Selections from Viri Romae

Part 24

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#applaudô, ere, plausî, plausus# [#ad# + #plaudô#, _to clap the hands_], _to applaud_.

#appônô#, see #pônô#.

#apprehendô#, see #prehendô#.

#approbô#, see #probô#.

#appropinquô, âre, âvî, --# [#ad# + #propinquus#], _to draw near, approach_.

#aptê# [#aptus#], adv., _fitly, neatly_.

#aptus#, adj., _fitted, suited for, adapted to_.

#apud#, prep. with acc.; of place, _near_; of persons, _with, among, in the presence of, at the house of_; with the name of an author, _in the works of_.

#Âpûlia, ae#, f., _Apulia_, a district in the southeastern part of Italy.

#aqua, ae#, f., _water_.

#aquila, ae#, f., _an eagle_; _standard_ (a metal eagle, elevated upon a pole).

#aquilifer, ferî# [#aquila# + #ferô#], m., _standard bearer_.

#âra, ae#, f., _an altar_.

#arbiter, trî#, m., _witness, judge, umpire_.

#arbitrium, î# [#arbiter#], n., _judgment, decision_; _will, caprice_.

#arbitror, ârî, âtus sum# [#arbiter#], _to think, believe, consider_.

#arbor, oris#, f., _a tree_.

#arca, ae# [#arceô#], f., _chest, box_.

#arceô, êre, uî, --#, _to shut up, inclose_; _hinder, prevent_.

#con--coerceô, êre, uî, itus#, _to confine closely, shut in_; _restrain, check_.

#ex--exerceô, êre, uî, itus#, _to exercise, drill, employ_; #lêgem exercêre#, _to enforce a law_.

#arcessô, ere, îvî, îtus#, _to cause to come, summon, send for_.

#Ardea, ae#, f., _Ardea_, a town in Latium, about eighteen miles south of Rome.

#ârdêns, entis# [orig. part. of #ârdeô#, _to burn, glow_], adj., _glowing, fiery, bright_.

#ârdor, ôris# [#ârdeô#, _to burn, glow_], m., _heat, glow_; _zeal, enthusiasm, fire_.

#argentum, î#, n., _silver_; _money_.

#Argî, ôrum#, m., _Argos_, a city in the northeastern part of the Peloponnesus.

#Argîvus#, adj., of _Argos, Argive_.

#arguô, ere, î, ûtus#, _to show, prove_; _charge, accuse, blame_.

#âridus# [#âreô#, _to be dry_], adj., _dry, arid_.

#arma, ôrum#, n. pl., _arms, weapons_ (esp. for defense); _warfare_.

#armâtus# [orig. part. of #armô#], adj., _armed, in full armor_. As noun, #armâtî, ôrum#, m. pl., _armed men, soldiers_.

#Armenia, ae#, f., _Armenia_, a country in Asia, southeast of the Black Sea.

#armilla, ae# [#armus#, _shoulder, arm_], f., _a bracelet, armlet_.

#armô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#arma#], _to arm, equip_.

#Arpînum, î#, n., _Arpinum_, a town of the Volsci, fifty miles southeast of Rome; the birthplace of Marius and Cicero.

#ars, artis#, f., _skill, art, knowledge_; _accomplishment_, esp. in pl.; _device, stratagem_.

#artifex, icis# [#ars# + #faciô#], m., _workman, artist, builder_.

#artûs, uum#, m. pl., _joints, limbs_.

#Ârûns, untis#, m., a son of Tarquinius Superbus.

#arx, arcis# [#arceô#], f., _citadel, stronghold_.

#âs, assis#, m., _an as_, the unit of Roman coinage, orig. a pound of copper, but finally reduced to half an ounce. It was then worth about a cent.

#âscendô#, see #scandô#.

#Asia, ae#, f., _Asia_, esp. Asia Minor.

#Asiâticus#, adj., _Asiatic_. As noun, #Asiâticus, î#, m., (cognomen of Lucius Cornelius Scipio, conqueror of Antiochus.

#asper, aspera, asperum#, adj., _rough, bitter, sharp_; _harsh, violent, severe_.

#asperitâs, âtis# [#asper#], f., _roughness, harshness_; _acidity_ (of vinegar).

#âspernor#, see #spernô#.

#aspis, idis#, f., _an asp, viper_.

#âstûtia, ae# [#âstûtus#], f., _shrewdness, smartness, cleverness_.

#âstûtus# [#âstû#, _cunning_], adj., _smart, clever, shrewd, cunning_.

#asy:lum, î#, n., _place of refuge, asylum_.

#at#, conj., _but, but yet, nevertheless_.

#Athênae, ârum#, f. plur., _Athens_, the chief city of Greece, situated in Attica, in the southeastern part of central Greece.

#Athesis, is#, m., a river in Cisalpine Gaul, near which Marius defeated the Cimbri in 101 B.C.

#Atîlius, î#, m., the name of a Roman gens. See #Rêgulus#.

#atque, ac#, conj., _and, and also_.

#atquî#, conj., _and yet, but yet, yet_.

#atrôciter# [#atrôx#], adv., _fiercely, cruelly_.

#atrôx, ôcis#, adj., _savage, fierce, cruel, horrible_.

#attentus#, adj., _attentive_.

#attonitus# [#attonô#, _to thunder at_], adj., _thunder-struck, awe-struck, overwhelmed_.

#Attus, î#, m., _Attus Nâvius_, an augur who defied Tarquinius Priscus.

#auctor, ôris# [#augeô#], m., _producer, originator, cause_.

#auctôritâs, âtis# [#auctor#], f., _authority, power_; _influence, weight, dignity_.

#aucupium, î# [#avis# + #capiô#], n., _bird-catching, fowling_.

#audâcia, ae# [#audâx#, _bold_], f., _boldness, daring_; _rashness, presumption_.

#audeô, êre, ausus sum#, _to venture, dare_.

#audiô, îre, îvî, îtus#, _to hear, listen to_; #dictô audiêns esse#, _to obey_.

#ex--exaudiô, îre, îvî, îtus#, _to hear clearly, distinguish_.

#auferô#, see #ferô#.

#aufugiô#, see #fugiô#.

#augeô, êre, auxî, auctus#, _to increase, enlarge_.

#augur, uris# [#avis#], m., _an augur, soothsayer_, a priest whose business it was to take the _auspicia_. See #auspicium#.

#augurium, î# [#augur#], n., _observance of omens, divination_; #augurium agere#, _to perform the augural ceremonies_.

#augustus# [#augeô#], adj., _majestic, venerable, imposing_.

#Augustus, î# [#augustus#], m., a title of honor given to Octavianus in B.C. 27, and after him to all the Roman emperors.

#aureus# [#aurum#], adj., _golden_.

#auris, is#, f., _ear_.

#aurum, î#, n., _gold_.

#auspicium, î# [#avis# + #*speciô#], n., _divination_ by noting the flight or cries of birds. In taking the #auspicia#, _auspices_, the augur sought to learn whether the gods favored or disapproved a proposed course of conduct.

#aut#, conj., _or_; #aut . . . aut#, _either . . . or_.

#autem#, conj., always postpositive, _but, however, moreover_.

#auxilium, î# [#augeô#], n., _help, aid_; plur., _auxiliary troops_ (usually foreign and light-armed troops).

#avâritia, ae# [#avârus#], f., _greed, avarice_.

#avârus#, adj., _greedy, grasping, covetous_.

#âvellô, ere, vellî, vulsus# [#ab# + #vellô#, _to pluck_], _to tear off_ or _away, sever_.

#Aventînus, î#, m. (sc. #môns#), _the Aventine_, one of the seven hills of Rome.

#Aventînus#, adj., _of_ or _on the Aventine_.

#aveô, êre, --, --#, _to fare well_, used only in the imperative #avê!# _hail! welcome! greetings!_

#âversor, ârî, âtus sum# [#âvertô#], _to scorn, repulse_.

#âvertô#, see #vertô#.

#avidê# [#avidus#], adv., _eagerly, greedily_.

#avidus#, adj., _desirous, eager, greedy_.

#avis, is#, f., _bird_; _sign, omen_.

#avîtus# [#avus#], adj., _ancestral_.

#âvocô#, see #vocô#.

#âvolô#, see (2) #volô#.

#avunculus# [dim. of #avus#], m., _uncle, mother's brother_.

#avus, î#, m., _grandfather, ancestor_.

#B#

#baculum, î#, n., _a staff, stick_.

#Bagrada(s), ae#, m., a river near Carthage.

#ballista, ae#, f., _the ballista_, a military engine for hurling stones.

#balneum, î#, n., _bath, bathing-place_.

#barba, ae#, f., _beard_.

#barbarus#, adj., _foreign, uncivilized, barbarous_. As noun, #barbarî, ôrum#, pl. m., _foreigners, barbarians_.

#bellâtor, ôris# [#bellô#], m., _fighter, brawler_; _warrior, soldier_.

#bellicôsus# [#bellicus#, _warlike_], adj., _warlike_.

#bellô, âre, âvî, âtum# [#bellum#], _to wage war, fight_.

#re--rebellô, âre, âvî, âtum#, _to wage war again, rebel_.

#bellum, î# (orig. #duellum#, from #duo#), n., _war, warfare_.

#bêlua, ae#, f., _a wild beast_; of a person, _beast, brute, monster_.

#bene# [#bonus#], adv., _well, successfully_; comp. #melius#, sup. #optimê#.

#beneficium, î# [#bene# + #faciô#], n., _favor, kindness, service_.

#benevolentia, ae# [#bene# + (1) #volô#], f., _good will, kindly feeling_; _favor_.

#benîgnê# [#benîgnus#], adv., _kindly, courteously_.

#benîgnus#, adj., _kind, favorable_.

#bibliothêca, ae#, f., _library_.

#bibô, ere, î, --#, _to drink_.

#Bibulus, î#, m., _L. Calpurnius_, consul with Julius Caesar in 59 B.C.

#bîduum, î# [#bis# + #diês#], n., _a period of two days, two days' time_.

#bis# [orig. #duis#; cf. #duo#], num. adv., _twice_.

#blanditia, ae#, f., _flattery_; in pl., _blandishments, allurements_.

#Blosius, î#, m., gentile name of _C. Blosius Cûmânus_, a friend of C. Gracchus.

#Bocchus, î#, m., _Bocchus_, king of the Gaetuli, and ally of Jugurtha.

#Boiorix, icis#, m., _Boiorix_, chief of the Cimbri, defeated by Marius, 101 B.C.

#bonus#, comp. #melior#, sup. #optimus#, adj., _good_; as noun, #bonî, ôrum#, m. pl., _good men, loyal citizens_; #bona, ôrum#, n. pl., _goods, possessions_.

#bôs, bovis#, m. and f., _ox, cow_; pl., _cattle_.

#bracchium, î#, n., _forearm, arm_.

#brevî#, see #brevis#.

#brevis, e#, adj., _short_; #brevî# (sc. #tempore#), adv., _in a little while, soon_.

#Britannî, ôrum#, m. pl., _the inhabitants of England, the Britons_.

#Brundisium, î#, n., _Brundisium_, a seaport in southeastern Italy, the regular point of embarkation for Greece.

#Brûtus, î#, m., a cognomen in the Junian gens.

1. _L. Iûnius Brûtus_, the Liberator, nephew of Tarquinius Superbus, and consul with Collatinus in 509 B.C.

2. _M. Iûnius Brûtus_, one of the murderers of Julius Caesar, 44 B.C.

3. _D. Iûnius Brûtus_, an officer of Julius Caesar in Gaul, but afterwards one of his murderers.

#bulla, ae#, f., an _amulet_ or _charm_ for the neck, commonly of gold, though often of leather. It was worn by children of free birth, but laid aside with the _toga praetexta_ (see #praetextus#), and consecrated to the _Larês_, or gods of the hearth.

#C#

#C#, orig. = English _G_, later = both _C_ and _G_, finally = _C_ alone; with proper names = _Gâius_, a Roman praenomen.

#cadâver, eris# [#cadô#], n., _a corpse_.

#cadô, ere, cecidî, câsûrus#, _to fall_; _fall dead, be killed, die_; _happen_.

#ad--accidô, ere, cidî, --#, _to happen, befall, come to pass_.

#con--concidô, ere, cidî,--#, _to fall, be slain, perish_.

#in--incidô, ere, cidî,--#, _fall, fall into_ or _on, meet_; _happen, occur_; #incidere in aliquem#, _to happen in the time of anybody_.

#ob--occidô, ere, cidî, --#, _fall down, fall, perish_; _set_ (of the sun).

#re--recidô, ere, cidî, --#, _to fall back, return_; _fall_.

#caedês, is# [#caedô#], f., _slaughter, massacre_.

#caedô, ere, cecîdî, caesus#, _to cut, cut to pieces_; _kill, conquer, rout_; #virgîs caedere#, _to flog_.

#ob--occîdô, ere, cîdî, cîsus#, _to cut down, kill, slay_.

#prae--praecîdô, ere, cîdî, cîsus#, _to cut short, cut off_.

#caelestis, e# [#caelum#], adj., _from heaven, heavenly, celestial_.

#Caelius, î#, m. (sc. #môns#), _the Caelian hill_, one of the seven hills of Rome.

#caelum, î#, n., _the sky, heavens_.

#caenôsus# [#caenum#], adj., _foul, filthy_.

#caenum, î#, n., _mud, filth, mire_.

#Caesar, aris#, m., _Caesar_, a family name in the Julian gens.

1. _C. Iûlius Caesar_, the famous dictator, born 100 B.C., quaestor in 68, aedile in 65, praetor in 62, consul in 59; conquered Gaul, 58-50; engaged in civil war with Pompey and his supporters, 49-46; created perpetual dictator in 46; murdered, March 15, 44.

2. The grandson of Caesar's sister, _C. Octâvius_, was adopted by Caesar, and henceforth known as _C. Iûlius Caesar Octâviânus_. He was born 63 B.C., formed the second triumvirate with Antony and Lepidus in 44; with Antony's help defeated Brutus and Cassius, the murderers of Caesar, in 42, at Philippi; defeated Antony at Actium, in 31, and became sole master of the Roman world, which he ruled till his death in 14 A.D. See also #Augustus#.

#caesariês, --#, acc. #em#, f., _hair_ (of the head), _locks_ (only in sing.).

#calamitâs, âtis#, f., _calamity, disaster_.

#calcar, âris#, n., _a spur_.

#callidus#, adj., _shrewd, cunning, sly_.

#Calpurnia, ae#, f., _Calpurnia_, daughter of L. Calpurnius Piso, and wife of Julius Caesar.

#Calpurnius, î#, m., the name of a Roman gens. See #Bibulus#.

#calvitium, î# [#calvus#], n., _baldness_.

#calvus#, adj., _bald_.

#Calvus, î# [#calvus#], m., cognomen of _C. Licinius Macer Calvus_, poet and orator, 82-47 B.C.

#Camers, ertis#, m., an inhabitant of Camerinum, a town of Umbria, a district in Central Italy.

#Campânia, ae#, f., a district on the west coast of Italy, south of Latium.

#Campânus#, adj., _Campanian_.

#campus, î#, m., _a field_, especially the #Campus Mârtius#, a plain lying between the Capitoline Hill and the Tiber, and thus orig. outside the walls. It was used as a place of exercise, as a parade ground and place for reviews. Later, elections were held there.

#candeô, êre, uî, --#, _to shine, glow_.

#ad--accendô, ere, î, cênsus#, _to set fire to, kindle, burn_; _arouse, fire, anger_.

#in--incendô, ere, î, cênsus#, _to set on fire_; _arouse, excite_.

#candidus# [#candeô#], adj., _white_.

#Canînius, î#, m., gentile name of _C. Canînius Rêbilus_, consul for a few hours on December 31, 45 B.C.

#canis, is#, m. and f., _a dog_.

#Cannae, ârum#, f. pl., a small town in Apulia in southeastern Italy.

#Cannênsis, e#, adj., _of_ or _at Cannae_.

#canô, ere, cecinî, --#, _to sing, chant, play_; _sound, give signal_.

#prae--praecinô, ere, uî, --#, _to play before_ (one).

#cantus, ûs# [#canô#], m., _song_; _note, cry_.

#Canusium, î#, n., a town in Apulia near Cannae.

#capesso, ere, îvî, îtus# [desid. of #capiô#], _to take eagerly, seize, resort to_.

#capillus, î# [#caput#], m., _the hair_.

#capiô, ere, cêpî, captus#, _to take, seize, capture_; #cônsilium capere#, _to form a plan_.

#ad--accipiô, ere, cêpî, ceptus#, _to take to one's self, receive, adopt_; _meet with, welcome_; _understand, interpret_.

#con--concipiô, ere, cêpî, ceptus#, _to take in, imagine, conceive_.

#dê--dêcipiô, ere, cêpî, ceptus#, _to take in, catch, deceive, cheat_.

#ex--excipiô, ere, cêpî, ceptus#, _to take out, appropriate, overhear_; _receive, greet_; _await, confront_.

#in--incipiô, ere, cêpî, ceptus#, _to take up, begin, undertake_.

#inter--intercipiô, ere, cêpî, ceptus#, _to seize in passing, steal, usurp_.

#prae--praecipiô, ere, cêpî, ceptum#, _direct, bid, order_.

#re--recipiô, ere, cêpî, ceptus#, _to take back, recover_; _take, receive_; #sê recipere#, _to retreat, withdraw_.

#sub--suscipiô, ere, cêpî, ceptus#, _to take up, undertake, assume, succeed to_.

#Capitôlînus#, adj., _pertaining to the Capitol_.

#Capitôlium, î#, n., _the Capitol_, the chief temple of Jupiter in Rome; often, also, the hill on which this temple stood, the _Môns Capitôlînus_, the citadel of Rome.

#capra, ae#, f., _a she-goat_; #Caprae palûs#, _Goat Swamp_, in the Campus Martius.

#captîvus# [#capiô#], adj., _captive_; as noun, #captîvus, î#, m., _a prisoner, captive_.

#captô, âre, âvî, âtus# [freq. of #capiô#], _to seize eagerly, strive to seize, strive for_; _take in, deceive, trap_.

#Capua, ae#, f., a city in Campania noted for its luxury.

#capulus, î# [#capiô#], m., _hilt, handle_.

#caput, itis#, n., _the head, life_; _head_ or _capital_ of a nation; #capite damnâre#, _to condemn to death_.

#carbô, inis#, m., _a coal, charcoal_.

#Carbô, inis#, m., _C. Papîrius_, an enemy of Sulla, defeated by Pompey.

#carcer, eris#, n., _a prison_, esp. the state prison at Rome, built by Ancus Marcius, and known since the middle ages as the 'Mamertine Prison.' It lay at the foot of the Capitoline Hill, on the side towards the Forum. The historian Sallust thus describes it: "In the prison there is a place called the _Tulliânum_, about twelve feet below the surface of the ground. It is built with strong walls, and above it there is a room constructed with stone vaulting. It is a disgusting and horrible place on account of the filth, the darkness, and the stench."

#carnifex, ficis# [#carô#, _flesh_ + #faciô#], m., _executioner, butcher_.

#carpentum, î#, n., _a two-wheeled carriage_.

#carpô, ere, sî, tus#, _to pluck, tear_.

#dis--discerpô, ere, sî, tus#, _to pluck_ or _tear in pieces_.

#ex--excerpô, ere, sî, tus#, _to pluck out, choose, select_.

#Carthâginiênsis, e#, adj., _Carthaginian_.

#Carthâgô, inis#, f., _Carthage_, a city on the northern coast of Africa, colonized by Phoenicians from Tyre.

#Carthâgô Nova#, f., _New Carthage_, a city on the east coast of Spain, founded by the Carthaginians.

#cârus#, adj., _dear, beloved_; _costly_.

#casa, ae#, f., _a hut, cottage_.

#Casca, ae#, m., _C. Servîlius_, one of the murderers of Julius Caesar.

#Cassius, î#, m., gentile name of _C. Cassius Longînus_, one of the foremost conspirators against Caesar in 44 B.C.

#castellum, î# [dim. of #castrum#], n., _a stronghold, castle, fort_.

#castîgô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#castus#, _pure_ + #agô#], _to correct, punish, chastise_.

#castrum, î#, n., _a fortified place_; pl., #castra, ôrum#, _a camp_.

#câsus, ûs# [#cadô#], m., _that which befalls, accident, chance_; _misfortune, calamity_.

#catapulta, ae#, f., _an engine for hurling arrows, catapult_.

#catêna, ae#, f., _a chain, fetter_.

#Catilîna, ae#, m., _L. Sergius_, who conspired against the state during Cicero's consulship, 63 B.C.

#catîllus, î#, m., _a small dish, plate_.

#Catô, ônis#, m., _M. Porcius_, called _Uticênsis_, because he committed suicide at Utica in Africa, after the battle of Thapsus 46 B.C.

#Catullus, î#, m., _C. Valerius_, the famous lyric poet, 87-54 B.C.

#catulus, î#, m., _a young animal, cub_.

#Catulus, î#, m., _Q. Lutâtius_, who in 67 B.C. opposed the grant of extraordinary powers to Pompey for the war with the pirates.

#cauda, ae#, f., _tail_.

#causa, ae#, f., _cause, reason, occasion_; _case at law_; #causâ# (with preceding gen.), _for the sake of_, a common expression of purpose; #causam dîcere#, _to plead a case_ in court.

#cautus# [orig. part. of #caveô#], adj., _careful, wary, cautious_.

#cavea, ae# [#cavus#, _hollow_], f., _a cage_.

#caveô, êre, câvî, cautus#, _to be on one's guard, beware, guard against_.

#cêdô, ere, cessî, cessum#, _to go, move_; _to go from, retire_; _yield, submit_; #ex sententiâ cêdere#, _to turn out to one's satisfaction_.

#ab--abscêdô, ere, cessî, cessûrus#, _to go away, withdraw, depart_.

#ad--accêdô, ere, cessî, cessûrus#, _to go_ or _come to, move towards, approach_; _be added_.

#ante--antecêdô, ere, cessî, --#, _to go before, precede._

#con--concêdô, ere, cessî, cessus#, _to withdraw, retire, depart_; _yield, submit_; _allow, grant, concede_.

#dê--dêcêdô, ere, cessî, cessum#, _to go away, withdraw, depart_; _to die_ (sc. #vîtâ#).

#dis--discêdô, ere, cessî, cessum#, _to go away, depart_; _come off_.

#in--incêdô, ere, cessî, cessûrus#, _to advance, approach_; _march_; _move slowly_.

#prae--praecêdô, ere, cessî, cessûrus#, _to go before_.

#prô--prôcêdô, ere, cessî, cessum#, _to move forward, advance, make progress_.

#re--recêdô, ere, cessî, cessum#, _to move back, withdraw, retire, retreat_.

#sê--sêcêdô, ere, cessî, cessûrus#, _to retire, withdraw_.

#sub--succêdô, ere, cessî, cessum#, _to follow, succeed_; _be successful_.

#celeber, bris, bre#, adj., _famous_.

#celebrâtus# [part. of #celebrô#, _to throng_], adj., of a place, _thronged, frequented_; of persons, places, or things, _famous, brilliant_.

#celer, eris, ere#, adj., _swift, quick, lively_.

#celeritâs, âtis# [#celer#], f., _swiftness, speed, alertness_.

#celeriter# [#celer#], adv., _quickly, soon_.

#cella, ae#, f., _chamber, sanctuary, shrine_.

#cêlô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to hide, conceal_.

#Celtibêrî, ôrum#, m. pl., _the Celtiberi_, a tribe in Spain.

#cêna, ae#, f., _dinner_, the principal meal of the Romans, taken about three o'clock.

#cênô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#cêna#], _to dine, eat_.

#cênseô, êre, uî, us#, _to rate, value_; _be of the opinion, think_; _determine, decide_.

#cênsus, ûs# [#cênseô#], m., _an enumeration_ and _classification of the people_ according to wealth, _a census_.

#centiês# [#centum#], adv., _a hundred times_.

#centum#, indecl. num. adj., _a hundred_.

#centuria, ae# [#centum#], f., _a division of the army or the people_, containing a hundred persons, _a century_.

#centuriô, ônis# [#centuria#], m., _a commander of a century, centurion, captain_.

#cernô, ere, crêvî, certus# [#crêtus#], _to separate_; _see, perceive_; _decide, determine_.

#dê--dêcernô, ere, crêvî, crêtus#, _to decide, determine_; _decree, vote, entrust_ (by a decree); _contend, fight_.

#sê--sêcernô, ere, crêvî, crêtus#, _to separate, divide_.

#certâmen, inis# [#certô#], n., _match, trial_ of skill or strength; _contest, battle_.

#certâtim# [#certô#], adv., _in rivalry, zealously_.

#certê# [#certus#], adv., _certainly, surely_.

#certô, âre, âvî, âtum# [#certus#], _to vie with, contend_.

#certus# [orig. part. of #cernô#], adj., _determined, fixed_; _certain, definite, specified, assured_; #certiôrem facere#, _to inform_; #certior fierî#, _to be informed_.

#cervîx, îcis#, f., _neck, throat_.

#cessô, âre, âvî, âtum# [freq. of #cêdô#], _to be inactive, loiter, delay_.

#cêterum# [#cêterus#], adv. and conj., _for the rest, but, moreover, besides_.

#cêterî, ae, a#, adj., _the rest, the other, the others_.

#charta, ae#, f., _writing material, paper, sheet_ (of Egyptian papyrus).

#Chry:sogonus, î#, m., _L. Cornêlius_, a freedman of Sulla.

#cibârius# [#cibus#], adj., _pertaining to food_; #rês cibâria#, _provisions_.

#cibus, î#, m., _food, victuals_.

#cicâtrîx, îcis#, f., _a scar_.

#cicer, ciceris#, n., _a pea, chickpea_.

#Cicerô, ônis# [#cicer#], m., cognomen of _M. Tullius Cicerô_, the famous orator, born at Arpinum, 106 B.C.; quaestor in Sicily, 75; praetor, 66; consul, 63; killed by Antony's order in 43.

#Cimber, brî#, m., _a Cimbrian_, one of the Cimbri, the Teutonic tribe which, together with the Teutones, invaded Italy, and was defeated by Marius in 101 B.C.

#Cimbricus#, adj., _Cimbrian_.

#cingô, ere, cinxî, cinctus#, _to encircle, surround_; _gird, gird on, equip_; #obsidiône cingere#, _to blockade, besiege_.

#ad--accingô, ere, cinxî, cinctus#, _to gird, gird on, equip, arm_.

#sub--succingô, ere, cinxî, cinctus#, _to gird, arm, equip_.

#cinis, eris#, m., _ashes_.

#Cinna, ae#, m., _L. Cornêlius_, leader with Marius of the popular party.

#circâ#, adv. and prep, with acc., _around, round about, throughout_.

#circum#, adv. and prep, with acc., _around, about_.

#circumdô#, see #dô#.

#circumfundô#, see #fundô#.

#circumstô#, see #stô#.

#circumveniô#, see #veniô#.

#circus, î#, m., _a circle, enclosure_ for athletic sports, esp. chariot-races; #Circus Mâximus#: see p. 18, n. 6.

#citerior, ôris#, adj., _on this side, hither, nearer_.

#citô, âre, âvî, âtus# [freq. of #cieô#, _to set in motion_], _to rouse, urge on_; _summon_.

#con--concitô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to rouse, excite_; _move, instigate_.

#ex--excitô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to call or bring forth_; _rouse, excite_.

#in--incitô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _urge on, arouse, incite_.

#cîvicus# [#cîvis#], adj., _of citizens, civic_; #cîvica corôna#, _the civic crown_, given to a soldier who saved the life of a citizen in battle.

#cîvîlis, e# [#cîvis#], adj., _of citizens, civil, civic_; _courteous, polite_.

#cîvis, is#, m., _citizen, fellow-citizen_.

#cîvitâs, âtis# [#cîvis#], f., _citizenship_; _state, body of citizens_.

#clâdês, is#, f., _disaster, overthrow, defeat_; #clâdem accipere#, _to sustain a defeat_; #clâde adficere#, _to defeat_.

#clam# [#cêlô#], adv., _secretly_.

#clâmitô, âre, âvî, âtus# [freq. of #clâmô#], _to cry aloud, shout loudly_.

#clâmô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to shout_.

#ad--acclâmô, âre, âvî, âtum#, _to shout loudly, exclaim_.

#con--conclâmô, âre, âvî, âtum#, _cry out together, shout_.

#ex--exclâmô, âre, âvî, âtum#, _to cry out, shout aloud, exclaim_.

#in--inclâmô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _shout loudly_; _cry out to, call upon, appeal to_.

#prô--prôclâmô, âre, âvî, âtum#, _to call, cry out, proclaim_.

#sub--succlâmô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to shout in answer, to answer loudly_.

#clâmor, ôris# [#clâmô#], m., _shout, cry, noise_.

#clandestînus# [#clam#], adj., _secret_.

#clangor, ôris#, m., _noise, clash, clang_.

#clârus#, adj., _bright_; _famous, renowned_; of sound, _clear, loud_.

#classicum, î# [#classis#], n. (sc. #sîgnum#), _battle signal_ on the trumpet.

#classis, is#, f., _a class_ or _division of citizens_; _a fleet_.