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I.Lit. (so very rare;* B.not in Cic.): navis, quae manet in statione,
remains standing, stands still, does not move, Lucr. 4, 388; so,manere in statione,
id. 4, 396; 5, 478; 5, 518:in statione locata nubila,
id. 6, 193: varas In statione manus et pugnae membra paravi, in a firm posture (for fighting), Ov. M. 9, 34:numquam id (sidus) stationem facere,
stands still, Plin. 2, 17, 15, § 77:stationes matutinas facere,
id. 2, 15, 12, § 59:solus immobilem stationis gradum retinens,
Val. Max. 3, 2, 23:terrae,
Manil. 2, 70.—Trop., that which is established by custom or prescription, a transl. of the Gr. thematismos, Vitr. 1, 2, 5.—II.Transf., in concr., a place where persons or things stay or abide, a station, post, an abode, residence.A.In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):b.Athenis statio mea nunc placet,
Cic. Att. 6, 9, 5:quā positus fueris in statione, mane,
Ov. F. 2, 674; cf. id. ib. 5, 719:principio sedes apibus statioque petenda,
Verg. G. 4, 8:apricis statio gratissima mergis,
id. A. 5, 128:equorum,
i. e. a stall, Pall. 1, 21, 2; so,jumentorum,
Dig. 7, 1, 13 fin.:plerique in stationibus sedent tempusque audiendis fabulis conterunt,
in public places, Plin. Ep. 1, 13, 2:stationes circumeo,
id. ib. 2, 9, 5:quod tabernas tris de domo suo circa forum civitatibus ad stationem locasset,
Suet. Ner. 37:thermae, stationes, omne theatrum,
Juv. 11, 4; Gell. 13, 13, 1:stationes municipiorum,
Plin. 16, 44, 86, § 236:si ad stationem vel tabernam ventum sit,
Dig. 47, 10, 15, § 7:stationes hibernae,
winter-quarters, Amm. 14, 1, 1.—Poet., of things, place, position:B.pone recompositas in statione comas,
in their place, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 68; id. A. A. 3, 434:permutata rerum statione, Petr. poët. 120, 99: umoris,
Pall. 1, 43.—In partic.1.In milit. lang., a post, station (v. custodiae, vigilia):b.cohortes ex statione et praesidio emissae,
Caes. B. G. 6, 42:ii, qui pro portis castrorum in statione erant... Cohortes quae in stationibus erant, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 32; 5, 15; 6, 37;6, 38: in stationem succedere,
to relieve, id. ib. 4, 32:stationem inire,
Tac. A. 13, 35:relinquere,
Verg. A. 9, 222:deserere,
Suet. Aug. 24:habere,
Liv. 35, 29:quique primi transierant, in statione erant, dum traicerent ceteri,
on guard, Curt. 7, 5, 18.— Transf.: suis vicibus capiebant bina (lumina Argi) quietem;Cetera servabant atque in statione manebant,
kept at their posts, Ov. M. 1, 627; 2, 115.— Trop.:de praesidio et statione vitae decedere,
Cic. Sen. 20, 73:functo longissimā statione mortali,
Vell. 2, 131, 2:imperii statione relictā,
Ov. Tr. 2, 219; Vell. 2, 124, 2; Tac. Or. 17; Suet. Claud. 38.—Transf., like our post, watch, guard, for those who are stationed to watch, who stand guard, sentries, sentinels, outposts, pickets:2.ut stationes dispositas haberent,
Caes. B. G. 5, 16; 7, 69 fin.:ut minus intentae diurnae stationes ac nocturnae vigiliae essent,
Liv. 9, 24, 5; 25, 38, 16; cf. in sing.:ad stationem Romanam in portā segniter agentem vigilias perveniunt,
id. 10, 32, 7:dispositā statione per ripas Tiberis,
Suet. Tib. 72:crebrae,
Caes. B. C. 1, 73:custodiae stationesque equitum,
id. ib. 1, 59:statione militum assumptā,
i. e. body-guard, lifeguard, Suet. Tib. 24; so,militum,
id. Ner. 21; 34; 47.—Transf., in gen., a station, office, position, in government, etc. (post-class.):3.in hac statione, i. e. the imperial office,
Spart. Ael. Verr. 4:statio imperatoria,
Lampr. Comm. 1:Augusta,
Capitol. Clod. Alb. 2: regia, Vulc. 7; Capitol. Verr. 8.—Naut. t. t., an anchorage, roadstead, road, bay, inlet (syn. portus), Lentul. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 15, 2:4.quietam nactus stationem,
Caes. B. C. 3, 6; 3, 8; 1, 56 fin.; Liv. 10, 2, 6; 28, 6, 9; 31, 33, 3; Verg. G. 4, 421; id. A. 2, 23 al.—A place of residence, a post, station of the fiscal officers of a province; also, for the officers themselves, Cod. Th. 12, 6, 19; Cod. Just. 4, 31, 1; 10, 5, 1; Inscr. Orell. 3207; 4107.—5.A post-station, post-house, Inscr. Murat. 1015; Morcell. Stil. Inscr. Lat. 1, p. 421.—6.A religious meeting, assembly of the Christians:die stationis, nocte vigiliae meminerimus,
Tert. Or. 29:stationes in vesperam producere,
id. adv. Psych. 1; so id. ib. 10; id. ad Ux. 2, 4.