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  • 1 Libya

    Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—
    B.
    Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:

    Libye torretur,

    Sil. 1, 194:

    tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

    Juv. 5, 119.—
    II.
    Hence,
    A.
    Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

    fines,

    Verg. A. 1, 339:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 6, 338:

    gentes,

    id. ib. 4, 320:

    lapilli,

    Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:

    Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,

    the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:

    orbes,

    a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    2.
    Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:

    mare Libycum,

    the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:

    fera,

    the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:

    arenae,

    id. M. 4, 616:

    axis,

    the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:

    uvae,

    Col. 3, 2:

    crines,

    frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:

    pestes,

    i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—
    B.
    Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:

    Libys lectulus,

    of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

    mons,

    Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.
    1.
    Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

    Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

    Sall. J. 18 init.:

    Cancro (subditus) Libys,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—
    2.
    Form Libs.
    (α).
    A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—
    (β).
    = Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—
    C.
    Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

    Libyssa arena,

    Cat. 7, 3:

    gens,

    Sil. 8, 206:

    ficus,

    Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—
    D.
    Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:

    montes Libystini,

    Cat. 60, 1:

    Apollo,

    a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    E.
    Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

    Libystis ursa,

    Verg. A. 5, 37.—
    F.
    Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

    terra,

    Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

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  • 2 auster

        auster trī, m    [AVS-], the south wind: portus ab austro tutus, Cs.: vehemens: turbidus, H.: pluvius, O.: frigidus, V.: floribus austrum inmisi, have exposed to the parching blast, V.—The south country, the south: in aquilonis austrive partibus: mundus Libyae devexus in austros, south of Libya, V.
    * * *
    I
    austeris -e, austerior -or -us, austerrimus -a -um ADJ
    austere, plain; bitter, sour; dry (wine); sharp, pungent; dark, somber, morose
    II
    south; south wind; southern parts (pl.)

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  • 3 Libua

    Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—
    B.
    Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:

    Libye torretur,

    Sil. 1, 194:

    tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

    Juv. 5, 119.—
    II.
    Hence,
    A.
    Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

    fines,

    Verg. A. 1, 339:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 6, 338:

    gentes,

    id. ib. 4, 320:

    lapilli,

    Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:

    Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,

    the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:

    orbes,

    a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    2.
    Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:

    mare Libycum,

    the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:

    fera,

    the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:

    arenae,

    id. M. 4, 616:

    axis,

    the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:

    uvae,

    Col. 3, 2:

    crines,

    frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:

    pestes,

    i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—
    B.
    Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:

    Libys lectulus,

    of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

    mons,

    Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.
    1.
    Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

    Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

    Sall. J. 18 init.:

    Cancro (subditus) Libys,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—
    2.
    Form Libs.
    (α).
    A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—
    (β).
    = Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—
    C.
    Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

    Libyssa arena,

    Cat. 7, 3:

    gens,

    Sil. 8, 206:

    ficus,

    Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—
    D.
    Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:

    montes Libystini,

    Cat. 60, 1:

    Apollo,

    a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    E.
    Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

    Libystis ursa,

    Verg. A. 5, 37.—
    F.
    Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

    terra,

    Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

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  • 4 Libyci

    Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—
    B.
    Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:

    Libye torretur,

    Sil. 1, 194:

    tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

    Juv. 5, 119.—
    II.
    Hence,
    A.
    Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

    fines,

    Verg. A. 1, 339:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 6, 338:

    gentes,

    id. ib. 4, 320:

    lapilli,

    Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:

    Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,

    the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:

    orbes,

    a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    2.
    Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:

    mare Libycum,

    the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:

    fera,

    the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:

    arenae,

    id. M. 4, 616:

    axis,

    the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:

    uvae,

    Col. 3, 2:

    crines,

    frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:

    pestes,

    i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—
    B.
    Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:

    Libys lectulus,

    of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

    mons,

    Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.
    1.
    Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

    Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

    Sall. J. 18 init.:

    Cancro (subditus) Libys,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—
    2.
    Form Libs.
    (α).
    A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—
    (β).
    = Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—
    C.
    Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

    Libyssa arena,

    Cat. 7, 3:

    gens,

    Sil. 8, 206:

    ficus,

    Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—
    D.
    Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:

    montes Libystini,

    Cat. 60, 1:

    Apollo,

    a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    E.
    Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

    Libystis ursa,

    Verg. A. 5, 37.—
    F.
    Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

    terra,

    Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

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  • 5 Libycus

    Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—
    B.
    Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:

    Libye torretur,

    Sil. 1, 194:

    tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

    Juv. 5, 119.—
    II.
    Hence,
    A.
    Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

    fines,

    Verg. A. 1, 339:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 6, 338:

    gentes,

    id. ib. 4, 320:

    lapilli,

    Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:

    Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,

    the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:

    orbes,

    a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    2.
    Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:

    mare Libycum,

    the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:

    fera,

    the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:

    arenae,

    id. M. 4, 616:

    axis,

    the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:

    uvae,

    Col. 3, 2:

    crines,

    frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:

    pestes,

    i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—
    B.
    Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:

    Libys lectulus,

    of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

    mons,

    Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.
    1.
    Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

    Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

    Sall. J. 18 init.:

    Cancro (subditus) Libys,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—
    2.
    Form Libs.
    (α).
    A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—
    (β).
    = Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—
    C.
    Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

    Libyssa arena,

    Cat. 7, 3:

    gens,

    Sil. 8, 206:

    ficus,

    Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—
    D.
    Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:

    montes Libystini,

    Cat. 60, 1:

    Apollo,

    a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    E.
    Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

    Libystis ursa,

    Verg. A. 5, 37.—
    F.
    Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

    terra,

    Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

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  • 6 Libye

    Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—
    B.
    Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:

    Libye torretur,

    Sil. 1, 194:

    tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

    Juv. 5, 119.—
    II.
    Hence,
    A.
    Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

    fines,

    Verg. A. 1, 339:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 6, 338:

    gentes,

    id. ib. 4, 320:

    lapilli,

    Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:

    Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,

    the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:

    orbes,

    a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    2.
    Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:

    mare Libycum,

    the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:

    fera,

    the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:

    arenae,

    id. M. 4, 616:

    axis,

    the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:

    uvae,

    Col. 3, 2:

    crines,

    frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:

    pestes,

    i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—
    B.
    Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:

    Libys lectulus,

    of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

    mons,

    Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.
    1.
    Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

    Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

    Sall. J. 18 init.:

    Cancro (subditus) Libys,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—
    2.
    Form Libs.
    (α).
    A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—
    (β).
    = Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—
    C.
    Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

    Libyssa arena,

    Cat. 7, 3:

    gens,

    Sil. 8, 206:

    ficus,

    Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—
    D.
    Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:

    montes Libystini,

    Cat. 60, 1:

    Apollo,

    a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    E.
    Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

    Libystis ursa,

    Verg. A. 5, 37.—
    F.
    Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

    terra,

    Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

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  • 7 Libys

    Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—
    B.
    Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:

    Libye torretur,

    Sil. 1, 194:

    tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

    Juv. 5, 119.—
    II.
    Hence,
    A.
    Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

    fines,

    Verg. A. 1, 339:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 6, 338:

    gentes,

    id. ib. 4, 320:

    lapilli,

    Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:

    Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,

    the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:

    orbes,

    a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    2.
    Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:

    mare Libycum,

    the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:

    fera,

    the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:

    arenae,

    id. M. 4, 616:

    axis,

    the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:

    uvae,

    Col. 3, 2:

    crines,

    frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:

    pestes,

    i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—
    B.
    Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:

    Libys lectulus,

    of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

    mons,

    Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.
    1.
    Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

    Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

    Sall. J. 18 init.:

    Cancro (subditus) Libys,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—
    2.
    Form Libs.
    (α).
    A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—
    (β).
    = Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—
    C.
    Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

    Libyssa arena,

    Cat. 7, 3:

    gens,

    Sil. 8, 206:

    ficus,

    Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—
    D.
    Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:

    montes Libystini,

    Cat. 60, 1:

    Apollo,

    a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    E.
    Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

    Libystis ursa,

    Verg. A. 5, 37.—
    F.
    Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

    terra,

    Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Libys

  • 8 Libyssus

    Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—
    B.
    Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:

    Libye torretur,

    Sil. 1, 194:

    tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

    Juv. 5, 119.—
    II.
    Hence,
    A.
    Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

    fines,

    Verg. A. 1, 339:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 6, 338:

    gentes,

    id. ib. 4, 320:

    lapilli,

    Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:

    Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,

    the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:

    orbes,

    a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    2.
    Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:

    mare Libycum,

    the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:

    fera,

    the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:

    arenae,

    id. M. 4, 616:

    axis,

    the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:

    uvae,

    Col. 3, 2:

    crines,

    frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:

    pestes,

    i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—
    B.
    Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:

    Libys lectulus,

    of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

    mons,

    Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.
    1.
    Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

    Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

    Sall. J. 18 init.:

    Cancro (subditus) Libys,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—
    2.
    Form Libs.
    (α).
    A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—
    (β).
    = Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—
    C.
    Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

    Libyssa arena,

    Cat. 7, 3:

    gens,

    Sil. 8, 206:

    ficus,

    Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—
    D.
    Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:

    montes Libystini,

    Cat. 60, 1:

    Apollo,

    a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    E.
    Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

    Libystis ursa,

    Verg. A. 5, 37.—
    F.
    Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

    terra,

    Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

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  • 9 Libystinus

    Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—
    B.
    Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:

    Libye torretur,

    Sil. 1, 194:

    tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

    Juv. 5, 119.—
    II.
    Hence,
    A.
    Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

    fines,

    Verg. A. 1, 339:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 6, 338:

    gentes,

    id. ib. 4, 320:

    lapilli,

    Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:

    Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,

    the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:

    orbes,

    a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    2.
    Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:

    mare Libycum,

    the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:

    fera,

    the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:

    arenae,

    id. M. 4, 616:

    axis,

    the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:

    uvae,

    Col. 3, 2:

    crines,

    frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:

    pestes,

    i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—
    B.
    Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:

    Libys lectulus,

    of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

    mons,

    Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.
    1.
    Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

    Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

    Sall. J. 18 init.:

    Cancro (subditus) Libys,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—
    2.
    Form Libs.
    (α).
    A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—
    (β).
    = Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—
    C.
    Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

    Libyssa arena,

    Cat. 7, 3:

    gens,

    Sil. 8, 206:

    ficus,

    Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—
    D.
    Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:

    montes Libystini,

    Cat. 60, 1:

    Apollo,

    a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    E.
    Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

    Libystis ursa,

    Verg. A. 5, 37.—
    F.
    Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

    terra,

    Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

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  • 10 Libystis

    Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—
    B.
    Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:

    Libye torretur,

    Sil. 1, 194:

    tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

    Juv. 5, 119.—
    II.
    Hence,
    A.
    Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

    fines,

    Verg. A. 1, 339:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 6, 338:

    gentes,

    id. ib. 4, 320:

    lapilli,

    Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:

    Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,

    the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:

    orbes,

    a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    2.
    Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:

    mare Libycum,

    the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:

    fera,

    the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:

    arenae,

    id. M. 4, 616:

    axis,

    the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:

    uvae,

    Col. 3, 2:

    crines,

    frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:

    pestes,

    i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—
    B.
    Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:

    Libys lectulus,

    of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

    mons,

    Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.
    1.
    Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

    Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

    Sall. J. 18 init.:

    Cancro (subditus) Libys,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—
    2.
    Form Libs.
    (α).
    A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—
    (β).
    = Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—
    C.
    Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

    Libyssa arena,

    Cat. 7, 3:

    gens,

    Sil. 8, 206:

    ficus,

    Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—
    D.
    Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:

    montes Libystini,

    Cat. 60, 1:

    Apollo,

    a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    E.
    Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

    Libystis ursa,

    Verg. A. 5, 37.—
    F.
    Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

    terra,

    Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

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  • 11 Libyus

    Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

    Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—
    B.
    Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:

    Libye torretur,

    Sil. 1, 194:

    tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

    Juv. 5, 119.—
    II.
    Hence,
    A.
    Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

    fines,

    Verg. A. 1, 339:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 6, 338:

    gentes,

    id. ib. 4, 320:

    lapilli,

    Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:

    Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,

    the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:

    orbes,

    a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    2.
    Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:

    mare Libycum,

    the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:

    fera,

    the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:

    arenae,

    id. M. 4, 616:

    axis,

    the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:

    uvae,

    Col. 3, 2:

    crines,

    frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:

    pestes,

    i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—
    B.
    Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:

    Libys lectulus,

    of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

    mons,

    Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.
    1.
    Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

    Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

    Sall. J. 18 init.:

    Cancro (subditus) Libys,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—
    2.
    Form Libs.
    (α).
    A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—
    (β).
    = Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—
    C.
    Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

    Libyssa arena,

    Cat. 7, 3:

    gens,

    Sil. 8, 206:

    ficus,

    Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—
    D.
    Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:

    montes Libystini,

    Cat. 60, 1:

    Apollo,

    a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
    E.
    Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

    Libystis ursa,

    Verg. A. 5, 37.—
    F.
    Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

    terra,

    Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

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  • 12 Africa

    Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].
    I.
    In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:

    Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,

    Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:

    regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,

    Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—
    II.
    In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,
    1.
    Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:

    bellum Africanum,

    the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:

    rumores,

    of the African war, id. ib.:

    causa,

    id. Fam. 6, 13:

    possessiones,

    in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:

    gallina,

    a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.
    A.
    Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —
    B.
    Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—
    2.
    Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:

    bella,

    Sil. 17, 11:

    Vicus,

    a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:

    creberque procellis Africus,

    Verg. A. 1, 86:

    praeceps,

    Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:

    luctans,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 15:

    pestilens,

    id. ib. 3, 23, 5:

    protervus,

    id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris.

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  • 13 Africanae

    Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].
    I.
    In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:

    Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,

    Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:

    regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,

    Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—
    II.
    In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,
    1.
    Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:

    bellum Africanum,

    the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:

    rumores,

    of the African war, id. ib.:

    causa,

    id. Fam. 6, 13:

    possessiones,

    in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:

    gallina,

    a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.
    A.
    Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —
    B.
    Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—
    2.
    Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:

    bella,

    Sil. 17, 11:

    Vicus,

    a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:

    creberque procellis Africus,

    Verg. A. 1, 86:

    praeceps,

    Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:

    luctans,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 15:

    pestilens,

    id. ib. 3, 23, 5:

    protervus,

    id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris.

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  • 14 Africanus

    Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].
    I.
    In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:

    Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,

    Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:

    regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,

    Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—
    II.
    In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,
    1.
    Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:

    bellum Africanum,

    the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:

    rumores,

    of the African war, id. ib.:

    causa,

    id. Fam. 6, 13:

    possessiones,

    in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:

    gallina,

    a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.
    A.
    Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —
    B.
    Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—
    2.
    Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:

    bella,

    Sil. 17, 11:

    Vicus,

    a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:

    creberque procellis Africus,

    Verg. A. 1, 86:

    praeceps,

    Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:

    luctans,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 15:

    pestilens,

    id. ib. 3, 23, 5:

    protervus,

    id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris.

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  • 15 Africus

    Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].
    I.
    In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:

    Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,

    Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:

    regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,

    Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—
    II.
    In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,
    1.
    Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:

    bellum Africanum,

    the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:

    rumores,

    of the African war, id. ib.:

    causa,

    id. Fam. 6, 13:

    possessiones,

    in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:

    gallina,

    a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.
    A.
    Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —
    B.
    Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—
    2.
    Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:

    bella,

    Sil. 17, 11:

    Vicus,

    a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:

    creberque procellis Africus,

    Verg. A. 1, 86:

    praeceps,

    Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:

    luctans,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 15:

    pestilens,

    id. ib. 3, 23, 5:

    protervus,

    id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris.

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  • 16 Africus ventus

    Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].
    I.
    In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:

    Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,

    Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:

    regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,

    Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—
    II.
    In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,
    1.
    Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:

    bellum Africanum,

    the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:

    rumores,

    of the African war, id. ib.:

    causa,

    id. Fam. 6, 13:

    possessiones,

    in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:

    gallina,

    a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.
    A.
    Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —
    B.
    Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—
    2.
    Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:

    bella,

    Sil. 17, 11:

    Vicus,

    a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:

    creberque procellis Africus,

    Verg. A. 1, 86:

    praeceps,

    Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:

    luctans,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 15:

    pestilens,

    id. ib. 3, 23, 5:

    protervus,

    id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris.

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