spectāclum

spectācŭlum (contr. spectāclum, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 21 and 56), i, n. [specto], a show, sight, spectacle (class.).

In gen.:

lepidum spectaculum,

Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 81:

superarum rerum atque caelestium,

Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140:

bis terque mutatae dapis,

Hor. Epod. 5, 34:

potius quam hoc spectaculum viderem,

Cic. Mil. 38, 103: capere oblatae spectacula praedae, Ov. M. 3, 246; cf. id. ib. 7, 780:

scorti procacis,

Liv. 39, 43:

Euripi,

id. 45, 27:

non hoc ista sibi tempus spectacula poscit,

Verg. A. 6, 37:

spectaclum ipsa sedens,

i. e. exposed to public view, in the sight of all, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 21:

neque hoc parentes Effugerit spectaculum,

Hor. Epod. 5, 102.—Esp. in the phrases:

spectaculum (alicui) praebere, spectaculum (spectaculo) esse alicui: circuitus solis et lunae spectaculum hominibus praebent,

Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 155; so,

praebere,

Liv. 45, 28:

praebent spectacula capti,

Ov. A. A. 2, 581:

o spectaculum illud hominibus luctuosum, cedere e patriā servatorem ejus, manere in patriā perditores!

Cic. Phil. 10, 4, 8; cf. id. Corn. 1, § 19:

homini non amico nostra incommoda spectaculo esse nolim,

id. Att. 10, 2, 2:

insequitur acies ornata armataque, ut hostium quoque magnificum spectaculum esset,

Liv. 10, 40 fin. —

In partic.

Lit., in the theatre, circus, etc., a public sight or show, a stageplay, spectacle (cf.:

munus, ludi, fabula): spectacula sunt tributim data,

Cic. Mur. 34, 72:

apparatissimum,

id. Phil. 1, 15, 36:

gladiatorium,

Liv. 39, 42:

gladiatorum,

id. 28, 21 fin.; Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96:

circi,

Liv. 7, 2:

scenae,

Ov. A. A. 3, 351:

ludorum,

Suet. Aug. 14:

athletarum,

id. ib. 44; id. Ner. 12:

naumachiae,

id. Caes. 44:

nondum commisso spectaculo,

Liv. 2, 36, 1:

interesse spectaculo,

id. 2, 38, 4:

inter matutina harenae spectacula,

Sen. Ira, 3, 43, 2:

meridianum,

id. Ep. 7, 3.—

Transf., the place whence plays are witnessed, the seats of the spectators, seats, places in the theatre, the amphitheatre:

spectacula ruunt,

Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 47:

ex omnibus spectaculis plausus est excitatus,

Cic. Sest. 58, 124:

resonant spectacula plausu,

Ov. M. 10, 668:

loca divisa patribus equitibusque, ubi spectacula sibi quisque facerent,

Liv. 1, 35, 8:

spectaculorum gradus,

Tac. A. 14, 13:

spectaculis detractus et in harenam deductus,

Suet. Calig. 35; id. Dom. 10.—

In gen., the theatre:

ingressum spectacula,

Suet. Calig. 35:

in caelum trabibus spectacula textis surgere,

Calp. Ecl. 7, 23.—

The spectators:

spectacula tantum este, viri,

Sil. 2, 230:

virtutis,

id. 8, 556.—

A wonder, miracle: spectacula septem, the seven wonders of the world:

in septem spectaculis nominari,

Vitr. 2, 8, 11:

numerari inter septem omnium terrarum spectacula,

Gell. 10, 18, 4.

spectācŭlum (contr. spectāclum, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 21 and 56), i, n. [specto], a show, sight, spectacle (class.).

In gen.:

lepidum spectaculum,

Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 81:

superarum rerum atque caelestium,

Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140:

bis terque mutatae dapis,

Hor. Epod. 5, 34:

potius quam hoc spectaculum viderem,

Cic. Mil. 38, 103: capere oblatae spectacula praedae, Ov. M. 3, 246; cf. id. ib. 7, 780:

scorti procacis,

Liv. 39, 43:

Euripi,

id. 45, 27:

non hoc ista sibi tempus spectacula poscit,

Verg. A. 6, 37:

spectaclum ipsa sedens,

i. e. exposed to public view, in the sight of all, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 21:

neque hoc parentes Effugerit spectaculum,

Hor. Epod. 5, 102.—Esp. in the phrases:

spectaculum (alicui) praebere, spectaculum (spectaculo) esse alicui: circuitus solis et lunae spectaculum hominibus praebent,

Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 155; so,

praebere,

Liv. 45, 28:

praebent spectacula capti,

Ov. A. A. 2, 581:

o spectaculum illud hominibus luctuosum, cedere e patriā servatorem ejus, manere in patriā perditores!

Cic. Phil. 10, 4, 8; cf. id. Corn. 1, § 19:

homini non amico nostra incommoda spectaculo esse nolim,

id. Att. 10, 2, 2:

insequitur acies ornata armataque, ut hostium quoque magnificum spectaculum esset,

Liv. 10, 40 fin. —

In partic.

Lit., in the theatre, circus, etc., a public sight or show, a stageplay, spectacle (cf.:

munus, ludi, fabula): spectacula sunt tributim data,

Cic. Mur. 34, 72:

apparatissimum,

id. Phil. 1, 15, 36:

gladiatorium,

Liv. 39, 42:

gladiatorum,

id. 28, 21 fin.; Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96:

circi,

Liv. 7, 2:

scenae,

Ov. A. A. 3, 351:

ludorum,

Suet. Aug. 14:

athletarum,

id. ib. 44; id. Ner. 12:

naumachiae,

id. Caes. 44:

nondum commisso spectaculo,

Liv. 2, 36, 1:

interesse spectaculo,

id. 2, 38, 4:

inter matutina harenae spectacula,

Sen. Ira, 3, 43, 2:

meridianum,

id. Ep. 7, 3.—

Transf., the place whence plays are witnessed, the seats of the spectators, seats, places in the theatre, the amphitheatre:

spectacula ruunt,

Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 47:

ex omnibus spectaculis plausus est excitatus,

Cic. Sest. 58, 124:

resonant spectacula plausu,

Ov. M. 10, 668:

loca divisa patribus equitibusque, ubi spectacula sibi quisque facerent,

Liv. 1, 35, 8:

spectaculorum gradus,

Tac. A. 14, 13:

spectaculis detractus et in harenam deductus,

Suet. Calig. 35; id. Dom. 10.—

In gen., the theatre:

ingressum spectacula,

Suet. Calig. 35:

in caelum trabibus spectacula textis surgere,

Calp. Ecl. 7, 23.—

The spectators:

spectacula tantum este, viri,

Sil. 2, 230:

virtutis,

id. 8, 556.—

A wonder, miracle: spectacula septem, the seven wonders of the world:

in septem spectaculis nominari,

Vitr. 2, 8, 11:

numerari inter septem omnium terrarum spectacula,

Gell. 10, 18, 4.