on the Caspian Sea

Caspĭum măre, = to kaspion pelagos, the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 1; 3, 5, 3; 3, 6, 10; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 31; Hor. C. 2, 9, 2:

pelagus,

Mel. 1, 19, 13:

Caspius oceanus,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36:

Caspium aequor,

id. 5, 27, 27, § 97 al. —

Hence adjj.,

Cas-pĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the Caspian Sea, Caspian:

sinus,

Mel. 1, 2, 3 and 4; 3, 5, 3, 4 and 8; Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 173:

litora,

id. 6, 25, 29, § 112:

mons,

i. e. a part of Taurus, Mel. 1, 19, 13.—And as subst.: Caspĭus, ii, m. (sc. mons), Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 99;

hence pylae or portae,

narrow passes in the Taurus, id. 1, 15, 2; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 30; 6, 14, 17, § 43; 6, 13, 15, § 40; Suet. Ner. 19;

so also via,

Tac. A. 6, 33.— And subst.: Caspĭae, ārum (sc. portae), Tac. H. 1, 6; Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 46:

regna,

the country on the Caspian Sea, Verg. A. 6, 798:

tigris,

Stat. Th. 10, 288:

iaspis,

Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115:

gens,

the inhabitants on the Caspian Sea, id. 6, 15, 17, § 45; 6, 13, 15, § 40. —As subst.: Caspii, ōrum, m., = gens Caspia, Mel. 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39.—

Caspĭāni, ōrum, m., the same people, Mel. 1, 2, 4; Curt. 4, 12.—

Cas-pĭădae, ärum, m., the same, Val. Fl. 6, 106.—

Caspĭăcus, a, um:

porta = Caspia porta,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 64.

Caspĭum măre, = to kaspion pelagos, the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 1; 3, 5, 3; 3, 6, 10; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 31; Hor. C. 2, 9, 2:

pelagus,

Mel. 1, 19, 13:

Caspius oceanus,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36:

Caspium aequor,

id. 5, 27, 27, § 97 al. —

Hence adjj.,

Cas-pĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the Caspian Sea, Caspian:

sinus,

Mel. 1, 2, 3 and 4; 3, 5, 3, 4 and 8; Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 173:

litora,

id. 6, 25, 29, § 112:

mons,

i. e. a part of Taurus, Mel. 1, 19, 13.—And as subst.: Caspĭus, ii, m. (sc. mons), Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 99;

hence pylae or portae,

narrow passes in the Taurus, id. 1, 15, 2; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 30; 6, 14, 17, § 43; 6, 13, 15, § 40; Suet. Ner. 19;

so also via,

Tac. A. 6, 33.— And subst.: Caspĭae, ārum (sc. portae), Tac. H. 1, 6; Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 46:

regna,

the country on the Caspian Sea, Verg. A. 6, 798:

tigris,

Stat. Th. 10, 288:

iaspis,

Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115:

gens,

the inhabitants on the Caspian Sea, id. 6, 15, 17, § 45; 6, 13, 15, § 40. —As subst.: Caspii, ōrum, m., = gens Caspia, Mel. 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39.—

Caspĭāni, ōrum, m., the same people, Mel. 1, 2, 4; Curt. 4, 12.—

Cas-pĭădae, ärum, m., the same, Val. Fl. 6, 106.—

Caspĭăcus, a, um:

porta = Caspia porta,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 64.

Caspĭum măre, = to kaspion pelagos, the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 1; 3, 5, 3; 3, 6, 10; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 31; Hor. C. 2, 9, 2:

pelagus,

Mel. 1, 19, 13:

Caspius oceanus,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36:

Caspium aequor,

id. 5, 27, 27, § 97 al. —

Hence adjj.,

Cas-pĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the Caspian Sea, Caspian:

sinus,

Mel. 1, 2, 3 and 4; 3, 5, 3, 4 and 8; Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 173:

litora,

id. 6, 25, 29, § 112:

mons,

i. e. a part of Taurus, Mel. 1, 19, 13.—And as subst.: Caspĭus, ii, m. (sc. mons), Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 99;

hence pylae or portae,

narrow passes in the Taurus, id. 1, 15, 2; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 30; 6, 14, 17, § 43; 6, 13, 15, § 40; Suet. Ner. 19;

so also via,

Tac. A. 6, 33.— And subst.: Caspĭae, ārum (sc. portae), Tac. H. 1, 6; Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 46:

regna,

the country on the Caspian Sea, Verg. A. 6, 798:

tigris,

Stat. Th. 10, 288:

iaspis,

Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115:

gens,

the inhabitants on the Caspian Sea, id. 6, 15, 17, § 45; 6, 13, 15, § 40. —As subst.: Caspii, ōrum, m., = gens Caspia, Mel. 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39.—

Caspĭāni, ōrum, m., the same people, Mel. 1, 2, 4; Curt. 4, 12.—

Cas-pĭădae, ärum, m., the same, Val. Fl. 6, 106.—

Caspĭăcus, a, um:

porta = Caspia porta,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 64.

Caspĭum măre, = to kaspion pelagos, the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 1; 3, 5, 3; 3, 6, 10; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 31; Hor. C. 2, 9, 2:

pelagus,

Mel. 1, 19, 13:

Caspius oceanus,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36:

Caspium aequor,

id. 5, 27, 27, § 97 al. —

Hence adjj.,

Cas-pĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the Caspian Sea, Caspian:

sinus,

Mel. 1, 2, 3 and 4; 3, 5, 3, 4 and 8; Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 173:

litora,

id. 6, 25, 29, § 112:

mons,

i. e. a part of Taurus, Mel. 1, 19, 13.—And as subst.: Caspĭus, ii, m. (sc. mons), Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 99;

hence pylae or portae,

narrow passes in the Taurus, id. 1, 15, 2; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 30; 6, 14, 17, § 43; 6, 13, 15, § 40; Suet. Ner. 19;

so also via,

Tac. A. 6, 33.— And subst.: Caspĭae, ārum (sc. portae), Tac. H. 1, 6; Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 46:

regna,

the country on the Caspian Sea, Verg. A. 6, 798:

tigris,

Stat. Th. 10, 288:

iaspis,

Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115:

gens,

the inhabitants on the Caspian Sea, id. 6, 15, 17, § 45; 6, 13, 15, § 40. —As subst.: Caspii, ōrum, m., = gens Caspia, Mel. 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39.—

Caspĭāni, ōrum, m., the same people, Mel. 1, 2, 4; Curt. 4, 12.—

Cas-pĭădae, ärum, m., the same, Val. Fl. 6, 106.—

Caspĭăcus, a, um:

porta = Caspia porta,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 64.

Caspĭum măre, = to kaspion pelagos, the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 1; 3, 5, 3; 3, 6, 10; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 31; Hor. C. 2, 9, 2:

pelagus,

Mel. 1, 19, 13:

Caspius oceanus,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36:

Caspium aequor,

id. 5, 27, 27, § 97 al. —

Hence adjj.,

Cas-pĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the Caspian Sea, Caspian:

sinus,

Mel. 1, 2, 3 and 4; 3, 5, 3, 4 and 8; Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 173:

litora,

id. 6, 25, 29, § 112:

mons,

i. e. a part of Taurus, Mel. 1, 19, 13.—And as subst.: Caspĭus, ii, m. (sc. mons), Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 99;

hence pylae or portae,

narrow passes in the Taurus, id. 1, 15, 2; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 30; 6, 14, 17, § 43; 6, 13, 15, § 40; Suet. Ner. 19;

so also via,

Tac. A. 6, 33.— And subst.: Caspĭae, ārum (sc. portae), Tac. H. 1, 6; Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 46:

regna,

the country on the Caspian Sea, Verg. A. 6, 798:

tigris,

Stat. Th. 10, 288:

iaspis,

Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115:

gens,

the inhabitants on the Caspian Sea, id. 6, 15, 17, § 45; 6, 13, 15, § 40. —As subst.: Caspii, ōrum, m., = gens Caspia, Mel. 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39.—

Caspĭāni, ōrum, m., the same people, Mel. 1, 2, 4; Curt. 4, 12.—

Cas-pĭădae, ärum, m., the same, Val. Fl. 6, 106.—

Caspĭăcus, a, um:

porta = Caspia porta,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 64.

Caspĭum măre, = to kaspion pelagos, the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 1; 3, 5, 3; 3, 6, 10; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 31; Hor. C. 2, 9, 2:

pelagus,

Mel. 1, 19, 13:

Caspius oceanus,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36:

Caspium aequor,

id. 5, 27, 27, § 97 al. —

Hence adjj.,

Cas-pĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the Caspian Sea, Caspian:

sinus,

Mel. 1, 2, 3 and 4; 3, 5, 3, 4 and 8; Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 173:

litora,

id. 6, 25, 29, § 112:

mons,

i. e. a part of Taurus, Mel. 1, 19, 13.—And as subst.: Caspĭus, ii, m. (sc. mons), Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 99;

hence pylae or portae,

narrow passes in the Taurus, id. 1, 15, 2; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 30; 6, 14, 17, § 43; 6, 13, 15, § 40; Suet. Ner. 19;

so also via,

Tac. A. 6, 33.— And subst.: Caspĭae, ārum (sc. portae), Tac. H. 1, 6; Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 46:

regna,

the country on the Caspian Sea, Verg. A. 6, 798:

tigris,

Stat. Th. 10, 288:

iaspis,

Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115:

gens,

the inhabitants on the Caspian Sea, id. 6, 15, 17, § 45; 6, 13, 15, § 40. —As subst.: Caspii, ōrum, m., = gens Caspia, Mel. 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39.—

Caspĭāni, ōrum, m., the same people, Mel. 1, 2, 4; Curt. 4, 12.—

Cas-pĭădae, ärum, m., the same, Val. Fl. 6, 106.—

Caspĭăcus, a, um:

porta = Caspia porta,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 64.

Caspĭum măre, = to kaspion pelagos, the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 1; 3, 5, 3; 3, 6, 10; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 31; Hor. C. 2, 9, 2:

pelagus,

Mel. 1, 19, 13:

Caspius oceanus,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36:

Caspium aequor,

id. 5, 27, 27, § 97 al. —

Hence adjj.,

Cas-pĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the Caspian Sea, Caspian:

sinus,

Mel. 1, 2, 3 and 4; 3, 5, 3, 4 and 8; Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 173:

litora,

id. 6, 25, 29, § 112:

mons,

i. e. a part of Taurus, Mel. 1, 19, 13.—And as subst.: Caspĭus, ii, m. (sc. mons), Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 99;

hence pylae or portae,

narrow passes in the Taurus, id. 1, 15, 2; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 30; 6, 14, 17, § 43; 6, 13, 15, § 40; Suet. Ner. 19;

so also via,

Tac. A. 6, 33.— And subst.: Caspĭae, ārum (sc. portae), Tac. H. 1, 6; Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 46:

regna,

the country on the Caspian Sea, Verg. A. 6, 798:

tigris,

Stat. Th. 10, 288:

iaspis,

Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115:

gens,

the inhabitants on the Caspian Sea, id. 6, 15, 17, § 45; 6, 13, 15, § 40. —As subst.: Caspii, ōrum, m., = gens Caspia, Mel. 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39.—

Caspĭāni, ōrum, m., the same people, Mel. 1, 2, 4; Curt. 4, 12.—

Cas-pĭădae, ärum, m., the same, Val. Fl. 6, 106.—

Caspĭăcus, a, um:

porta = Caspia porta,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 64.

Hyrcāni, ōrum, m., = Hurkanoi, the Hyrcanians on the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 5; 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36; Tac. A. 6, 36; 43; 11, 8; Cat. 11, 5; Sil. 13, 474 al. Macedones Hyrcani, the Hyrcanians intermixed with Macedonians in Lydia, Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 120; Tac. A. 2, 47.—

Derivv.

Hyrcānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Hyrcanians, Hyrcanian:

mare,

i. e. the Caspian Sea, Prop. 2, 30 (3, 28), 20:

sinus,

Mel. 3, 5, 3 sq.:

montes,

Plin. 31, 3, 26, § 43:

luci,

Val. Fl. 6, 114:

canis,

Lucr. 3, 750:

tigres,

Verg. A. 4, 367: campus, of the Macedones Hyrcani in Lydia, Liv. 37, 38.—

Hyrcānĭus, a, um, adj., the same:

mare,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36; 6, 16, 18, § 46; 5, 27, 27, § 97.— Subst.: Hyrcā-nĭa, ae, f., the country of the Hyrcanians, Hyrcania, Mel. 3, 5, 7.

Hyrcāni, ōrum, m., = Hurkanoi, the Hyrcanians on the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 5; 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36; Tac. A. 6, 36; 43; 11, 8; Cat. 11, 5; Sil. 13, 474 al. Macedones Hyrcani, the Hyrcanians intermixed with Macedonians in Lydia, Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 120; Tac. A. 2, 47.—

Derivv.

Hyrcānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Hyrcanians, Hyrcanian:

mare,

i. e. the Caspian Sea, Prop. 2, 30 (3, 28), 20:

sinus,

Mel. 3, 5, 3 sq.:

montes,

Plin. 31, 3, 26, § 43:

luci,

Val. Fl. 6, 114:

canis,

Lucr. 3, 750:

tigres,

Verg. A. 4, 367: campus, of the Macedones Hyrcani in Lydia, Liv. 37, 38.—

Hyrcānĭus, a, um, adj., the same:

mare,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36; 6, 16, 18, § 46; 5, 27, 27, § 97.— Subst.: Hyrcā-nĭa, ae, f., the country of the Hyrcanians, Hyrcania, Mel. 3, 5, 7.

Hyrcāni, ōrum, m., = Hurkanoi, the Hyrcanians on the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 5; 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36; Tac. A. 6, 36; 43; 11, 8; Cat. 11, 5; Sil. 13, 474 al. Macedones Hyrcani, the Hyrcanians intermixed with Macedonians in Lydia, Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 120; Tac. A. 2, 47.—

Derivv.

Hyrcānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Hyrcanians, Hyrcanian:

mare,

i. e. the Caspian Sea, Prop. 2, 30 (3, 28), 20:

sinus,

Mel. 3, 5, 3 sq.:

montes,

Plin. 31, 3, 26, § 43:

luci,

Val. Fl. 6, 114:

canis,

Lucr. 3, 750:

tigres,

Verg. A. 4, 367: campus, of the Macedones Hyrcani in Lydia, Liv. 37, 38.—

Hyrcānĭus, a, um, adj., the same:

mare,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36; 6, 16, 18, § 46; 5, 27, 27, § 97.— Subst.: Hyrcā-nĭa, ae, f., the country of the Hyrcanians, Hyrcania, Mel. 3, 5, 7.

Hyrcāni, ōrum, m., = Hurkanoi, the Hyrcanians on the Caspian Sea, Mel. 1, 2, 5; 3, 5, 4; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36; Tac. A. 6, 36; 43; 11, 8; Cat. 11, 5; Sil. 13, 474 al. Macedones Hyrcani, the Hyrcanians intermixed with Macedonians in Lydia, Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 120; Tac. A. 2, 47.—

Derivv.

Hyrcānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Hyrcanians, Hyrcanian:

mare,

i. e. the Caspian Sea, Prop. 2, 30 (3, 28), 20:

sinus,

Mel. 3, 5, 3 sq.:

montes,

Plin. 31, 3, 26, § 43:

luci,

Val. Fl. 6, 114:

canis,

Lucr. 3, 750:

tigres,

Verg. A. 4, 367: campus, of the Macedones Hyrcani in Lydia, Liv. 37, 38.—

Hyrcānĭus, a, um, adj., the same:

mare,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36; 6, 16, 18, § 46; 5, 27, 27, § 97.— Subst.: Hyrcā-nĭa, ae, f., the country of the Hyrcanians, Hyrcania, Mel. 3, 5, 7.

Albānus, a, um, adj. [Alba].

A.. Pertaining to the town of Alba, Alban:

exercitus,

Liv. 1, 28:

pax,

the peace between the Romans and Albans, id. 1, 27.—

Pertaining to Albania:

mare Albanum,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38:

ora,

Val. Fl. 5, 460.—

Hence, Albāni, ōrum, m.

The Albans, the inhabitants of Alba Longa, Liv. 1, 29.—

The Albanians, the inhabitants of Albania, on the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38.— Esp., Lăcus Albānus, a deep lake in Latium, south of Rome, and on the west side of old Alba, now Lago di Albano, Liv. 5, 15.— Mons Albānus, a rocky mountain in Latium, now Monte Cavo, lying eastward from the Alban Lake, 2500 feet above the surface of the Tyrrhene Sea, on whose western declivity, extending to the lake, was the old Alba Longa. Upon its summit, which afforded a noble view, stood the splendid temple of Juppiter Latiaris, up to which wound a paved way, still in part existing, for the festive processions in the holidays of the Latins (feriae Latinae), as well as for the ovations of the Roman generals, cf. Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 139-146.— Lăpis Albānus, the kind of stone hewn from Mount Alba, called in Ital. peperino or piperno, Vitr. 2, 7;

hence. Albanae columnae,

made of such stone, Cic. Scaur. 2, 45.— Albānum, i, n., an estate at Alba, Cic. Att. 7, 5; Quint. 5, 13, 40; Suet. Aug. 72.

Albānus, a, um, adj. [Alba].

A.. Pertaining to the town of Alba, Alban:

exercitus,

Liv. 1, 28:

pax,

the peace between the Romans and Albans, id. 1, 27.—

Pertaining to Albania:

mare Albanum,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38:

ora,

Val. Fl. 5, 460.—

Hence, Albāni, ōrum, m.

The Albans, the inhabitants of Alba Longa, Liv. 1, 29.—

The Albanians, the inhabitants of Albania, on the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38.— Esp., Lăcus Albānus, a deep lake in Latium, south of Rome, and on the west side of old Alba, now Lago di Albano, Liv. 5, 15.— Mons Albānus, a rocky mountain in Latium, now Monte Cavo, lying eastward from the Alban Lake, 2500 feet above the surface of the Tyrrhene Sea, on whose western declivity, extending to the lake, was the old Alba Longa. Upon its summit, which afforded a noble view, stood the splendid temple of Juppiter Latiaris, up to which wound a paved way, still in part existing, for the festive processions in the holidays of the Latins (feriae Latinae), as well as for the ovations of the Roman generals, cf. Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 139-146.— Lăpis Albānus, the kind of stone hewn from Mount Alba, called in Ital. peperino or piperno, Vitr. 2, 7;

hence. Albanae columnae,

made of such stone, Cic. Scaur. 2, 45.— Albānum, i, n., an estate at Alba, Cic. Att. 7, 5; Quint. 5, 13, 40; Suet. Aug. 72.

Albānus, a, um, adj. [Alba].

A.. Pertaining to the town of Alba, Alban:

exercitus,

Liv. 1, 28:

pax,

the peace between the Romans and Albans, id. 1, 27.—

Pertaining to Albania:

mare Albanum,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38:

ora,

Val. Fl. 5, 460.—

Hence, Albāni, ōrum, m.

The Albans, the inhabitants of Alba Longa, Liv. 1, 29.—

The Albanians, the inhabitants of Albania, on the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38.— Esp., Lăcus Albānus, a deep lake in Latium, south of Rome, and on the west side of old Alba, now Lago di Albano, Liv. 5, 15.— Mons Albānus, a rocky mountain in Latium, now Monte Cavo, lying eastward from the Alban Lake, 2500 feet above the surface of the Tyrrhene Sea, on whose western declivity, extending to the lake, was the old Alba Longa. Upon its summit, which afforded a noble view, stood the splendid temple of Juppiter Latiaris, up to which wound a paved way, still in part existing, for the festive processions in the holidays of the Latins (feriae Latinae), as well as for the ovations of the Roman generals, cf. Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 139-146.— Lăpis Albānus, the kind of stone hewn from Mount Alba, called in Ital. peperino or piperno, Vitr. 2, 7;

hence. Albanae columnae,

made of such stone, Cic. Scaur. 2, 45.— Albānum, i, n., an estate at Alba, Cic. Att. 7, 5; Quint. 5, 13, 40; Suet. Aug. 72.

Albānus, a, um, adj. [Alba].

A.. Pertaining to the town of Alba, Alban:

exercitus,

Liv. 1, 28:

pax,

the peace between the Romans and Albans, id. 1, 27.—

Pertaining to Albania:

mare Albanum,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38:

ora,

Val. Fl. 5, 460.—

Hence, Albāni, ōrum, m.

The Albans, the inhabitants of Alba Longa, Liv. 1, 29.—

The Albanians, the inhabitants of Albania, on the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38.— Esp., Lăcus Albānus, a deep lake in Latium, south of Rome, and on the west side of old Alba, now Lago di Albano, Liv. 5, 15.— Mons Albānus, a rocky mountain in Latium, now Monte Cavo, lying eastward from the Alban Lake, 2500 feet above the surface of the Tyrrhene Sea, on whose western declivity, extending to the lake, was the old Alba Longa. Upon its summit, which afforded a noble view, stood the splendid temple of Juppiter Latiaris, up to which wound a paved way, still in part existing, for the festive processions in the holidays of the Latins (feriae Latinae), as well as for the ovations of the Roman generals, cf. Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 139-146.— Lăpis Albānus, the kind of stone hewn from Mount Alba, called in Ital. peperino or piperno, Vitr. 2, 7;

hence. Albanae columnae,

made of such stone, Cic. Scaur. 2, 45.— Albānum, i, n., an estate at Alba, Cic. Att. 7, 5; Quint. 5, 13, 40; Suet. Aug. 72.

Albānus, a, um, adj. [Alba].

A.. Pertaining to the town of Alba, Alban:

exercitus,

Liv. 1, 28:

pax,

the peace between the Romans and Albans, id. 1, 27.—

Pertaining to Albania:

mare Albanum,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38:

ora,

Val. Fl. 5, 460.—

Hence, Albāni, ōrum, m.

The Albans, the inhabitants of Alba Longa, Liv. 1, 29.—

The Albanians, the inhabitants of Albania, on the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38.— Esp., Lăcus Albānus, a deep lake in Latium, south of Rome, and on the west side of old Alba, now Lago di Albano, Liv. 5, 15.— Mons Albānus, a rocky mountain in Latium, now Monte Cavo, lying eastward from the Alban Lake, 2500 feet above the surface of the Tyrrhene Sea, on whose western declivity, extending to the lake, was the old Alba Longa. Upon its summit, which afforded a noble view, stood the splendid temple of Juppiter Latiaris, up to which wound a paved way, still in part existing, for the festive processions in the holidays of the Latins (feriae Latinae), as well as for the ovations of the Roman generals, cf. Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 139-146.— Lăpis Albānus, the kind of stone hewn from Mount Alba, called in Ital. peperino or piperno, Vitr. 2, 7;

hence. Albanae columnae,

made of such stone, Cic. Scaur. 2, 45.— Albānum, i, n., an estate at Alba, Cic. Att. 7, 5; Quint. 5, 13, 40; Suet. Aug. 72.

Albānus, a, um, adj. [Alba].

A.. Pertaining to the town of Alba, Alban:

exercitus,

Liv. 1, 28:

pax,

the peace between the Romans and Albans, id. 1, 27.—

Pertaining to Albania:

mare Albanum,

Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38:

ora,

Val. Fl. 5, 460.—

Hence, Albāni, ōrum, m.

The Albans, the inhabitants of Alba Longa, Liv. 1, 29.—

The Albanians, the inhabitants of Albania, on the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38.— Esp., Lăcus Albānus, a deep lake in Latium, south of Rome, and on the west side of old Alba, now Lago di Albano, Liv. 5, 15.— Mons Albānus, a rocky mountain in Latium, now Monte Cavo, lying eastward from the Alban Lake, 2500 feet above the surface of the Tyrrhene Sea, on whose western declivity, extending to the lake, was the old Alba Longa. Upon its summit, which afforded a noble view, stood the splendid temple of Juppiter Latiaris, up to which wound a paved way, still in part existing, for the festive processions in the holidays of the Latins (feriae Latinae), as well as for the ovations of the Roman generals, cf. Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 139-146.— Lăpis Albānus, the kind of stone hewn from Mount Alba, called in Ital. peperino or piperno, Vitr. 2, 7;

hence. Albanae columnae,

made of such stone, Cic. Scaur. 2, 45.— Albānum, i, n., an estate at Alba, Cic. Att. 7, 5; Quint. 5, 13, 40; Suet. Aug. 72.

cāsus (Ciceronis temporibus paulumque infra s geminabatur: cassus, etc., Quint. 1, 7, 20; cf.: causa, Juppiter al.; in inscr. also KASVS), ūs (dat. casu, Nep. Alcib. 6, 4), m. [cado].

Lit., a falling (acc. to cado, I. A. and C.).

A falling down, etc.:

stillicidi,

Lucr. 1, 313:

geli,

id. 5, 205:

nivis,

Liv. 21, 35, 6:

fulminum,

Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; Ov. M. 8, 259:

celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres,

Hor. C. 2, 10, 10.—In plur., Lucr. 2, 231.—

A fall, an overthrow, a throwing down:

occumbunt multi letum praecipe casu,

Enn. Ann. 391 Vahl.: eoque ictu me ad casum dari, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

casus, quo (infantes) in terram toties deferuntur,

Quint. 1, 12, 10; Lucr. 5, 1333:

vehiculi,

Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 21 al. —In plur.: cum loci Inciperent casus, i. e. the fall, destruction (by an earthquake), Ov. M. 8, 714.—

Trop.

Of time, the end:

extremae sub casum hiemis,

Verg. G. 1, 340.—

A moral fall, a false step, an error, fall:

multas vias adulescentiae lubricas ostendit (natura), quibus illa insistere, aut ingredi sine casu aliquo ac prolapsione vix posset,

Cic. Cael. 17, 41.—So of a political fall, Cic. Sest. 67, 140.—

Esp., a fall or change from a higher to a lower condition:

secum reputans quam gravis casus in servitium ex regno foret,

Sall. J. 62, 9.—

That which turns out or happens unexpectedly, an occurrence, event, accident, chance, misfortune, emergency (this most freq. in sing. and plur.):

quid est enim aliud fors, quid fortuna, quid casus, quid eventus, nisi cum sic aliquid cecidit, sic evenit, ut vel non cadere atque evenire, vel aliter cadere atque evenire potuerit? etc.,

Cic. Div. 2, 6, 15: quis iste tantus casus? unde tam felix concursus atomorum? cf. id. N. D. 1, 32, 90:

novi casus temporum,

id. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60:

quod consilium etsi in ejusmodi casu reprehendendum non est, tamen incommode accidit,

such an emergency, Caes. B. G. 5, 33:

quod in ejusmodi casu accidit, periti ignaris parebant,

Curt. 4, 3, 18; 10, 5, 8; Quint. 6, 2, 34; Tac. A. 2, 47; Liv. 24, 2, 11; 38, 8, 5: potest igitur veritatem [p. 300] casus imitari, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 49:

quis tantam Rutulis laudem, casusne deusne, Attulerit,

Verg. A. 12, 321:

sive illud deorum munus sive casus fuit,

Curt. 4, 7, 13:

quae casus obtulerat, in sapientiam vertenda ratus,

Tac. A. 1, 29:

ut quemque casus armaverat,

Sall. C. 56, 3:

si quos locus aut casus conjunxerat,

id. J. 97 fin.:

in aleam tanti casus se regnumque dare,

Liv. 42, 50, 2:

ludibrium casūs,

id. 30, 30, 5:

casum potius quam consilium sequatur,

Quint. 7, prooem. §

3: parata ad omnes casus eloquentia,

id. 10, 1, 2:

bellorum,

Tac. A. 1, 61:

satis jam eventuum, satis casuum,

id. ib. 2, 26:

adversi, secundi,

Nep. Dat. 5, 4; cf. Suet. Caes. 25; id. Oth. 9:

magnus,

Caes. B. G. 6, 30; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

mirificus,

Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2:

mirabiles,

Nep. Timol. 5, 1:

rariores,

Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19:

dubii,

Cat. 64, 216; Hor. S. 2, 2, 108:

varii,

Verg. A. 1, 204:

subiti repentinique,

Suet. Aug. 73.—Hence, in abl.: casu, adverbially, by chance, casually, by accident, accidentally:

quod si haec habent aliquam talem necessitatem, quid est tandem, quod casu fieri aut forte fortunā putemus?

Cic. Div. 2, 7, 18:

id evenit non temere nec casu,

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

sive casu sive consilio deorum,

Caes. B. G. 1, 12; cf. Suet. Claud. 13:

necessitate an casu,

Quint. 3, 6, 26:

casu an persuasu et inductu,

id. 5, 10, 69:

casu an manibus impeditus,

Tac. A. 1, 13:

accidit casu ut legati, etc.,

Nep. Hann. 12, 1; cf. Hor. S. 1, 6, 53; 1, 9, 36; id. Ep. 1, 19, 18; Ov. M. 5, 118; 6, 359; 7, 84 et saep.—Hence, also,

A chance, an occasion, opportunity for something (esp. freq. in Sall. and Tac.):

aetas illa multo pluris quam nostra casus mortis habet,

Cic. Sen. 19, 67; cf.:

mortis durae casus,

Verg. A. 10, 791:

aut vi aut dolis sese casum victoriae inventurum,

Sall. J. 25, 9:

praeclari facinoris casum dare,

id. ib. 56, 4; so,

si casus daretur,

Tac. A. 1, 13; 11, 9:

invadendae Armeniae,

id. ib. 12, 50:

pugnae,

id. ib. 12, 28:

bene gerendae rei,

id. ib. 13, 36:

casum adferre,

Quint. 8, 4, 17.— Since the idea of suddenness, unexpectedness, easily passes into that of hostility, adverseness (cf. accido, 4.), casus signifies,

Esp., an adverse event, a misfortune, mishap, calamity, = sumphora:

meum illum casum tam horribilem, tam gravem, tam repentinum,

Cic. Sest. 24, 53; id. de Or. 1, 1, 2; Caes. B. G. 7, 1, 4:

dolens civitatis casum,

Sall. C. 40, 2; cf. id. J. 14, 22; 23, 2; Liv. 37, 17, 7; 23, 22, 3; Cat. 28, 11.—Of disease:

si alius casus lecto te adfixit,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 81; Ov. M. 4, 142; 14, 473; 15, 494:

res minime in hujusmodi casu noxia,

in the earthquake, Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, 2; id. Cons. ad Marc. 5, 3:

urbis Trojanae,

overthrow, Verg. A. 1, 623.—Hence,

Euphemist. for death:

Saturnini atque Gracchorum casus,

Caes. B. C. 1, 7:

sui quemque casus per quinquennium absumpsissent,

Liv. 23, 22, 3; Sall. J. 73, 1; Hor. S. 2, 5, 49; Suet. Aug. 65; cf. id. Caes. 89; id. Calig. 10.—

In gram. t. t., a case in the inflection of words:

propter eorum qui dicunt, sunt declinati casus, uti is qui de altero diceret, distinguere posset, quom vocaret, etc.,

Varr. L. L. 8, § 16 Müll.: casus dicimus... et vocabulorum formas, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 11 ib.:

ea (verba) sic et casibus et temporibus et genere et numero conservemus, ut, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 3, 11, 40:

barbari casus... casus rectus,

id. Or. 48, 160; Quint. 1, 5, 61:

obliqui,

id. 1, 6, 22:

nominativo, dativo, ablativo,

id. 7, 9, 13:

genitivo,

id. 1, 5, 62: Latinus, sextus, i. e. the ablative, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 277 P.:

conversi, i. e. obliqui,

Cic. N. D. 2, 25, 64: interrogandi (i. e. genetivus), Nigid. ap. Gell. 13, 26 Hertz:

vocandi,

id. ib.:

septimus,

Quint. 1, 4, 26.

Cāsus, i, m., a river of Albania, that flows into the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39; Mel. 3, 5, 4.

cāsus (Ciceronis temporibus paulumque infra s geminabatur: cassus, etc., Quint. 1, 7, 20; cf.: causa, Juppiter al.; in inscr. also KASVS), ūs (dat. casu, Nep. Alcib. 6, 4), m. [cado].

Lit., a falling (acc. to cado, I. A. and C.).

A falling down, etc.:

stillicidi,

Lucr. 1, 313:

geli,

id. 5, 205:

nivis,

Liv. 21, 35, 6:

fulminum,

Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; Ov. M. 8, 259:

celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres,

Hor. C. 2, 10, 10.—In plur., Lucr. 2, 231.—

A fall, an overthrow, a throwing down:

occumbunt multi letum praecipe casu,

Enn. Ann. 391 Vahl.: eoque ictu me ad casum dari, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

casus, quo (infantes) in terram toties deferuntur,

Quint. 1, 12, 10; Lucr. 5, 1333:

vehiculi,

Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 21 al. —In plur.: cum loci Inciperent casus, i. e. the fall, destruction (by an earthquake), Ov. M. 8, 714.—

Trop.

Of time, the end:

extremae sub casum hiemis,

Verg. G. 1, 340.—

A moral fall, a false step, an error, fall:

multas vias adulescentiae lubricas ostendit (natura), quibus illa insistere, aut ingredi sine casu aliquo ac prolapsione vix posset,

Cic. Cael. 17, 41.—So of a political fall, Cic. Sest. 67, 140.—

Esp., a fall or change from a higher to a lower condition:

secum reputans quam gravis casus in servitium ex regno foret,

Sall. J. 62, 9.—

That which turns out or happens unexpectedly, an occurrence, event, accident, chance, misfortune, emergency (this most freq. in sing. and plur.):

quid est enim aliud fors, quid fortuna, quid casus, quid eventus, nisi cum sic aliquid cecidit, sic evenit, ut vel non cadere atque evenire, vel aliter cadere atque evenire potuerit? etc.,

Cic. Div. 2, 6, 15: quis iste tantus casus? unde tam felix concursus atomorum? cf. id. N. D. 1, 32, 90:

novi casus temporum,

id. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60:

quod consilium etsi in ejusmodi casu reprehendendum non est, tamen incommode accidit,

such an emergency, Caes. B. G. 5, 33:

quod in ejusmodi casu accidit, periti ignaris parebant,

Curt. 4, 3, 18; 10, 5, 8; Quint. 6, 2, 34; Tac. A. 2, 47; Liv. 24, 2, 11; 38, 8, 5: potest igitur veritatem [p. 300] casus imitari, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 49:

quis tantam Rutulis laudem, casusne deusne, Attulerit,

Verg. A. 12, 321:

sive illud deorum munus sive casus fuit,

Curt. 4, 7, 13:

quae casus obtulerat, in sapientiam vertenda ratus,

Tac. A. 1, 29:

ut quemque casus armaverat,

Sall. C. 56, 3:

si quos locus aut casus conjunxerat,

id. J. 97 fin.:

in aleam tanti casus se regnumque dare,

Liv. 42, 50, 2:

ludibrium casūs,

id. 30, 30, 5:

casum potius quam consilium sequatur,

Quint. 7, prooem. §

3: parata ad omnes casus eloquentia,

id. 10, 1, 2:

bellorum,

Tac. A. 1, 61:

satis jam eventuum, satis casuum,

id. ib. 2, 26:

adversi, secundi,

Nep. Dat. 5, 4; cf. Suet. Caes. 25; id. Oth. 9:

magnus,

Caes. B. G. 6, 30; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

mirificus,

Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2:

mirabiles,

Nep. Timol. 5, 1:

rariores,

Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19:

dubii,

Cat. 64, 216; Hor. S. 2, 2, 108:

varii,

Verg. A. 1, 204:

subiti repentinique,

Suet. Aug. 73.—Hence, in abl.: casu, adverbially, by chance, casually, by accident, accidentally:

quod si haec habent aliquam talem necessitatem, quid est tandem, quod casu fieri aut forte fortunā putemus?

Cic. Div. 2, 7, 18:

id evenit non temere nec casu,

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

sive casu sive consilio deorum,

Caes. B. G. 1, 12; cf. Suet. Claud. 13:

necessitate an casu,

Quint. 3, 6, 26:

casu an persuasu et inductu,

id. 5, 10, 69:

casu an manibus impeditus,

Tac. A. 1, 13:

accidit casu ut legati, etc.,

Nep. Hann. 12, 1; cf. Hor. S. 1, 6, 53; 1, 9, 36; id. Ep. 1, 19, 18; Ov. M. 5, 118; 6, 359; 7, 84 et saep.—Hence, also,

A chance, an occasion, opportunity for something (esp. freq. in Sall. and Tac.):

aetas illa multo pluris quam nostra casus mortis habet,

Cic. Sen. 19, 67; cf.:

mortis durae casus,

Verg. A. 10, 791:

aut vi aut dolis sese casum victoriae inventurum,

Sall. J. 25, 9:

praeclari facinoris casum dare,

id. ib. 56, 4; so,

si casus daretur,

Tac. A. 1, 13; 11, 9:

invadendae Armeniae,

id. ib. 12, 50:

pugnae,

id. ib. 12, 28:

bene gerendae rei,

id. ib. 13, 36:

casum adferre,

Quint. 8, 4, 17.— Since the idea of suddenness, unexpectedness, easily passes into that of hostility, adverseness (cf. accido, 4.), casus signifies,

Esp., an adverse event, a misfortune, mishap, calamity, = sumphora:

meum illum casum tam horribilem, tam gravem, tam repentinum,

Cic. Sest. 24, 53; id. de Or. 1, 1, 2; Caes. B. G. 7, 1, 4:

dolens civitatis casum,

Sall. C. 40, 2; cf. id. J. 14, 22; 23, 2; Liv. 37, 17, 7; 23, 22, 3; Cat. 28, 11.—Of disease:

si alius casus lecto te adfixit,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 81; Ov. M. 4, 142; 14, 473; 15, 494:

res minime in hujusmodi casu noxia,

in the earthquake, Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, 2; id. Cons. ad Marc. 5, 3:

urbis Trojanae,

overthrow, Verg. A. 1, 623.—Hence,

Euphemist. for death:

Saturnini atque Gracchorum casus,

Caes. B. C. 1, 7:

sui quemque casus per quinquennium absumpsissent,

Liv. 23, 22, 3; Sall. J. 73, 1; Hor. S. 2, 5, 49; Suet. Aug. 65; cf. id. Caes. 89; id. Calig. 10.—

In gram. t. t., a case in the inflection of words:

propter eorum qui dicunt, sunt declinati casus, uti is qui de altero diceret, distinguere posset, quom vocaret, etc.,

Varr. L. L. 8, § 16 Müll.: casus dicimus... et vocabulorum formas, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 11 ib.:

ea (verba) sic et casibus et temporibus et genere et numero conservemus, ut, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 3, 11, 40:

barbari casus... casus rectus,

id. Or. 48, 160; Quint. 1, 5, 61:

obliqui,

id. 1, 6, 22:

nominativo, dativo, ablativo,

id. 7, 9, 13:

genitivo,

id. 1, 5, 62: Latinus, sextus, i. e. the ablative, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 277 P.:

conversi, i. e. obliqui,

Cic. N. D. 2, 25, 64: interrogandi (i. e. genetivus), Nigid. ap. Gell. 13, 26 Hertz:

vocandi,

id. ib.:

septimus,

Quint. 1, 4, 26.

Cāsus, i, m., a river of Albania, that flows into the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39; Mel. 3, 5, 4.

cāsus (Ciceronis temporibus paulumque infra s geminabatur: cassus, etc., Quint. 1, 7, 20; cf.: causa, Juppiter al.; in inscr. also KASVS), ūs (dat. casu, Nep. Alcib. 6, 4), m. [cado].

Lit., a falling (acc. to cado, I. A. and C.).

A falling down, etc.:

stillicidi,

Lucr. 1, 313:

geli,

id. 5, 205:

nivis,

Liv. 21, 35, 6:

fulminum,

Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; Ov. M. 8, 259:

celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres,

Hor. C. 2, 10, 10.—In plur., Lucr. 2, 231.—

A fall, an overthrow, a throwing down:

occumbunt multi letum praecipe casu,

Enn. Ann. 391 Vahl.: eoque ictu me ad casum dari, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

casus, quo (infantes) in terram toties deferuntur,

Quint. 1, 12, 10; Lucr. 5, 1333:

vehiculi,

Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 21 al. —In plur.: cum loci Inciperent casus, i. e. the fall, destruction (by an earthquake), Ov. M. 8, 714.—

Trop.

Of time, the end:

extremae sub casum hiemis,

Verg. G. 1, 340.—

A moral fall, a false step, an error, fall:

multas vias adulescentiae lubricas ostendit (natura), quibus illa insistere, aut ingredi sine casu aliquo ac prolapsione vix posset,

Cic. Cael. 17, 41.—So of a political fall, Cic. Sest. 67, 140.—

Esp., a fall or change from a higher to a lower condition:

secum reputans quam gravis casus in servitium ex regno foret,

Sall. J. 62, 9.—

That which turns out or happens unexpectedly, an occurrence, event, accident, chance, misfortune, emergency (this most freq. in sing. and plur.):

quid est enim aliud fors, quid fortuna, quid casus, quid eventus, nisi cum sic aliquid cecidit, sic evenit, ut vel non cadere atque evenire, vel aliter cadere atque evenire potuerit? etc.,

Cic. Div. 2, 6, 15: quis iste tantus casus? unde tam felix concursus atomorum? cf. id. N. D. 1, 32, 90:

novi casus temporum,

id. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60:

quod consilium etsi in ejusmodi casu reprehendendum non est, tamen incommode accidit,

such an emergency, Caes. B. G. 5, 33:

quod in ejusmodi casu accidit, periti ignaris parebant,

Curt. 4, 3, 18; 10, 5, 8; Quint. 6, 2, 34; Tac. A. 2, 47; Liv. 24, 2, 11; 38, 8, 5: potest igitur veritatem [p. 300] casus imitari, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 49:

quis tantam Rutulis laudem, casusne deusne, Attulerit,

Verg. A. 12, 321:

sive illud deorum munus sive casus fuit,

Curt. 4, 7, 13:

quae casus obtulerat, in sapientiam vertenda ratus,

Tac. A. 1, 29:

ut quemque casus armaverat,

Sall. C. 56, 3:

si quos locus aut casus conjunxerat,

id. J. 97 fin.:

in aleam tanti casus se regnumque dare,

Liv. 42, 50, 2:

ludibrium casūs,

id. 30, 30, 5:

casum potius quam consilium sequatur,

Quint. 7, prooem. §

3: parata ad omnes casus eloquentia,

id. 10, 1, 2:

bellorum,

Tac. A. 1, 61:

satis jam eventuum, satis casuum,

id. ib. 2, 26:

adversi, secundi,

Nep. Dat. 5, 4; cf. Suet. Caes. 25; id. Oth. 9:

magnus,

Caes. B. G. 6, 30; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:

mirificus,

Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2:

mirabiles,

Nep. Timol. 5, 1:

rariores,

Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19:

dubii,

Cat. 64, 216; Hor. S. 2, 2, 108:

varii,

Verg. A. 1, 204:

subiti repentinique,

Suet. Aug. 73.—Hence, in abl.: casu, adverbially, by chance, casually, by accident, accidentally:

quod si haec habent aliquam talem necessitatem, quid est tandem, quod casu fieri aut forte fortunā putemus?

Cic. Div. 2, 7, 18:

id evenit non temere nec casu,

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

sive casu sive consilio deorum,

Caes. B. G. 1, 12; cf. Suet. Claud. 13:

necessitate an casu,

Quint. 3, 6, 26:

casu an persuasu et inductu,

id. 5, 10, 69:

casu an manibus impeditus,

Tac. A. 1, 13:

accidit casu ut legati, etc.,

Nep. Hann. 12, 1; cf. Hor. S. 1, 6, 53; 1, 9, 36; id. Ep. 1, 19, 18; Ov. M. 5, 118; 6, 359; 7, 84 et saep.—Hence, also,

A chance, an occasion, opportunity for something (esp. freq. in Sall. and Tac.):

aetas illa multo pluris quam nostra casus mortis habet,

Cic. Sen. 19, 67; cf.:

mortis durae casus,

Verg. A. 10, 791:

aut vi aut dolis sese casum victoriae inventurum,

Sall. J. 25, 9:

praeclari facinoris casum dare,

id. ib. 56, 4; so,

si casus daretur,

Tac. A. 1, 13; 11, 9:

invadendae Armeniae,

id. ib. 12, 50:

pugnae,

id. ib. 12, 28:

bene gerendae rei,

id. ib. 13, 36:

casum adferre,

Quint. 8, 4, 17.— Since the idea of suddenness, unexpectedness, easily passes into that of hostility, adverseness (cf. accido, 4.), casus signifies,

Esp., an adverse event, a misfortune, mishap, calamity, = sumphora:

meum illum casum tam horribilem, tam gravem, tam repentinum,

Cic. Sest. 24, 53; id. de Or. 1, 1, 2; Caes. B. G. 7, 1, 4:

dolens civitatis casum,

Sall. C. 40, 2; cf. id. J. 14, 22; 23, 2; Liv. 37, 17, 7; 23, 22, 3; Cat. 28, 11.—Of disease:

si alius casus lecto te adfixit,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 81; Ov. M. 4, 142; 14, 473; 15, 494:

res minime in hujusmodi casu noxia,

in the earthquake, Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, 2; id. Cons. ad Marc. 5, 3:

urbis Trojanae,

overthrow, Verg. A. 1, 623.—Hence,

Euphemist. for death:

Saturnini atque Gracchorum casus,

Caes. B. C. 1, 7:

sui quemque casus per quinquennium absumpsissent,

Liv. 23, 22, 3; Sall. J. 73, 1; Hor. S. 2, 5, 49; Suet. Aug. 65; cf. id. Caes. 89; id. Calig. 10.—

In gram. t. t., a case in the inflection of words:

propter eorum qui dicunt, sunt declinati casus, uti is qui de altero diceret, distinguere posset, quom vocaret, etc.,

Varr. L. L. 8, § 16 Müll.: casus dicimus... et vocabulorum formas, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 11 ib.:

ea (verba) sic et casibus et temporibus et genere et numero conservemus, ut, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 3, 11, 40:

barbari casus... casus rectus,

id. Or. 48, 160; Quint. 1, 5, 61:

obliqui,

id. 1, 6, 22:

nominativo, dativo, ablativo,

id. 7, 9, 13:

genitivo,

id. 1, 5, 62: Latinus, sextus, i. e. the ablative, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 277 P.:

conversi, i. e. obliqui,

Cic. N. D. 2, 25, 64: interrogandi (i. e. genetivus), Nigid. ap. Gell. 13, 26 Hertz:

vocandi,

id. ib.:

septimus,

Quint. 1, 4, 26.

Cāsus, i, m., a river of Albania, that flows into the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39; Mel. 3, 5, 4.