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1 comitia
comitia ōrum, n [plur. of comitium], the Roman people in assembly, comitia curiata, of the patricians, held in the comitium, mainly to ratify or veto decrees of the senate: comitia fierent regi creando, L.; later only for taking the auspices, C. —Centuriata, the general assembly of the Roman people (usu. in the Campus Martius, instituted by Servius Tullius, and continued throughout the republic): consularia, for electing consuls: edicere comitia consulibus creandis, L. — Tributa, usu. in the Forum, but for choosing magistrates often in the Campus Martius, C., L.—Tribunicia, for electing tribunes of the plebs, L.: quaestoria. — An election: comitiis factis. -
2 comitia
cŏmĭtĭa, ōrum, v. comitium, II. -
3 comitium
cŏm-ĭtĭum, ii, n. [locus a coëundo, id est insimul veniendo, est dictus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 38, 12 Müll.; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 155 id.: comitium ab eo quod coibant eo comitiis curiatis, et litium causā].I.In sing., the place for the assembling of the Romans voting by the curiœ situated near the Forum, and separated from it by the ancient Rostra, but sometimes considered as a part of the Forum in a more extended sense (hence, in Dion. Halic. ho kratistos and o epiphanestatos tês agoras topos: IN COMITIO AVT IN FORO, XII. Tab. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 13, 20; Cic. Sest. 35, 75; id. Verr. 2, 1, 22, § 58; id. Brut. 84, 289; Liv. 1, 36, 5; 27, 36, 8; 10, 24, 18; Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 9 et saep.; cf. Dict. of Antiq.—B.Transf., any place of assembly out of Rome;C.so of the Ephoreum at Sparta,
Nep. Ages. 4, 2.—Trop.:II.quod (es) esset animi vestibulum et orationis janua et cogitationum comitium,
App. Mag. 7, p. 278, 1; so, sacri pectoris, Mam. Grat. Act. ad Jul. 15.—Plur.: cŏmĭtĭa (access. form cŏmĭtĭae, Fratr. Arval. ap. Marin. p. 43; Gloss. Labb. p. 33), the assembly of the Romans for electing magistrates, etc., the comitia. —The comitia were of three kinds.1.Comitia curiata, the most ancient, voting by curiæ, held in the comitium (v. I.), gradually restricted by,2.The Comitia centuriata, the proper assembly of the populus Romanus, voting by centuries, instituted by Servius Tullius, continuing through the whole time of the republic, commonly held in the Campus Martius (not in the comitium, as is asserted by many from the similarity of the name; cf.3.campus, II.),
Gell. 15, 27, 2 sqq.; Cic. Agr. 2, 11, 27; id. Dom. 14, 38; Liv. 5, 52, 15; cf. Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 44.—Comitia tributa, voting by tribes, and commonly held in the Forum, but in choosing magistrates, freq. in the Campus Martius, convened for the first time in the trial of Coriolanus, two years after the introduction of the office of tribune of the people. In them the inferior magistrates (ædiles, tribunes of the people, quæstors), and, later, the Pontifex Maximus also, were chosen, Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 45; id. Agr. 2, 11, 27; Liv. 2, 58, 1; 2, 60, 4; Gell. 15, 27, 3; cf.B.Dict. of Antiq.—Upon the comitia calata, v. 1, calo.—The usual t. t. for holding such comitia is: comitia habere,
Cic. Div. 2, 18, 43; freq. in all periods;they were designated according to the magistrates who were to be chosen in them, as consularia,
Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 17; id. Mur. 18, 38:praetoria,
Liv. 10, 22, 8:tribunicia,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 1; Liv. 6, 39, 11:militaria,
Liv. 3, 51, 8:quaestoria,
Cic. Fam. 7, 30, 1; cf.also: comitia consulum,
Liv. 3, 20, 8; and:comitia fiunt regi creando,
id. 1, 35, 1:edicere comitia consulibus creandis,
id. 3, 37, 5:comitia conficere,
Cic. Fam. 10, 36, 12:differre,
Liv. 6, 37, 12:dimittere,
Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:ducere,
id. ib. 4, 15, 7:inire,
Suet. Vesp. 5.—Transf., of other elections, out of Rome, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 129; Liv. 42, 43, 7; Tab. Heracl. v. 24 sq.—C.Trop.:ibo intro, ubi de capite meo sunt comitia, i. e.,
where my fate is deciding, Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 20:Pseudulus mihi centuriata capitis habuit comitia,
id. Ps. 4, 7, 134:meo illic nunc sunt capiti comitia,
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4 comitiātus
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5 comitium
comitium ī, n [com- + I-], a place of assembly, place of meeting: in comitio esse Spartae, i. e. the Ephoreium, N.—Esp., a place adjoining the Forum, in which the Comitia curiata were held, the comitium, C., Cs., L., Ta.; see also comitia.* * *place in Forum where comitia were held; comitia (pl.), assembly; elections -
6 centurio
1.centŭrĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [centuria], to divide into centuries (acc. to centuria, I.).I.Of land:II.agrum,
Hyg. Lim. p. 195 Goes.; cf. Fest. p. 53 Müll.—Of the army (only of infantry; cf. decurio), to arrange in centuries, assign to companies:B.cum homines in tribunali Aurelio palam conscribi centuriarique vidissem,
Cic. Red. Quir. 5, 13: rem gerit palam (Octavius); centuriat Capuae;dinumerat. Jam jamque vides bellum,
id. Att. 16, 9 fin.:juventutem,
Liv. 25, 15, 9:seniores quoque,
id. 6, 2, 6; 29, 1, 2:equites decuriati, centuriati pedites,
id. 22, 38, 3; so id. 10, 21, 4:Juventus Romana... equis delapsa se ipsam centuriavit,
i. e. reduced to infantry, Val. Max. 3, 2, n. 8: mulus centuriatus, for carrying provisions, Aur. ap. Vop. Aur. 7, 7.—Facetiously:III.eripiam ego hodie concubinam militi, Si centuriati bene sunt maniplares mei,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 3; cf. id. Curc. 4, 4, 29.—Of the people in the meeting of the council, only part. perf.: comitia centuriata, in which all the Roman people voted according to centuries (this was done in the choice of higher magistrates, in decisions in respect to war and peace, and, until Sulla's time, in questions affecting life or citizenship; cf. Messala ap. Gell. 13, 15, 4; Lael. Felix ib. 15, 27, 4; Cic. Red. Sen. 11, 27), Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 44:2.quod ad populum centuriatis comitiis tulit,
id. Phil. 1, 8, 19; Liv. 3, 55, 3; 8, 12, 15.—Facetiously:Pseudolus mihi centuriata capitis habuit comitia,
i. e. has sentenced me to death, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 134 Lorenz ad loc.—Hence, P. a.: centŭrĭā-tus, a, um, of or belonging to the comitia centuriata: Centuriata lex, advised in the comitia centuriata, Cic. Agr. 2, 11, 26.centŭrĭo (in many inscriptions before the time of Quintilian erroneously aspirated chenturio, like ch oronae, prae ch ones, etc., Quint. 1, 5, 20; cf. the letter C), ōnis, m. (access. form centŭrĭōnus, like curionus and decurionus, acc. to Fest. p. 49 Müll.) [centuria, II.], the commander of a century, a captain, centurion, occupying a station below the tribunus, Caes. B. G. 1, 40; 2, 25; 6, 39; Cic. Balb. 15, 34; Sall. J. 59, 3; Liv. 2, 27, 6; 7, 41, 5; Hor. S. 1, 6, 73; cf. Dict. of Antiq. -
7 centurionus
1.centŭrĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [centuria], to divide into centuries (acc. to centuria, I.).I.Of land:II.agrum,
Hyg. Lim. p. 195 Goes.; cf. Fest. p. 53 Müll.—Of the army (only of infantry; cf. decurio), to arrange in centuries, assign to companies:B.cum homines in tribunali Aurelio palam conscribi centuriarique vidissem,
Cic. Red. Quir. 5, 13: rem gerit palam (Octavius); centuriat Capuae;dinumerat. Jam jamque vides bellum,
id. Att. 16, 9 fin.:juventutem,
Liv. 25, 15, 9:seniores quoque,
id. 6, 2, 6; 29, 1, 2:equites decuriati, centuriati pedites,
id. 22, 38, 3; so id. 10, 21, 4:Juventus Romana... equis delapsa se ipsam centuriavit,
i. e. reduced to infantry, Val. Max. 3, 2, n. 8: mulus centuriatus, for carrying provisions, Aur. ap. Vop. Aur. 7, 7.—Facetiously:III.eripiam ego hodie concubinam militi, Si centuriati bene sunt maniplares mei,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 3; cf. id. Curc. 4, 4, 29.—Of the people in the meeting of the council, only part. perf.: comitia centuriata, in which all the Roman people voted according to centuries (this was done in the choice of higher magistrates, in decisions in respect to war and peace, and, until Sulla's time, in questions affecting life or citizenship; cf. Messala ap. Gell. 13, 15, 4; Lael. Felix ib. 15, 27, 4; Cic. Red. Sen. 11, 27), Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 44:2.quod ad populum centuriatis comitiis tulit,
id. Phil. 1, 8, 19; Liv. 3, 55, 3; 8, 12, 15.—Facetiously:Pseudolus mihi centuriata capitis habuit comitia,
i. e. has sentenced me to death, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 134 Lorenz ad loc.—Hence, P. a.: centŭrĭā-tus, a, um, of or belonging to the comitia centuriata: Centuriata lex, advised in the comitia centuriata, Cic. Agr. 2, 11, 26.centŭrĭo (in many inscriptions before the time of Quintilian erroneously aspirated chenturio, like ch oronae, prae ch ones, etc., Quint. 1, 5, 20; cf. the letter C), ōnis, m. (access. form centŭrĭōnus, like curionus and decurionus, acc. to Fest. p. 49 Müll.) [centuria, II.], the commander of a century, a captain, centurion, occupying a station below the tribunus, Caes. B. G. 1, 40; 2, 25; 6, 39; Cic. Balb. 15, 34; Sall. J. 59, 3; Liv. 2, 27, 6; 7, 41, 5; Hor. S. 1, 6, 73; cf. Dict. of Antiq. -
8 comitialis
cŏmĭtĭālis, e, adj. [comitium, II.], of or pertaining to the comitia:dies,
on which the comitia were held, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 3; 2, 13, 3; Varr. L. L. 6, § 29 Müll.; Liv. 3, 11, 3; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 38, 12 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 16; so,biduum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 5:mensis,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 130:homines,
who were always at the comitia, and sold their votes, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 6: morbus, the epilepsy (so called because its occurrence on the day of the comitia, as ominous, broke up the consultation; cf. Fest. s. v. prohibere, p. 234, 28 Müll.; Cels. 2, 1; 3, 23;also called morbus major and sacer,
id. 2, 8:vitio corripi,
Sen. Ira, 3, 10, 3; and, subst.: cŏmĭtĭālis, is, comm., one who has the epilepsy, Plin. 20, 11, 44, § 114; 28, 7, 23, § 83; 32, 4, 14, § 33 sq.; 32, 9, 37, § 112.— Adv.: cŏmĭtĭālĭter, epileptically, by epilepsy, Plin. 22, 21, 29, § 59. -
9 praerogativus
praerŏgātīvus, a, um, adj. [praerogo], that is asked before others for his opinion, that votes before or first, prerogative (class.).I.Adj.:II.centuria praerogativa,
Cic. Planc. 20, 49; cf. Fest. p. 249 Müll.; Becker, Antiq. II. 3, p. 3 sq., and the authorities there cited; Mommsen, Die Röm. Tribus, p. 64 sq.—More freq.,Subst.: praerŏgā-tīva, ae, f. (sc. tribus or centuria). Lit., the tribe or century to which it fell, by lot, to vote first in the Comitia, Cic. Div. 1, 45, 103:B.praerogativa Veturia juniorum (because it was double, juniorum and seniorum),
Liv. 26, 22, 2; cf.:cum sors praerogativae Aniensi juniorum exisset,
id. 24, 7 fin.; cf. id. 26, 22, 2:Q. Fabium et praerogativae et primo vocatae omnes centuriae consulem dicebant, i. e. the centuriae equitum who, in that ancient time, voted first,
id. 10, 22, 1; cf.: praerogativae sunt tribus, quae primae suffragium ferunt ante jure vocatas. Mos enim fuerat, quo facilius in comitiis concordia populi firmaretur, bina omnia de iisdem candidatis comitia fieri: quorum tribus primae praerogativae dicebantur, quod primae rogarentur, quos vellent consules fieri, secundae jure vocatae, quod in his, sequente populo, ut saepe contigit, praerogativarum voluntatem, jure omnia complerentur, Ascon. ap. Cic. Verr. 1, 9, 26.—Collect. of the same; praerogativa, with plur.:praerogativa tribunum militum non petentem creant,
Liv. 5, 18, 1.—In plur.:praerogativae of two comitia,
Cic. Verr. 1, 9, 26: omen praerogativae, i. e. the choice of the century that voted first, which was regarded as an omen, id. Mur. 18, 38; cf.:praerogativam etiam majores omen justorum comitiorum esse voluerunt,
id. Div. 1, 45, 103:praerogativam referre, said of the herald who informed the magistrate holding the comitia of the choice of the century that voted first,
id. ib. 2, 35, 74;also praerogativam renuntiare,
id. Phil. 2, 33, 82.—Because the other tribes or centuries readily followed the praerogativa; hence, transf.A previous choice or election:2.militaris,
Liv. 21, 3, 1:comitiorum militarium,
id. 3, 51, 8:equitum,
id. 28, 9 fin. —A sure sign, token, pregnostie, omen: quod si triumphi praerogativam putas supplicationem, Cato ap. Cic. Fam. 15, 5, 2:3.voluntatis suae,
Cic. Verr. 1, 9, 26:fecunditatis in feminis,
Plin. 7, 16, 14, § 67.—Preference, privilege, prerogative:decoris in gemmis,
Plin. 37, 9, 46, § 129:magni enim faciunt provinciales, servari sibi consuetudinem istam, et hujusmodi praerogativas,
Dig. 1, 16, 4; cf. ib. 26, 7, 11:vetus illa imperatoriae domūs praerogativa,
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10 centuriātus
centuriātus adj. [P. of 1 centurio], divided into centuries: comitia centuriata, the assembled centuries of the people (held in the Campus Martius to choose the higher magistrates, to decree war or peace, etc.): quod ad populum centuriatis comitiis tulit: comitiis centuriatis alqm consulem renuntiare: lex, sanctioned by the Comitia Centuriata.* * *Icenturiata, centuriatum ADJvoting in centuriae; divided into centuriaeIIoffice of centurion; division into centuriae (land/voting) -
11 comitiālis
comitiālis e, adj. [comitia], of an election, proper for comitia: dies, L.: biduum, Cs.: mensis.* * *Iepileptic, one who has epilepsy; attacks of epilepsy (pl.)IIcomitialis, comitiale ADJelectoral; pertaining to/proper for comitia (assembly of Roman people); epileptic, suffering from epilepsymorbus/vitium comitialis -- major epilepsy
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12 curiatus
cūrĭātus, a, um, adj. [curia], of or pertaining to the curiæ: comitia, in which the people voted according to curiæ (orig. the only ruling assembly; later limited by the comitia centuriata to cases of arrogation (adoption), the choice of priests, the conferring of the chief command; cf. comitium, II.; Dict. of Antiq.), Lael. Felix ap. Gell. 15, 27, 2; Cic. Agr. 2, 11, 26 sq.; Liv. 5, 52, 15 al.:lex,
passed in such comitia, Cic. Agr. 2, 10, 26; 2, 11, 28 sq.; Liv. 9, 38, 15; 5, 46, 11; Gell. 5, 19, 6 et saep. -
13 campus
campus ī, m [SCAP-], a plain, field, open country, level place: campi patentes: virentes, H.: aequor campi, V.: in aequo campi, L.: campos peragrantes: redeunt iam gramina campis, H.: campi frumenti opulenti, L.: pigri, H.: planus lateque patens, O.: in campo sui facere potestatem, in the open field, N.: ut ignes in campo obstare queratur, in the open plain, H.: agros cum suis opimis campis: tantum campi, so vast a plain, V.: Aëris in campis latis, i. e. the Elysian fields, V.: campis atque Neptuno super, on land and sea, H.—Esp., a grassy plain in Rome, along the Tiber (dedicated to Mars; hence called Campus Martius), the place of assemblage for the people at the comitia centuriata, L.: quorum audaciam reieci in Campo: Descendat in Campum petitor, H.: consularibus comitiis consecratus; it was used for games, exercise, and military drills; hence, campus noster: ludere in campo, H.: uti Et ludis et post decisa negotia Campo, H.: Quantos virūm Campus aget gemitūs (at the funeral of Marcellus), V. — A level surface (of a sea, a rock, etc., poet.): campi liquentes, V.: campus aquae, O.: inmotā attollitur undā Campus (i. e. saxum), V.— Fig., a place of action, field, theatre, arena: aequitatis: magnus in re p.: campus Per quem magnus equos Auruncae flexit alumnus, i. e. the kind of composition practised by Lucilius ( satire), Iu.— The comitia held in the Campus Martius: fors domina Campi.* * *plain; level field/surface; open space for battle/games; sea; scope; campus -
14 cūriātus
cūriātus adj. [curia], of the curiae: comitia, the assembly of patrician tribes, voting by curiae: lex, passed by the curiae, L.* * *curiata, curiatum ADJof curiae; (w/Comitia) (pl.) assembly in which people voted according to curia -
15 ex-spectō or expectō
ex-spectō or expectō āvī, ātus, āre, to look out for, await, wait for: diem ex die, ut statuerem: alius alium exspectantes, S.: eventum pugnae, Cs.: ultima semper Exspectandi dies homini est, O.: cenantes comites, i. e. till they have done eating, H.: seu me tranquilla senectus Exspectat, H.: exspectandus erit annus, I must wait a year, Iu.: quid velis, await your pleasure, T.: utri victoria sit data regni, Enn. ap. C.: quid hostes consili caperent, Cs.: quam mox comitia edicerentur, L.: dum cognatus veniret, T.: dum hostium copiae augerentur, Cs.: exspectem, libeat dum proelia Turno pati? V.: exspectavere eum fata, dum, etc., respited him, Cu.: quoad ne vestigium quidem relinquatur: si nostri transirent, hostes exspectabant, Cs.: mea lenitas hoc exspectavit, ut id erumperet: exspectaverant, uti consul comitia haberet, L.: exspectari diutius non oportere, quin iretur, there should be no delay in going, Cs.: Karthagine qui nunc Exspectat, loiters, V.: cum expectaret Aetolos in fidem suam venturos, L.—To hope for, long for, expect, desire, anticipate, fear, dread, apprehend: ubi te expectatum eiecisset foras, after waiting in hope of your death, T.: (rem) avidissime: finem laborum, Cs.: fama mortis meae exspectata est, L.: nescio quod exspecto malum, dread, T.: miseriis suis remedium mortem, S.: qui classem exspectabant, whose minds were fixed on, Ta.: Exspectate solo Laurenti, V.: ex suā amicitiā omnia: a te hoc: quae (pauca) ab suā liberalitate, Cs.: quam ob rem exspectem non fore? T.: te ita illud defendere: Silvarumque aliae pressos propaginis arcūs Exspectant, await, (for their growth), i. e. need, V. -
16 sub-rogō or surrogō
sub-rogō or surrogō āvī, ātus, āre.—Of the presiding officer in the comitia, to put the vote on the choice of a substitute, cause to be elected in place of another, put in another's place, substitute (cf. sufficio, of the people): cum idem essent (decemviri) nec alios subrogare voluissent: collegam in locum Bruti, L.: comitia praetoris in locum Decimi subrogandi, for the election of a praetor in place of, etc., L.: ad magistratūs subrogandos, L. -
17 comitio
comitiare, comitiavi, comitiatus V INTRANSoffer sacrifice after which comitia could be held; go to comitia (L+S) -
18 calo
1.călo (as a very ancient word, with its derivatives also written kălo; v. the letter K), āre, v. a. [cf. Gr. kalô; Engl. call], to call, call out, proclaim, call together, summon, convoke; only as t. t. in reference to religious matters; v. Kalendae, and the ancient formulary in Varr. L. L. 6, § 27 Müll.; cf. Macr. S. 1, 15: calata comitia, a kind of comitia held for the purpose of consecrating a priest or a king. Of these, some were curiata, others centuriata, Laelius Felix ap. Gell. 15, 27 sq.:2.Calata in Capitolium plebe,
Macr. S. 1, 15; Quint. 1, 6, 33.—Hence, sarcastically, on account of bribery, calatis granis (instead of comitiis), Cic. Sest. 33, 72 Orell.cālo, ōnis, m. [kalon, timber for burning or joiner's work; kaiô, to burn], a servant in the army, a soldier ' s servant: calones militum servi dicti, qui ligneas clavas gerebant, quae Graece kala vocant, Paul. ex Fest. pp. 46 and 62 Müll.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 1; cf. Non. p. 62, 16; Veg. Mil. 3, 6; Dict. of Antiq.; so Caes. B. G. 6, 36; Liv. 27, 18, 12; 30, 4, 1; Tac. H. 1, 49; 3, 20 fin.; 3, 33; Suet. Calig. 51; id. Galb. 20.—On account of their stupidity:II.sambucam citius caloni aptaveris alto,
Pers. 5, 95.—Transf.A.Any low servant, drudge, Cic. N. D. 3, 5, 11; Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 42; id. S. 1, 2, 44; 1, 6, 103; Sen. Ep. 110, 17.—B.Acc. to Isidorus, some called the tragic buskins calones, because they were made of willow, Isid. Orig. 19, 34, 6. -
19 Campi Aleii
1.campus, i, m. [cf. kêpos, Dor. kapos; perh. for scampus from skaptô, to dig, scabo; whence Campania, and perh. Capua; for the inserted m, cf. AAB-' lambanô].I.In gen.A.Lit., of any open, level land, without reference to cultivation or use, an even, flat place, a plain, field (freq. and class.; cf.: ager, planities, aequor; opp. mons, collis, silva, etc.; cf.2.Doed. Syn. III. p. 8 sq.): saxum plani raptim petit aequora campi,
Lucr. 3, 1015; cf. id. 5, 950:in camporum patentium aequoribus,
Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93:aequor campi,
Verg. A. 7, 781; Sil. 5, 376:aequo dare se campo,
id. 9, 56:in aequo campi,
Liv. 5, 38, 4:campos pedibus transire,
Lucr. 4, 460; cf. id. 5, 493:campos et montes peragrantes,
Cic. Div. 1, 42, 94; cf. id. N. D. 2, 39, 98:spatia frugifera atque immensa camporum,
id. ib. 2, 64, 161; Col. 1, 2, 4; Lucr. 5, 1372:campus in prata et arva salictaque et arundineta digestus,
Col. 1, 2, 3; cf. Auct. Her. 4, 18, 25; Curt. 8, 1, 4; Lucr. 5, 782; Tib. 4, 3, 1:virentes,
Lucr. 1, 19:frequens herbis et fertilis ubere,
Verg. G. 2, 185:gramineus,
id. A. 5, 287; Hor. C. 2, 5, 6:pingues Asiae,
id. Ep. 1, 3, 5: redeunt jam gramina campis, id. C. 4, 7, 1:herbosus,
id. ib. 3, 18, 9:herbidus aquosusque,
Liv. 9, 2, 7:opimus, id'. 31, 41, 7: campi frumenti ac pecoris et omnium copiā rerum opulenti,
id. 22, 3, 3:pigri,
Hor. C. 1, 22, 17 al. —Campus, like ager, is used in a wider or more restricted sense, as conveying a particular or more general idea: in agro publico campi duo milia jugerum immunia possidere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 9, 22:agros Vaticanum et Pupinium, cum suis opimis atque uberibus campis conferendos,
id. Agr. 2, 35, 96:si pinguis agros metabere campi,
Verg. G. 2, 274 and 276; Lucr. 2, 324 sq.:certamina magna per campos instructa,
id. 2, 5:campus terrenus,
Liv. 33, 17, 8:dimicaturum puro ac patenti campo,
id. 24, 14, 6:(praefecti regii) suas copias in campum Marathona deduxerunt,
Nep. Milt. 4, 2: numquam in campo ( in the free, open field) sui fecit potestatem, id. Ages. 3, 6; so id. Hann. 5, 4; Ov. M. 10, 151; cf. id. ib. 13, 579:insistere Bedriacensibus campis ac vestigia recentis victoriae lustrare oculis concupivit (Vitellius),
Tac. H. 2, 70; so,Bebriaci Campo spolium affectare,
the battlefield, Juv. 2, 106:campum colligere,
Veg. Mil. 3, 25.—Meton., the produce of the field:B.moriturque ad sibila (serpentis) campus,
Stat. Th. 5, 528.—Poet. like aequor, in gen., any level surface (of the sea, a rock, etc.):C.caeruleos per campos,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 15:campi natantes,
Lucr. 5, 489; 6, 405; 6, 1141:liquentes,
Verg. A. 6, 724; 10, 214:campus Liberioris aquae,
Ov. M. 1, 41; 1, 43:latus aquarum,
id. ib. 1, 315;11, 356: immotā attollitur undā Campus (i. e. saxum),
Verg. A. 5, 128.—Trop.:II.feratur eloquentia non semitis sed campis,
on the open field, Quint. 5, 14, 31:(oratio) aequo congressa campo,
on a fair field, id. 5, 12, 92:velut campum nacti expositionis,
id. 4, 2, 39.—Esp.A.As geog. designation.1.Campi Alēii, a plain in Lycia, Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63.—2.Campi Lăpĭdĕi, a stony plain near Marseilles, now La Crau, Hyg. Astr. 2, 6; Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 34; 21, 10, 31, § 57.—3.Campi Ma-cri, a district in Gallia Cisalpina, on the river Macra, Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. § 6; Liv. 41, 18, 6; 45, 12, 11.—4.Campi Magni, in Africa, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167 (cf. Vahl. p. 167); Liv. 30, 8, 3.—5.Campi Vĕtĕres, in Lucania, Liv. 25, 16, 25.—B.An open place in or near Rome.1.Campus Esquĭlīnus, on the Esquiline Hill, Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 17; Suet. Claud. 25.—2.Campus Flāmĭnĭus, on which stood the Circus Flaminius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 32 Müll. —3.Campus Scĕlĕrātus, near the Colline Gate, Liv. 8, 15, 8; Fest. p. 333 Müll. —4.Far more freq. Campus, a grassy plain in Rome along the Tiber, in the ninth district, orig. belonging to the Tarquinii, after whose expulsion it was consecrated to Mars (Liv. 2, 5, 2); hence fully called Campus Martĭus, a place of assembly for the Roman people at the comitia centuriata, Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 1; id. Rab. Perd. 4, 11; Hor. C. 3, 1, 11; Quint. 11, 1, 47 al.—Hence,b.Meton., the comitia themselves:III.curiam pro senatu, campum pro comitiis,
Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167:fors domina campi,
id. Pis. 2, 3:venalis,
Luc. 1, 180; also, much resorted to by the Romans for games, exercise, and recreation, a place for military drills, etc. (cf. campicursio and campidoctor), Cic. Off. 1, 29, 104; id. Quint. 18, 59; id. Fat. 4, 8; 15, 34; id. de Or. 2, 62, 253; 2, 71, 287; Hor. C. 1, 8, 4; 1, 9, 18; 3, 7, 26; id. S. 1, 6, 126; 2, 6, 49; id. Ep. 1, 7, 59; 1, 11, 4; id. A. P. 162.—Trop., a place of action, a field, a theatre, opportunity, subject for debate, etc. (cf. area) (a favorite figure of Cic.):2.me ex hoc ut ita dicam campo aequitatis ad istas verborum angustias revocas,
Cic. Caecin. 29, 84:cum sit campus, in quo exsultare possit oratio, cur eam tantas in angustias et in Stoicorum dumeta compellimus?
id. Ac. 2, 35, 112; cf. id. de Or. 3, 19, 70:in hoc tanto tamque immenso campo cum liceat oratori vagari libere,
id. ib. 3, 31, 124:magnus est in re publicā campus, multis apertus cursus ad laudem,
id. Phil. 14, 6, 17:nullum vobis sors campum dedit, in quo excurrere virtus cognoscique posset,
id. Mur. 8, 18; Plin. Pan. 31, 1: honoris et gloriae campus, id. [p. 276] ib. 70, 8:rhetorum campus de Marathone, Salamine, Plataeis, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Juv. 1, 19. -
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1.campus, i, m. [cf. kêpos, Dor. kapos; perh. for scampus from skaptô, to dig, scabo; whence Campania, and perh. Capua; for the inserted m, cf. AAB-' lambanô].I.In gen.A.Lit., of any open, level land, without reference to cultivation or use, an even, flat place, a plain, field (freq. and class.; cf.: ager, planities, aequor; opp. mons, collis, silva, etc.; cf.2.Doed. Syn. III. p. 8 sq.): saxum plani raptim petit aequora campi,
Lucr. 3, 1015; cf. id. 5, 950:in camporum patentium aequoribus,
Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93:aequor campi,
Verg. A. 7, 781; Sil. 5, 376:aequo dare se campo,
id. 9, 56:in aequo campi,
Liv. 5, 38, 4:campos pedibus transire,
Lucr. 4, 460; cf. id. 5, 493:campos et montes peragrantes,
Cic. Div. 1, 42, 94; cf. id. N. D. 2, 39, 98:spatia frugifera atque immensa camporum,
id. ib. 2, 64, 161; Col. 1, 2, 4; Lucr. 5, 1372:campus in prata et arva salictaque et arundineta digestus,
Col. 1, 2, 3; cf. Auct. Her. 4, 18, 25; Curt. 8, 1, 4; Lucr. 5, 782; Tib. 4, 3, 1:virentes,
Lucr. 1, 19:frequens herbis et fertilis ubere,
Verg. G. 2, 185:gramineus,
id. A. 5, 287; Hor. C. 2, 5, 6:pingues Asiae,
id. Ep. 1, 3, 5: redeunt jam gramina campis, id. C. 4, 7, 1:herbosus,
id. ib. 3, 18, 9:herbidus aquosusque,
Liv. 9, 2, 7:opimus, id'. 31, 41, 7: campi frumenti ac pecoris et omnium copiā rerum opulenti,
id. 22, 3, 3:pigri,
Hor. C. 1, 22, 17 al. —Campus, like ager, is used in a wider or more restricted sense, as conveying a particular or more general idea: in agro publico campi duo milia jugerum immunia possidere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 9, 22:agros Vaticanum et Pupinium, cum suis opimis atque uberibus campis conferendos,
id. Agr. 2, 35, 96:si pinguis agros metabere campi,
Verg. G. 2, 274 and 276; Lucr. 2, 324 sq.:certamina magna per campos instructa,
id. 2, 5:campus terrenus,
Liv. 33, 17, 8:dimicaturum puro ac patenti campo,
id. 24, 14, 6:(praefecti regii) suas copias in campum Marathona deduxerunt,
Nep. Milt. 4, 2: numquam in campo ( in the free, open field) sui fecit potestatem, id. Ages. 3, 6; so id. Hann. 5, 4; Ov. M. 10, 151; cf. id. ib. 13, 579:insistere Bedriacensibus campis ac vestigia recentis victoriae lustrare oculis concupivit (Vitellius),
Tac. H. 2, 70; so,Bebriaci Campo spolium affectare,
the battlefield, Juv. 2, 106:campum colligere,
Veg. Mil. 3, 25.—Meton., the produce of the field:B.moriturque ad sibila (serpentis) campus,
Stat. Th. 5, 528.—Poet. like aequor, in gen., any level surface (of the sea, a rock, etc.):C.caeruleos per campos,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 15:campi natantes,
Lucr. 5, 489; 6, 405; 6, 1141:liquentes,
Verg. A. 6, 724; 10, 214:campus Liberioris aquae,
Ov. M. 1, 41; 1, 43:latus aquarum,
id. ib. 1, 315;11, 356: immotā attollitur undā Campus (i. e. saxum),
Verg. A. 5, 128.—Trop.:II.feratur eloquentia non semitis sed campis,
on the open field, Quint. 5, 14, 31:(oratio) aequo congressa campo,
on a fair field, id. 5, 12, 92:velut campum nacti expositionis,
id. 4, 2, 39.—Esp.A.As geog. designation.1.Campi Alēii, a plain in Lycia, Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63.—2.Campi Lăpĭdĕi, a stony plain near Marseilles, now La Crau, Hyg. Astr. 2, 6; Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 34; 21, 10, 31, § 57.—3.Campi Ma-cri, a district in Gallia Cisalpina, on the river Macra, Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. § 6; Liv. 41, 18, 6; 45, 12, 11.—4.Campi Magni, in Africa, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167 (cf. Vahl. p. 167); Liv. 30, 8, 3.—5.Campi Vĕtĕres, in Lucania, Liv. 25, 16, 25.—B.An open place in or near Rome.1.Campus Esquĭlīnus, on the Esquiline Hill, Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 17; Suet. Claud. 25.—2.Campus Flāmĭnĭus, on which stood the Circus Flaminius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 32 Müll. —3.Campus Scĕlĕrātus, near the Colline Gate, Liv. 8, 15, 8; Fest. p. 333 Müll. —4.Far more freq. Campus, a grassy plain in Rome along the Tiber, in the ninth district, orig. belonging to the Tarquinii, after whose expulsion it was consecrated to Mars (Liv. 2, 5, 2); hence fully called Campus Martĭus, a place of assembly for the Roman people at the comitia centuriata, Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 1; id. Rab. Perd. 4, 11; Hor. C. 3, 1, 11; Quint. 11, 1, 47 al.—Hence,b.Meton., the comitia themselves:III.curiam pro senatu, campum pro comitiis,
Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167:fors domina campi,
id. Pis. 2, 3:venalis,
Luc. 1, 180; also, much resorted to by the Romans for games, exercise, and recreation, a place for military drills, etc. (cf. campicursio and campidoctor), Cic. Off. 1, 29, 104; id. Quint. 18, 59; id. Fat. 4, 8; 15, 34; id. de Or. 2, 62, 253; 2, 71, 287; Hor. C. 1, 8, 4; 1, 9, 18; 3, 7, 26; id. S. 1, 6, 126; 2, 6, 49; id. Ep. 1, 7, 59; 1, 11, 4; id. A. P. 162.—Trop., a place of action, a field, a theatre, opportunity, subject for debate, etc. (cf. area) (a favorite figure of Cic.):2.me ex hoc ut ita dicam campo aequitatis ad istas verborum angustias revocas,
Cic. Caecin. 29, 84:cum sit campus, in quo exsultare possit oratio, cur eam tantas in angustias et in Stoicorum dumeta compellimus?
id. Ac. 2, 35, 112; cf. id. de Or. 3, 19, 70:in hoc tanto tamque immenso campo cum liceat oratori vagari libere,
id. ib. 3, 31, 124:magnus est in re publicā campus, multis apertus cursus ad laudem,
id. Phil. 14, 6, 17:nullum vobis sors campum dedit, in quo excurrere virtus cognoscique posset,
id. Mur. 8, 18; Plin. Pan. 31, 1: honoris et gloriae campus, id. [p. 276] ib. 70, 8:rhetorum campus de Marathone, Salamine, Plataeis, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Juv. 1, 19.
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