotum Mithridatium,

Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 24); Cels. 5, 23, 3; Juv. 14, 252.—

A witness against Flaccus, Cic. Fl. 17, 41.—

A king of Pergamos, a friend of Cæsar, Auct. B. Alex. 26.—

Surnamed Euergetes, an ally of the Romans against Carthage, Just. 37.—

The fifth king of the Parthians, the most powerful of all the Parthian kings, Just. 41.—

The eighth king of the Parthians, Just. 42, 2.—

A king of Armenia, Tac. A. 11, 8 sq.; 12, 45 sq.—Hence,

Mĭthrĭ-dātēus, a, um, adj. ( Mĭthradātīum, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 24; Scrib. 194), of or belonging to a Mithridates ( poet.):

nomina,

Ov. M. 15, 755:

vultus,

Manil. 5, 515:

herba,

Plin. 25, 6, 26, § 62:

antidotus celebratissima quae Mithridatios vocatur,

Gell. 17, 16, 6.— Subst.: Mĭthrĭdātīum, ii, n., an antidote, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 1, 12.—

Mĭ-thrĭdātĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mithridates, Mithridatic (class.):

bellum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7 (v. Mithridates, I.):

victoria,

over Mithridates, Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 102:

crimen,

of the witness Mithridates, Cic. Fl. 17, 41.

crassus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. kart-, to spin; cf.: crates, cartilago, etc.]; as opp. to flowing, thin, lean, delicate, etc., solid, thick, dense, fat, gross, etc. (freq. and class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.:

semina (opp. liquida),

Lucr. 4, 1259; cf.:

crassius semen,

id. 4, 1244:

corpus,

id. 6, 857:

unguentum,

Hor. A. P. 375:

paludes,

Verg. G. 2, 110:

cruor,

id. A. 5, 469:

aquae,

greatly swollen, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 8:

ager,

Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 1; Cic. Fl. 29, 71; cf.:

terga (agri),

Verg. G. 2, 236:

homo,

Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 26:

turdi,

Mart. 2, 40:

toga,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 15; cf.

filum,

Cic. Fam. 9, 12, 2; Ov. H. 9, 77:

restis,

Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 38:

digiti crassi tres, as a measure,

Cato, R. R. 40, 4.—

Esp., of the atmosphere, thick, dense, heavy:

aër crassus et concretus,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 18, 42; cf.:

crassissimus aër,

id. N. D. 2, 6, 17:

caelum Thebis (opp. tenue Athenis),

id. Fat. 4, 7:

Baeotum in crasso jurares aëre natum,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Juv. 10, 50: caligo nubis, Lucr. [p. 478] 6, 461; cf.:

caliginis aër Crassior,

id. 4, 350 al.:

vitrum crassiore visu,

less transparent, Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 196.—

Trop. (rare;

not in Cic.): crassum infortunium,

i. e. a sound beating, Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 53: senes, stupid, dull, Varr. ap. Non. p. 86, 24:

Ofellus Rusticus abnormis sapiens crassāque Minervā,

i. e. dull, stolid, Hor. S. 2, 2, 3; cf.:

crassiore ut vocant Musa,

Quint. 1, 10, 28:

turba,

uncultivated, Mart. 9, 23:

neglegentia,

stupid, clumsy, Dig. 22, 6, 6: crassiora nomina, more rude or barbarous, Mart. 12, 18, 12; cf. Gell. 13, 20, 15.—Hence, adv.: crassē (rare; not in Cic.), thickly.

Lit.:

picare vasa,

Col. 12, 44, 5; cf.

oblinere,

Scrib. Comp. 46.—

Grossly, rudely:

crasse illepideve compositum poëma (the figure taken from a coarse web),

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 76.—Of precious stones, not clearly, dimly ( comp.), Plin. 37, 7, 31, § 106; 37, 8, 36, § 114.—Hence of the indistinct understanding of any thing, not clearly, confusedly:

crasse et summatim et obscure intellegere aliquid,

Sen. Ep. 121, 11.

Crassus, i, m., a family name in the gens Licinia. The most distinguished were,

L. Licinius Crassus, a celebrated orator, a contemporary of Cicero, Cic. Brut. 38, 143; id. Off. 1, 30, 108 et saep.; cf. id. Brut. prol. pp. 68-77 Ellendt.—

M. Licinius Crassus, the triumvir.—Hence, Crassĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the triumvir Crassus:

exercitūs clades (in the war with the Parthians),

Vell. 2, 82, 2; cf.:

Crassiana clades,

Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 47; Flor. 4, 9, 7.

crassus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. kart-, to spin; cf.: crates, cartilago, etc.]; as opp. to flowing, thin, lean, delicate, etc., solid, thick, dense, fat, gross, etc. (freq. and class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.:

semina (opp. liquida),

Lucr. 4, 1259; cf.:

crassius semen,

id. 4, 1244:

corpus,

id. 6, 857:

unguentum,

Hor. A. P. 375:

paludes,

Verg. G. 2, 110:

cruor,

id. A. 5, 469:

aquae,

greatly swollen, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 8:

ager,

Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 1; Cic. Fl. 29, 71; cf.:

terga (agri),

Verg. G. 2, 236:

homo,

Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 26:

turdi,

Mart. 2, 40:

toga,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 15; cf.

filum,

Cic. Fam. 9, 12, 2; Ov. H. 9, 77:

restis,

Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 38:

digiti crassi tres, as a measure,

Cato, R. R. 40, 4.—

Esp., of the atmosphere, thick, dense, heavy:

aër crassus et concretus,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 18, 42; cf.:

crassissimus aër,

id. N. D. 2, 6, 17:

caelum Thebis (opp. tenue Athenis),

id. Fat. 4, 7:

Baeotum in crasso jurares aëre natum,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Juv. 10, 50: caligo nubis, Lucr. [p. 478] 6, 461; cf.:

caliginis aër Crassior,

id. 4, 350 al.:

vitrum crassiore visu,

less transparent, Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 196.—

Trop. (rare;

not in Cic.): crassum infortunium,

i. e. a sound beating, Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 53: senes, stupid, dull, Varr. ap. Non. p. 86, 24:

Ofellus Rusticus abnormis sapiens crassāque Minervā,

i. e. dull, stolid, Hor. S. 2, 2, 3; cf.:

crassiore ut vocant Musa,

Quint. 1, 10, 28:

turba,

uncultivated, Mart. 9, 23:

neglegentia,

stupid, clumsy, Dig. 22, 6, 6: crassiora nomina, more rude or barbarous, Mart. 12, 18, 12; cf. Gell. 13, 20, 15.—Hence, adv.: crassē (rare; not in Cic.), thickly.

Lit.:

picare vasa,

Col. 12, 44, 5; cf.

oblinere,

Scrib. Comp. 46.—

Grossly, rudely:

crasse illepideve compositum poëma (the figure taken from a coarse web),

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 76.—Of precious stones, not clearly, dimly ( comp.), Plin. 37, 7, 31, § 106; 37, 8, 36, § 114.—Hence of the indistinct understanding of any thing, not clearly, confusedly:

crasse et summatim et obscure intellegere aliquid,

Sen. Ep. 121, 11.

Crassus, i, m., a family name in the gens Licinia. The most distinguished were,

L. Licinius Crassus, a celebrated orator, a contemporary of Cicero, Cic. Brut. 38, 143; id. Off. 1, 30, 108 et saep.; cf. id. Brut. prol. pp. 68-77 Ellendt.—

M. Licinius Crassus, the triumvir.—Hence, Crassĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the triumvir Crassus:

exercitūs clades (in the war with the Parthians),

Vell. 2, 82, 2; cf.:

Crassiana clades,

Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 47; Flor. 4, 9, 7.