Перевод: с латинского на английский

с английского на латинский

between Sicily Sardinia and Africa

  • 1 ara

    āra, ae, f. (Osc. form aasa; Umbr. asa: PELLEX. ASAM. IVNONIS. NE. TAGITO., Lex Numae ap. Gell. 4, 3, 3; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 219; Macr. S. 3, 2) [perh. Sanscr. ās, Gr. hêmai, Dor. hêsmai = to sit, as the seat or resting-place of the victim or offering; v. Curt. p. 381 sq.], an altar.
    I.
    Lit.: Jovis aram sanguine turpari, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85 (Trag. v. 125 Vahl.):

    Inde ignem in aram, ut Ephesiae Dianae laeta laudes,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 1:

    omnīs accedere ad aras... aras sanguine multo Spargere,

    Lucr. 5, 1199 sq.; so id. 1, 84:

    turicremas aras,

    id. 2, 353 (adopted by Verg. A. 4, 453);

    2, 417: multo sanguine maesti Conspergunt aras adolentque altaria donis,

    id. 4, 1237 al.:

    ara Aio Loquenti consecrata,

    Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101:

    ara condita atque dicata,

    Liv. 1, 7; cf. Suet. Claud. 2:

    ara sacrata,

    Liv. 40, 22; cf. Suet. Tib. 14:

    exstruere,

    id. Aug. 15; so Vulg. 4 Reg. 21, 4:

    construere,

    ib. 2 Par. 33, 3:

    facere,

    ib. ib. 33, 15:

    erigere,

    ib. Num. 23, 4:

    aedificare,

    ib. 3 Reg. 14, 23:

    ponere,

    ib. ib. 16, 32:

    destruere,

    ib. Exod. 34, 13, and ib. Jud. 6, 25:

    subvertere,

    ib. Deut. 7, 5:

    dissipare,

    ib. ib. 12, 3:

    suffodere,

    ib. Jud. 31, 32:

    demolire,

    ib. Ezech. 6, 4:

    depopulari, ib. Osee, 10, 2: interibunt arae vestrae,

    ib. Ezech. 6, 6 et saep.—Altars were erected not only in the temples, but also in the streets and highways, in the open air, Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 20.—Esp. were altars erected in the courts of houses (impluvia), for the family gods (Penates), while the household gods (Lares) received offerings upon a small hearth (focus) in the family hall (atrium); hence, arae et foci, meton. for home, or hearth and home, and pro aris et focis pugnare, to fight for altars and fires, for one's dearest possessions:

    urbem, agrum, aras, focos seque dedere,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 71:

    te amicum Deiotari regis arae focique viderunt,

    Cic. Deiot. 3:

    de vestris conjugibus ac liberis, de aris ac focis, decernite,

    id. Cat. 4, 11, 24; id. Sest. 42:

    nos domicilia, sedesque populi Romani, Penates, aras, focos, sepulcra majorum defendimus,

    id. Phil. 8, 3:

    patriae, parentibus, aris atque focis bellum parare,

    Sall. C. 52, 3:

    pro patriā, pro liberis, pro aris atque focis suis cernere,

    id. ib. 59, 5:

    sibi pro aris focisque et deūm templis ac solo, in quo nati essent, dimicandum fore,

    Liv. 5, 30 et saep.—Criminals fled to the altars for protection, Don. ad Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 22:

    interim hanc aram occupabo,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 45:

    Priamum cum in aram confugisset, hostilis manus interemit,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85:

    eo ille confugit in arāque consedit,

    Nep. Paus. 4, 4:

    Veneris sanctae considam vinctus ad aras: haec supplicibus favet,

    Tib. 4, 13, 23.—Hence, trop., protection, refuge, shelter:

    tamquam in aram confugitis ad deum,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 25:

    ad aram legum confugere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 3:

    hic portus, haec ara sociorum,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 48; Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 2; 5, 6, 14; id. H. 1, 110; id. P. 2, 8, 68.—One who took an oath was accustomed to lay hold of the altar, in confirmation of it, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 46:

    qui si aram tenens juraret, crederet nemo,

    Cic. Fl. 36, 90; Nep. Hann. 2, 4 (cf. Liv. 21, 1):

    tango aras, medios ignes et numina testor,

    Verg. A. 12, 201; 4, 219: ara sepulcri, a funeral pile, regarded as an altar, Verg. A. 6, 177; Sil. 15, 388.—
    II.
    Meton.
    A.
    The Altar, a constellation in the southern sky, Gr. Thutêrion (Arat. 403 al.): Aram, quam flatu permulcet spiritus austri, poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; so Cic. Arat. 202; 213 Orell.; Hyg. Astr. 2, 39, and id. ib. 3, 38:

    pressa,

    i. e. low in the south, Ov. M. 2, 139. —
    B.
    Arae, The Altars.
    a.
    Rocky cliffs in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily Sardinia and Africa, so called from their shape, Varr. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 108;

    Quadrig. Ann. ib.: saxa vocant Itali, mediis quae in fluctibus, Aras,

    Verg. A. 1, 109.—
    b.
    Arae Philaenorum, v. Philaeni.—
    III.
    Transf., in gen., a monument of stone:

    ara virtutis,

    Cic. Phil. 14, 13:

    Lunensis ara,

    of Lunensian marble, Suet. Ner. 50 fin. —Also [p. 150] a tombstone:

    ARAM D. S. P. R. (de suā pecuniā restituit),

    Inscr. Orell. 4521; so ib. 4522; 4826.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > ara

См. также в других словарях:

  • Sardinia — • The second largest Italian island in the Mediterranean Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sardinia     Sardinia     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Sicily — • The largest island in the Mediterranean Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sicily     Sicily     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Sicily — Infobox Region of Italy name = Sicily fullname = it. Regione Autonoma Siciliana isocode = capital = Palermo status = Autonomous region governor = Raffaele Lombardo (MpA) zone = South Italy province = Agrigento Caltanissetta Catania Enna Messina… …   Wikipedia

  • Sardinia — Infobox Region of Italy name = Sardinia fullname = it. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna sc. Regioni Autònoma de sa Sardinnya isocode = capital = Cagliari status = Autonomous region governor = Renato Soru ( Independent Democratic Party ) zone =… …   Wikipedia

  • Africa Province — The Roman province of Africa was established after the Romans defeated Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly comprised the territory of present day northern Tunisia, north eastern Algeria and the Mediterranean coast of modern day western… …   Wikipedia

  • North Africa — North African. the northern part of Africa, esp. the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez. * * * Introduction       region of Africa comprising …   Universalium

  • Allied invasion of Sicily — Sicilian Campaign Part of Italian Campaign of World War II The U.S. Liberty ship Robert Rowan explodes after being hit by a German …   Wikipedia

  • History of Sardinia — Menhirs of Pranu Muttedu Archaeological evidence of prehistoric human settlement on Sardinia island is present in the form of the nuraghe which dot the land. The recorded history of Sardinia begins with its contacts with the various people who… …   Wikipedia

  • Kingdom of Sicily — Regnum Siciliae Regno di Sicilia ← …   Wikipedia

  • Treaties between Rome and Carthage — The treaties between Rome and Carthage are the four treaties between the two states that were signed between 509 BC and 279 BC. The treaties influenced the course of history in the Mediterranean, and are important for understanding the… …   Wikipedia

  • History of Sicily — The history of Sicily has seen it usually controlled by greater powers mdash;Roman, Vandal, Byzantine, Islamic, Hohenstaufen, Catalan, Spanish mdash;but also experiencing periods of independence, as under the Greeks and later as the Emirate then… …   Wikipedia

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»