S. E. of Umbria, famed for its fruit
and oil, S. 2, 3, 272; S. 2, 4, 70.
Pieris, Idis, pl. Piĕrides, um, f., a sur-
name of the Muses, from Pieria, near
mount Olympus, where they were
first worshipped among the Thra-
cians, or from mount Pieros in Thes-
saly, which was sacred to them, or
finally, from king Pieros, who emi-
grated from Thrace into Boeotia,
and established the worship of the
Muses at Thespiae; C. 4, 3, 18; C. 4,
8, 20.

Pierius, a, um, adj., Pierian, of mount

Pieros in Thessaly, sacred to the
Muses, C. 3, 4, 40; C. 3, 10, 15; A. P.
405.

Pimpleis, idis and idos (acc. to others

Pimplea, ae), f., a surname of the
Muse, from Pimpla, a small town of
Boeotia, near Helicon, with a spring
sacred to the Muses, C. 1, 26, 9.
Pindăricus, a, um, adj., Pindaric, of
Pindar (see the foll. art.), C. 4, 9, 6;
Ep. 1, 3, 10.

Pindărus, i, m., Pindar, the greatest

lyric poet of the Greeks, born at
Thebes (or Cynoscephalae) in Boeo-
tia, about B. C. 520, and died about
B. C. 440, C. 4, 2, 1, 8, and 25.
Pindus, i, m., the famous high moun-
tain of Thessaly, C. 1, 12, 6.
Pīrithõus, i, m., son of Ixion, king of
the Lapithae, husband of Hippodame
or Hippodamia, and friend of The-
seus, with whom he descended into
the lower world, in order to carry
away Proserpine, but was not al-
lowed to return, C. 3, 4, 80; C. 4, 7,
28.

Pisōnes, um, m., the sons of L. Piso

(consul in B. c. 15), to whom Horace
addressed his Epistle De Arte Poetica.
Pitholeon, ontis, m., a freedman of Ota-
cilius, who wrote some most abusive
verses against Julius Caesar, S. 1, 10,

22.

Plancus, i, m., L. Munatius, consul with
M. Aemilius Lepidus, in B. c. 42, C. 1,
7; C. 3, 14, 28.

Plato, onis, m., the celebrated Greek
philosopher, disciple of Socrates, and
founder of the Academic philosophy,
S. 2, 3, 11; S. 2, 4, 3.

Plautīnus, a, um, adj., Plautinian, of

Plautus (see the foll. art.), A. P. 270.

Plautus, i, m., T., Maccius Plautus, the
celebrated Roman comic poet, of Sar-
sina, in Umbria, died B. C. 184, Ep. 2,
1, 58; Ep. 2, 1, 170; A. P. 54.
Pleiades, Pleiades, ei, um, f., the seven
daughters of Atlas, as a constel-
lation, the Pleiads, C. 4, 14, 21.
Plōtius, li, m., M. Plotius Tucca, a
Roman critic, friend of Virgil and
Horace, S. 1, 5, 40; S. 1, 10, 81.
Plūto, ōnis, m., king of the lower world,
brother of Jupiter and Neptune, hus-
band of Proserpine, C. 2, 14, 7.
Plūtōnĭus, a, um, adj., Plutonian, of
Pluto (see the prec. art.), C. 1, 4, 17.
1. Poenus, i, and more usually in plur
Poeni, ōrum, m., the Carthaginians.
Espec. of Hannibal, C. 1, 12, 38; C. 2,
2, 11; C. 2, 12, 3; C. 2, 13, 15; C. 3,
5, 34; C. 4, 4, 47.

2. Poenus, a, um, adj., Carthaginian.
Põlemon, ōnis, m., a profligate Athe-

nian youth, who was brought by the
philosopher Xenocrates to morality
and the pursuit of wisdom, S. 2, 3,
254.

Pollio, onis, m., C. Asinius, the famous
statesman, orator, and historian,
friend of the emperor Augustus,
founder of a large public library at
Rome, C. 2, 1; S. 1, 10, 42, and 85.
Pollux, ūcis, m., son of Tyndarēus (or of
Jupiter) and Leda, brother of Castor
and Helen, famous as a pugilist.
Geminus Pollux, poetic. for Castor
and Pollux= Gemini, the constella-
tion the Twins, C. 3, 3, 9; C. 3, 29, 64;
Epod. 17, 43; S. 2, 1, 26; Ep. 2, 1, 5.
Pŏlýhymnia, ae, f., one of the nine

Muses, C. 1, 1, 33.
Pompejus, see Grosphus, and Varus

No. III.

1. Pompilius, fi, m., Numa, the second
king of Rome, C. 1, 12, 34.

2. Pompilius, a, um, adj., Pompilian, of
Pompilius (see the prec. art.), A P.
292.

Pomponius, Yi, m., a dissolute Roman
youth, S. 1, 4, 52.

Ponticus, a, um, adj., of Pontus, a
country about the Black Sea, C. 1, 14,
11.
Poplicola, surname of Pedius and Mes-
salla Corvinus, S. 1, 10, 28, and 85.
Porcius, Yi, m., a Roman parasite, S. 2,
8, 23.

Porphyrion, onis, m., one of the Giants,
C. 3, 4, 54.
Porsěna, ae, m., the famous king of
Clusium, who endeavoured to restore
Tarquinius Superbus, Epod. 16, 4.
Postumus, i, m., a friend of Horace, who

addressed to him C. 2, 14.

Praeneste, is, n., a town of Latium,
famous for its roses and nuts, and
for a temple of Fortuna with an
oracle; now Palestrina, C. 3, 4, 23;
Ep. 1, 2, 2.

Praenestīnus, a, um, adj., of Praeneste

(see the prec. art.), S. 1, 7, 28.
Priămus, i, m., the celebrated king of
Troy, husband of Hecuba, father of
Hector, Paris, Cassandra, etc., C. 1,
10, 14; C. 1, 15, 8; C. 3, 3, 26, and
40; C. 4, 6, 15; Epod. 17, 13; S. 2, 3,
195; A. P. 137.

Priapus, i, m., the tutelary deity of
gardens and vineyards, Epod. 2, 21; |
S. 1, 8, 2.

Priscus, i, m., a Roman senator, S. 2, 7, 9. |
Procne, also written Progne, ēs, f.,
daughter of the Athenian king Pan-
dion, sister of Philomela, and wife of
the Thracian king Tereus; she killed
her son Itys, and was changed into a
swallow, C. 4, 12, 6; A. P. 187.
Procŭlējus, i, m., C. Proculejus Varro |
Murena, a Roman knight, friend of
the emperor Augustus, and famed for
his love towards his brothers, C. 2, 2, 5.
Procyon, onis, m., a star in the constel-

lation Canis Minor, so called for its
rising before Canis Major (in pure
Latin: Antecanis), C. 3, 29, 18.
Prometheus (trissyll.) ei (acc. Prome-
thea), m., son of Iapetus, brother of
Epimetheus, father of Deucalion: he
framed men from clay, and animated
them with fire taken clandestinely
from heaven; for which he was fas-
tened to Caucasus, where a vulture
preyed upon his liver, until it was
killed by Hercules, C. 1, 3, 27; C. 1,
16, 31; C. 2, 13, 37; C. 2, 18, 35; Epod.
17, 67.
Proserpina, or Prōserpina, ae, f., daugh-

ter of Jupiter and Ceres, wife of Pluto,
and queen of the lower world; she
was carried away by Pluto from Sicily
whilst she was gathering flowers, C.
1, 28, 20; C. 2, 13, 21; Epod. 17, 2;
S. 2, 5, 110.

Proteus (dissyll.) ei (acc. Protea), m., a
sea-god, who kept the sea-calves of
Neptune on the coast of Egypt; he
possessed the gift of divination, and
the power of transforming himself
into various shapes, C. 1, 2, 7; S. 2, 3,
71; Ep. 1, 1, 90.

Pūnicus, a, um, adj., another form for
Poenus, Carthaginian, C. 3, 5, 18; C.3,
6, 34; Epod. 9, 27; Ep. 2, 1, 162.
Pūpĭus, Yi, m., a Roman tragic poet in
the time of Horace, Ep. 1, 6, 7.
Puteal, see Libo, S. 2, 6, 35; Ep. 1, 19, 8.
Pălădes, is, m., son of king Strophius,
the faithful friend of Orestes, S. 2, 3,
139.

Pýlius, a, um, adj., Pylian, of Pylos, a
town of Messenia, the birth-place of
Nestor, C. 1, 15, 22.

Pyrrha, ae, f., daughter of Epimetheus,
and wife of Deucalion, C. 1, 2, 6.
Pyrrhĩa, ae, f., a female servant, Ep. 1,
13, 14.

Pyrrhus, i, m., king of Epirus, famous for
his war with the Romans, C. 3, 6, 35.
Pythagoras, ae, m., the celebrated Greek
philosopher, about B. c. 550, who
taught at Croton and Metapontum,
in Magna Graecia, C. 1, 28, 10; Epod.
15, 21; S. 2, 4, 3; S. 2, 6, 63.
Pÿthăgōrēus, a, um, adj., Pythagorean,
of Pythagoras (see the prec. art.),
Ep. 2, 1, 52.

Pythia, ōrum, n., games celebrated every
four years in honour of Apollo at
Delphi (Pythius was the surname of
Apollo, from Python, a large serpent
killed by him near Delphi, or from
Pytho, us, f., the old name of Delphi,
comp. Pythius).

Pythias, f., a comic character in the
Greek and Roman comedies, A. P.

238.

Pythius, a, um, adj., Pythian; incola,
i. e. Apollo, the Pythian (from Pytho,
us, f., the ancient name of Delphi:
comp. Pythia), C. 1, 16, 6; A. P. 414.

Q.

Quinctilius, ĭi, m., Varus, a Roman cri-
tic, friend of Horace and Virgil; see
Varus, C. 1, 18; C. 1, 24; A. P. 438.
Quinquātrus, ùum, f., a festival of
Minerva, lasting five days (from
19th to 23d of March), Ep. 2, 2, 197.
Quirinus, i, m., the name of Romulus

after his apotheosis, C. 1, 2, 46; C. 3,
3, 15; C. 4, 15, 9; Epod. 6, 13; S. 1,
10, 32; Ep. 2, 2, 68.

Quiris, ītis, m. (prop. an inhabitant of
the Sabine town Cures, hence me-
tonym.) for Roman citizen, Roman,
and in plur. Quirites for the Romans,
C. 2, 7, 3; Ep. 1, 6, 7; C. 1, 1, 7; C.
3, 3, 57; C. 4, 14, 1.

R.

Raeti (also written Rhaeti), ōrum, m.,
the Raetians, an Alpine tribe, north
of the river Po, in the modern Gri-
sons, Tyrol, and part of Lombardy,
C. 4, 4, 17; C. 4, 14, 15, and 18.
Raetus (Rhaetus), a, um, adj. Raetian,
of the Raeti (see the prec. art.)
Ramnes, and Ramnenses, ĭum, m., prop.
one of the three centuries of equites,
chosen by Romulus, hence poetic.
for patricians, or the old nobility, A. P.
342.

Regulus, i, m., M. Atilius, the celebrated
Roman, who was made prisoner in
the first Punic war, C. 1, 12, 37;
C. 3, 5, 13.

Remus, i, m., the brother of Romulus,
Epod. 7, 19.

Rex, see Rupilius.

Rhaeti and Rhaetus, a, um, see Raet.
Rhēnus, i, m., the Rhine, S. 1, 10, 37;
A. P. 18.

Ep. 1. 2, 2; Ep. 1, 7, 44; Ep. 1, 8, 12;
Ep. 1, 11, 11, and 21; Ep. 1, 14, 17;
Ep. 1, 16, 18; Ep. 1, 20, 20; Ep. 2, 1,
61; Ep. 2, 1, 103, and 256; Ep. 2, 2,
41, 65, and 87.

Rōmānus, a, um, adj., Roman; and
subst. Romanus, i, m., a Roman, and
in plur. Romani, the Romans, C. 3, 6,
2; C. 3, 9, 8; C. 4, 3, 23; C. 4, 4, 46;
Carm. Sec. 66; Epod. 7, 6, and 17;
Epod. 9, 11; S. 1, 4, 85; S. 1, 6, 48;
S. 2, 2, 10, and 52; S. 2, 4, 10; S. 2, 7,
54; S. 2, 1, 37; Ep. 1, 1, 70; Ep. 1, 3,
9; Ep. 1, 12, 25; Ep. 1, 18, 49; Ep. 2,
1, 29; Ep. 2, 2, 94; A. P. 54, 113, 264,
285, and 325.

1. Rōmulus, i, m., the founder and first
king of Rome, worshipped after his
death as Quirinus, C. 1, 12, 33; C. 2,
15, 10; C. 3, 3, 31; C. 4, 8, 22, and 24;
Ep. 2. 1, 5.

2. Romulus, a, um, adj. Romulean, of
Romulus, poetic. for Roman, C. 4, 5,
1; Carm. Sec. 47.

1. Roscius, li, m., I. Q. Roscius, the
famous actor at Rome, friend of
Cicero, by whom he was defended in
a speech still extant, Ep. 2, 1, 82.
II. A friend of Horace, S. 2, 6, 35.
2. Roscius, a, um, adj. Roscian, of L.
Roscius Otho (see Otho), Epod. 4, 16.
Rubi, orum, m., a small town of Cala-
bria, now Ruvo, S. 1, 5, 94.

raena. C. 3, 19, 27.

27; S. 1, 4, 92.

Rūpilius, ĭi, m., P. Rupilius Rex, of
Praeneste, proscribed by Octavianus,
S. 1, 7, 1.

(see Rhodos), S. 1, 10, 22.
Rhodope, es, f., a ridge of mountains in

Thrace, part of the Haemus, now
Despoto or Turgan Dag, C. 3, 25, 12.
Rhodos, i, f., an island on the coast of
Asia Minor, famed for its Colossus
and its school of rhetoric, C. 1, 7, 1;
Ep. 1, 11, 17, and 21.
Rhoetus, i, m., one of the Giants, C. 2,
19, 23; C. 3, 4, 55.
Roma, ae, f., Rome; poetic. also for the
Romans, C. 3, 3, 38, and 44; C. 3, 5,
12; C. 3, 6, 14; C. 3, 29, 12, and 26;
C. 4, 2, 41; C. 4, 3, 13; C. 4, 37;
C. 4, 14, 44; Carm. Sec. 11 and 37;
Epod. 16, 2; S. 1, 5, 1; S, 1, 6, 76; S. 2,
1, 59; S. 2, 6, 23; S. 2, 7, 13, and 28;

Horace, S. 1, 3, 86.

Rūtŭba, ae, m., a Roman gladiator, S. 2,

7, 96.

S.

Sabaea, ae, f., a district of Arabia
Felix, C. 1, 29, 3.

Săbellus, a, um, adj., Sabellian, the
same as Sabinian; and subst. Sa-
bellus, i, m., a Sabine (see the foll.
art.), C. 3, 6, 38; Epod. 17, 28; S. 1, 9,
29; S. 2, 1, 36; Ep. 1, 16, 49.

I. Săbīnus, a, um, adj., Sabine, and
subst. Sabini, orum, m., the Sabines,
an ancient Italian people, neigh-
bours of the Latini.-Sabinum, i, n.
(sc. vinum), Sabine wine, C. 1, 20, 1.

Sacra Via, ae, f., the Sacred Way at
Rome between the Palatine and the
Capitoline hills, Epod. 4, 7; Epod, 7,
8; S. 1, 9, 1.

Săgăna, ae, f., a sorceress in the time

of Horace, Epod. 5, 25; S. 1, 8, 25, and
48.

Sălămīnius, a, um, adj., Salaminian, of

Salamis, C. 1, 15, 23.

Sălămis, inis, f., the famous island in
the Sinus Saronicus, opposite Eleusis,
now Koluri, C. 1, 7, 21, and 29.
Sålernum, i, n., a town of the Picen-
tini, still called Salerno, Ep. 1, 15, 1.
Săliāris, e, adj., of the Salii (see the

foll. art.), C. 1, 37, 2; Ep. 2, 1, 86.
Sălii, ōrum, m. (the Leapers), the
priests of Mars who danced in pro-
cession through the city on the first
of March, C. 1, 36, 12; C. 4, 1,

28.

Sallustius (also written Salustius), Yi,
m., the great-nephew of C. Sallus-
tius Crispus (the famous Roman his-
torian), to whom Horace addressed
C. 2, 2; S. 1, 2, 48.

Samnites, fum, and um, m., the inhabi-
tants of Samnium, Samnites. Also a
kind of gladiators, Ep. 2, 2, 98.
Sămos, i, f., an island on the coast of
Asia Minor, opposite Ephesus, famous
for its earthen-ware, birth-place of
Pythagoras, Ep. 1, 11, 2, and 21.
Sapphō, ūs, f., the celebrated poetess of
Mytilene in Lesbos, C. 2, 13, 25; C. 4,
9, 12; Ep. 1, 19, 28.

Sardes (or Sardīs), ĭum, f., the capital
of Lydia, on the river Pactolus, the
residence of Croesus, Ep. 1, 11, 2.
Sardinia, ae, f., the island Sardinia
near Italy, C. 1, 31, 4.

Sardus, i, m., a Sardinian.

brated yearly, for several days from
the 17th of December, S. 2, 3, 5,
Sāturnius, a, um, adj., Saturnian, of
Saturnus: S. numerus, the Saturnian
measure (the most ancient metre of
Roman poetry), Ep. 2, 1, 158.
Sāturnus, i, m., Saturn, the Italian god
of agriculture and of social life, iden-
tified with the Greek Xpóvos, C. 1, 12,
50; C. 2, 12, 9; C. 2, 17, 23.
Sătýri, ōrum, m., the Satyrs, a kind of
semi-deities, with goats' feet, sup-
posed to inhabit woods and forests.
In sing. Satyrum moveri, poetic.
for to dance like a Satyr, C. 1, 1, 31;
C. 2, 19, 4; Ep. 1, 19, 4; Ep. 2, 2, 125;
A. P. 221, 226, 233, and 235.
Scaeva, ae, m., I. A luxurious Roman,
S. 2, 1, 53. II. Another Roman, to
whom Horace addressed Ep. 1, 17.
Scămander, dri, m., a famous river of
Troas, Epod. 13, 14.

Scauri, ōrum, m., poetic for the sing.
Scaurus, i. e. M. Aemilius Scaurus, a
famous Roman statesman, consul B. C.
116, C. 1, 12, 37; S. 1, 3, 48.
Scētānius, i, m., a Roman, S. 1, 4, 112
Scipiades, ae, m., prop. one of the
Scipio family, hence poetic. for
(Scipio Africanus Major), C. 4, 8,
18; (Scipio Africanus Minor), Epod.
9, 25; S. 2, 1, 17, 66, and 72.
Scopas, ae, m., a famous Greek statu-
ary, of Paros, who flourished Olymp.
87; C. 4, 8, 6.

Scorpios, ti, m., the constellation Scor-
pion, C. 2, 17, 17.

Scylla, ae, f., the daughter of Phorcys,

changed by Circe into a sea-monster
with dogs round her middle, A. P.
145.

Scythae, arum, and collect. also in sing.
Scytha, and es, ae, m., Scythians, the
northern nomadic tribes of Europe
and Asia, north and east of the Black
and Caspian Seas, C. 1, 19, 10; C. 1,
26, 4; C. 1, 35, 9; C. 4, 14, 42; C. 2,
11, 1; C. 3, 8, 23;
25; C. 4, 15, 24; Carm. Sec. 55.

C. 3, 24, 9; C. 4, 5,

S. 1, 5, 52.

Sătūrējānus, a, um, adj., prop. of

Saturejum or Saturium, a fertile
region in Apulia, S. 1, 6, 59.
Sāturnālia, ōrum, ibus, n., a Roman
festival in honour of Saturn, cele-

amnis, e. Tanais, C. 3, 4, 36.
Sěměle (the mother of Bacchus), C. I,

19, 2.

Sěmělētus, i, m., Seineleian, epithet of
Bacchus, as son of Semele, C. 1, 17,
22.

September, bris, adj., of the month of
September, Ep. 1, 16, 16.
Septicius, li, m., a friend of Horace, Ep.
1, 5, 26.

Septimius, Yi, m., a Roman knight, to
whom Horace addressed C. 2, 6; Ep.
1, 9, 1.

Sēres, um, m., a people in the east of
Asia, famous for their manufacture
of silks, the modern Chinese, C. 1, 12,
56; C. 3, 29, 27; C. 4, 15, 23.
Sericus, a, um, adj., Seric, of the Seres

(see the prec. art.), C. 1, 29, 9.
Servilius, or Servilius, see Balatro, S. 2,

8, 21, 33, 40, 83.

Servius, Ii, m., a Roman, perhaps the
lawyer Servius Sulpicius Rufus, con-
sul B. C. 51, S. 1, 10, 86.

Sestius, Yi, m., L., a Roman, to whom
Horace addressed C. 1, 4.
Sextilis, mensis, or absol. Sextilis, is,

m., the month Sextilis, afterwards
called Augustus, Ep. 1, 7, 2; Ep. 1, 11,

19.

Sibyllinus, a, um, adj., sibylline, of the
Sibyl, Carın. Sec. 5.

Siculus, a, um, adj., Sicilian, of the
island Sicily, C. 2, 12, 2; C. 2, 16, 33;
C. 3, 1, 18; C. 3, 4, 28; C. 4, 4, 44;
Ep. 1, 12, 1; Ep. 2, 1, 58. S. tyranni,
the Sicilian tyrants Phalaris and
Agathocles, both Dionysii, Ep. 1, 2,
58. S. poeta, i. e. Empedocles, A. P.
463.

Sidonius, or Sidōnĭus, a, um, adj., Sido-

nian, of Sidon, the celebrated Phoeni-
cian town, Epod. 16, 59; Ep. 1, 10, 26.
Sīlēnus, i, m., the tutor and companion
of Bacchus, represented with short
horns, always intoxicated, and riding
on an ass, A. P. 239.

Silvānus, i, m., the tutelary deity of
forests and plantations, C. 3, 29, 23;
Epod. 2, 22; Ep. 2, 1, 143.

Simois, entis, m., the famous small
river near Troy, now Ghiumbrek or
Dümbrek, Epod. 13, 14.

Simon, ōnis, m., a character of the
ancient comedy, A. P. 238.
Sinŭessa, ae, f., a town in Latium, S. 1,
5, 40.

Sinŭessānus, a, um, adj., of, near Sinu-

their sweet singing persons sailing
along the southern coast of Italy,
and then destroyed them. In sing.
Siren, appellatively for allurer, se-
ducer, S. 2, 3, 14; Ep. 1, 2, 22.
Sisenna, ae, m., an infamous Roman in
the time of Horace, S. 1, 7, 8.
Sisyphus, i. m., I. Son of Aeolus and
king of Corinth, famous for his cun-
ning and highway robberies. He
was killed by Theseus, and punished
in the lower world by being con-
demned to roll up a hill a stone
which continually rolled back again,
C. 2, 14, 20; Epod. 17, 68; S. 2, 3, 21.
II. A dwarf of Antony, so called by
the latter on account of his great
cunning, S. 1, 3, 47.

Sithonii, ōrum, m., a Thracian people
near the river Hebrus, C. 1, 18, 9;
C. 3, 26, 10.

Smyrna, ae, f., a famous maritime
town of Ionia, probably the birth-
place of Homer, still called Smyrna,
Ep. 1, 11, 3.

Socraticus, a, um, adj., Socratic, of
Socrates, C. 1, 29, 14; C. 3, 21, 9;
A. P. 310.

Sophocles, is, m., a celebrated tragic
poet of the Greeks, born in the Attic
village of Colonus, in B. c. 495, died
B. C. 406, Ep. 2, 1, 163.

Sōracte, is, n., a high mountain of

Etruria with a temple of Apollo,
now Monte di S. Silvestro, or M. di
S. Oreste, or Monte Tresto, C. 1, 9, 2.
Sosii, ōrum, m., famous brothers, book-
sellers at Rome in the time of Horace,
Ep. 1, 20, 2; A. P. 345.

Spartacus, i, m., a famous Thracian
gladiator who carried on war against
the Romans, B. C. 73-71, C. 3, 14, 19;
Epod. 16. 5.

Spes, C. 1, 35, 21.

Stăběrius, Yi, m., an unknown Roman,
S. 2, 3, 84, and 89.

Stertinius, li, m., a Stoic philosopher.
Adj., Stertinium acumen, the acute-
ness of Stertinius, S. 2, 3, 33, and
296; Ep. 1, 12, 20.
Stēsichorus, i, m., a famous lyric poet
of Himera in Sicily, contemporary
with Alcaeus and Sappho, flourished
about B. C. 608, C. 4, 9, 8; Epod. 17,
44.