Anto, enis, m., a famous river of Latium, falling into the Tiber, now Teverone. Antenor, õris, m., a famous Trojan prince, founder of Patavium, now Padua.

Anticýra, ae, and Anticyrae, ārum, f., a city in a peninsula of Phocis, on the Corinthian Gulf, famous for hellebore, now Aspra Spitia.

Antilochus, i, m., son of Nestor, slain in

defence of his father, by Memnon. Antiochus, i, m., Magnus, king of Syria, famous for his wars with the Romans, C. 3, 6, 36. Antiphates, ae, m., a cruel king of the Laestrygones in Sicily, who devoured one of the companions of Odysseus, (Hom. Od. 10, 100 sq.) Antium, Ĭi, n, an ancient maritime

town of the Volsci, in Latium, sacred to Fortune; still called Porto d' Anzo. Antonius, ĭi, m., I. M. the famous triumvir, defeated by Octavianus at Actium, S. 1, 5, 33. II. Antonius Musa, a Roman physician in the time of Horace, the medical attendant of Augustus, Ep. 1, 15, 3. III. Iulus Antonius, son of the triumvir, to whom Horace sent the second Ode of the fourth book of Odes. Anxur, ŭris, m., an ancient maritime

town of the Volsci, in Latium, called also Tarracina, now Terracina. Anytus, i, m., the famed accuser of So

crates; hence poetic. Anyti reus, for Socrates, S. 2, 4, 3.

Apella, ae, m., a Jew at Rome, in the

time of Horace, S. 1, 5, 100.

Apelles, is, m., a celebrated painter in

the time of Alexander the Great.

Apenninus, i, m., the Apennines, the chain of mountains running diagonally across Italy, Epod. 16-29. Apollinaris, e, adj., Apollinian, of Apollo. Apollo, inis, m., Apollo, son of Jupiter

and Latona, brother of Diana, the god of the sun, of soothsaying, of archery, of medicine, poetry, and music (passim).

Appia, ae, f., (sc. Via), the famous

Roman road, made by the Censor Appius Claudius Caecus (440 A.U.C.), | from the Porta Capena southwards in a direct line to the Alban hills, and thence, through the Pontine marshes to Capua and afterwards

extended to Brundisium.

Comp. the foll. art, Epod. 4, 14; S. 1, 5, 6. Appius, Ĭi, m., I. The Censor Appius Claudius Caecus, who made the Via Appia (see the prec. art.), which is also called Via Appî, Ep. 1, 6, 26; 1, 18, 20; and who founded Forum Appi, a borough of Latium, in the middle of the Pontine marshes, S. 1, 5, 3. II. The Censor Appius Claudius Pulcher, S. 1, 6, 21. Appulus, see Apulus. Aprīlis, mensis, the month April. Apulia, ae, f., a country of Lower

Italy, between the Apennines and the Adriatic Sea, C. 3, 4, 10. Apulicus, a, um, adj., Apulian, of Apulia (see the prec. art.)

Apulus, also written Appulus, a, um, adj., Apulian, of Apulia, S. 2, 1, 34. Aquarius, Ii, m., the constellation Wa

terman, S. 1, 1, 36.

Aquilo, onis, m., the north-wind. Aquinas, ātis, adj., of Aquinum, an im

portant town of the Volsci in Latium, still called Aquino, Ep. 1, 10, 27. Arabes, um, m., the Arabians, poetic.

also for Eastern nations. Arbuscula, ae, f., a famous mimic actress in the time of Cicero. Arcădia, ae, f., the mountainous country in the centre of the Peloponnesus. Archiăcus, a, um, adj., of Archias, a joiner in the time of Horace: A. lecti, a kind of small dining-sofas, used only by persons in moderate circumstances, Ep. 1, 5, 1.

Archilochus, i, m., a celebrated Greek

poet of Paros, inventor of iambic verse, and author of very severe satires. He flourished about B.C. 700. Archītas, ae, m., a Pythagorean philosopher and mathematician of Tarentum, about B.C. 400, C. 1, 28. Arctos, i, f., prop. the two constella

lations the Greater and the Lesser Bear; hence poetic. for North. Arcturus, i, m., the brightest star in Boötes; hence poetic. Boötes in general, the setting of which brings bad weather, C. 3, 1, 27. Arellius, ii, m., a miser, neighbour of Horace, S. 2, 6, 78.

Argēus, a, um, adj., Argive, poetic. for Grecian, C. 2, 6, 5.

Argīvus, a, um, adj., Argive: A. augur,

i. e. Amphiaraus, a celebrated Argive soothsayer, husband of Eriphyle, who, enticed by a necklace which Polynices had given her, persuaded him to join the expedition of the Seven against Thebes, when he was swallowed up by the earth, together with his chariot, but was made immortal by Zeus, C. 3, 16, 12. Subst. Argivi, poetic. for the Greeks. Argos, (nom. and accus. sing.) n., and Argi, orum, m., Argos, the chief town of Argolis, in Peloponnesus, sacred to Juno.

Argõus, a, um, adj., of the ship Argo, of the Argonauts.

Aricia, ae, f., an ancient town of Latium, on the Via Appia, at the foot of the Mons Albanus, sacred to Diana; now La Riccia.

Ārīcīnus, a, um, adj., Arician, of Aricia

(see the prec. art), Ep. 2, 2, 167. Aristarchus, i, m., prop. a famous critic of Alexandria; hence an appellation for a severe critic, A. P. 450. Aristippus, i, m., a philosopher of Cyrene, pupil of Socrates, and founder of the Cyrenaic sect, Ep. 1, 1, 18. Aristius Fuscus, a friend of Horace. Aristophanes, is, m., the celebrated

comic poet of Athens in the time of Socrates, S. 1, 4, 1.

Armēnius, a, um, adj., the Armenian, of
Armenia, a country of Asia; and
subst. Armenius, ii, m., collectively
the Armenians, C. 2, 9, 4; Ep. 1, 12, 27.
Arrius, ĭi, m., a Roman, who gave to
the people a costly funeral meal, in
honour of his father, S. 2, 3, 86.
Asia, ae, f., Asia.

Asinius Pollio, see Pollio.
Assărăcus, i, m., king of Phrygia, son
of Tros, grandfather of Anchises.
Assyrius, a, um, adj., Assyrian, poetic.

for Syrian, or Asiatic, Oriental in general. Subst. Assyris, Ii, m., an Asiatic effeminate person, A. P. 118. Atābŭlus, i, n., a burning east-wind of Apulia, now Altino, S. 1, 5, 78. Athenae, arum, f., Athens, C. 1, 7, 5. . Atlanteus, a, um, of Atlas, poetic. for Libyan, C. 1, 34, 16.

Atlanticus, a, um, adj., Atlantic: A. mare, the Atlantic Ocean, C. 1, 31, 14. Atlas, antis, m., a mythic king of Mauritania, said to support the heavens.

He was the father of Maja, and by her grandfather of Mercury.

Atreus (dissyll.), či, m., king of Argos and Mycenae, son of Pelops, brother of Thyestes, whose own son he served up to him as food; father or grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus; hence A. P. 186. Atrides, ae, m., a descendant of Atreus (see the prec. art.), i. e. Agamemnon or Menelaus.

Atta, ae, m., T. Quinctius, a Roman writer of comedies, died B.C. 78. Attalicus, a, um, adj., Attalic, of At

talus, (see the foll. art), C. 1, 1, 12. Attălus, i, m., III., King of Pergamus, who was famed for his immense riches, and made the Roman people the heir of his empire and wealth. Atticus, a, um, adj., Attic, Athenian. Aufidius, ĭi, m., I. Luscus, a praetor of

Fundi, S. 1, 5, 34. II. A Roman, S. 2, 4, 24.

Aufidus, i, m., a river of Apulia, now Ofanto, C. 3, 30, 10; C. 4, 9, 2. Augustus, i, m., the Emperor Augustus. Aulis, ĭdis, f., a seaport town in Boeo

tia, whence the Greek fleet sailed to Troy, S. 2, 3, 199.

Aulon, ōnis, m., a mountain and adjacent valley of Calabria, in the neighbourhood of Tarentum, famous for their fertility in vines, now Monte Melone, C. 2, 6, 18.

Aulus, i, m., a Roman praenomen. Ausonius, a, um, adj., prop. Ausonian, of Ausones, the primitive people of Central and Lower Italy, hence poetic. for Italian.

Auster, tri, m., the south-wind. Aventinus, i, m., the largest of the seven

hills of Rome, on which stood a celebrated temple of Diana, C. S. 69. Avernālis, e, adj., Avernal, of the Lake Avernus, Epod. 5, 26.

Āvidiēnus, i, m., a filthy Roman, with the nickname 'Dog' (canis).

B.

Băbýlōnĭus, a, um, adj., Babylonian, Chaldaean, poetic. for astrological: numeri Babylonii, Babylonian, Chaldean tables, i. c. divination by the stars, C. 1, 11, 2. Bacchae, arum, f., Bacchanalians, female attendants of Bacchus.

Bacchius, ii, m., a gladiator. Bacchus, i, m., Bacchus, the son of Jupiter and Semele, god of wine; hence poetic. also for wine.

Bactra, ōrum, n., the metropolis of Bactriana, now Balk.

Bajae, ārum, f., a celebrated town and warm bath of Campania, between Cumae and Puteoli, much frequented by the Romans; still called Baja. Bājānus, a, um, adj., Bajan, of Bajae. Bălătro, ōnis, m., Servilius, a Roman, in the company of Maecenas. Balbīnus, i, m., a Roman, S. 1, 3, 40. Bandūsia, ae, f., a fountain in Apulia, near Venusia, C. 3, 13, 1, (accord. to others, Horace speaks in that Ode of a fountain near his Sabine villa, which he may have so called after the Apulian fountain).

Bantinus, a, um, adj., Bantian, of Ban

tia, a small town of Apulia, near Venusia, now Santa Maria di Banzi. Bārium, Ii, n., a maritime town of Apulia, now Bari, S. 1, 5, 97. Barrus, i, m., a Roman.

Bassăreus (trissyll.), ei (voc. Bassareu), m., an epithet of Bacchus, C. 1, 18, 11. Băthyllus, i, m., a boy loved by Anacreon, Epod. 14, 9.

Bellerophon, ontis, m., son of Glaucus, grandson of Sisyphus, who killed the Chimaera, but was thrown from the winged horse Pegasus while attempting to mount to heaven, C. 4, 11, 28. Bellona, ae, f., the Roman goddess of war, S. 2, 3, 223.

Běněventum, i, n., a very ancient town of Samnium, still called Benevento. Běrěcynthius, a, um, adj., Berecynthian, of Berecynthus, a mountain of Phrygia, sacred to Cybele, C. 1, 18, 13. Bestius, Yi, m., a Roman. Bibaculus, see Furius. Bibulus, i, m., I. M. Calpurnius, consul with C. Julius Caesar, A.U.C. 695, C. 3, 28, 8. II. Bibuli, in plur., the former with his son or sons, friends of Horace, S. 1, 10, 86.

Biōnēus, a, um, adj., Bionean, of Bion, a

Greek philosopher, famous for his wit. Birrius, li, m., a Roman youth, living by robbery.

Bistonides, um, f., prop. females of the Bistones, a Thracian people, south of Mount Rhodope; hence poetic. for

Thracian women, female attendants of Bacchus, C. 2, 19, 20. Bithus, i, m., a gladiator. Bithinus, a, um, adj., Bithynian, of Bithynia, a country of Asia Minor. Boeōti, ōrum (gen. pl. Boeotûm), the Boeotians, inhabitants of the Greek country Boeotia, Ep. 2, 1, 244. Bōlānus, i, m., a Roman of rude man

ners and fiery temper, S. 1, 9, 11. Boreas, ae, m., prop. the north-wind, hence poetic. for the North, C. 3, 24, 38. Bosporus, i, m., the Bosporus, between

Thrace and Asia Minor, considered dangerous by the early mariners. Breuni (dissyll.), ōrum, m., a people of Vindelicia, now Brunecken, near Sterzingen, in the northern Tyrol. Britannus, i, m., and more usually in plur. Britanni, ōrum, m., the Britons. Brundisium, fi, n., a famous town and

harbour of Calabria, now Brindisi. Brutus, M. Junius, one of the assassins of Caesar, C. 2, 7, 2.

Bullātius, Ii, m., a Roman, friend of Horace, Ep. 1, 11.

Būpălus, i, m., a Greek statuary, who made a caricature of the poet Ilipponax, and was, therefore, attacked in his satires, Epod. 6, 14. Būtra, ae, m., a friend of Horace. Byzantius, a, um, adj., Byzantian, of Byzantium, the modern Constantinople.

C.

Cadmus, i, m., the famous founder of Thebes, and its acropolis Cadmeia, son of the Phoenician king Agenor, brother of Europa, at last changed into a dragon, A P. 187. II. An executioner in the time of Horace, S. 1, 6, 39.

Caecilius, li, m., Statius, a celebrated Roman writer of comedies, contemporary with the poet Ennius, died B.C. 168, Ep. 2, 1, 59; A. P. 54. Caecubum, vinum, or absol. Caecăbum, i, n., the excellent wine of Caecubum, a marshy district of Latium, near Campania.

Caeres, Itis, adj., of Caere, a town of Etruria, the inhabitants of which acquired the Roman citizenship without the right of voting; hence poetic. 'Caerite cerâ digni' worthy of contumely, of infamy, Ep. 1, 6, 62.

Caesar, aris, m., I. C. Julius Caesar, the celebrated Roman dictator, C. 1, 2, 44; S. 1, 9, 18. II. The surname of Augustus, C. 1, 2, 52; 1, 6, 11; 1, 12, 52 al.

Călăber, bra, brum, adj., Calabrian, of

Calabria (see the foll. art.) Calabrae Pierides, the Calabrian muses, poet. for the poems of Ennius, a native of Rudiae, in the Calabrian mountains, C. 4, 8, 20.

Calabria, ae, f., a country of Lower Italy, from Tarentum to the promontory Iapygium, now Terra d'Otranto.

Călēnus, a, um, adj., Calenian, of Cales (see the foll. art.)

Cales, ium, f., a town in the south of Campania, famous for its wine, now Calvi.

Callimachus, i, m, a Greek poet and grammarian of Cyrene, who lived under Ptolemy Philadelphus in Alexandria, about B.C. 280.

Calliope, es, f., one of the Muses, espec. the Muse of epic poetry.

Calvus, i, m., C. Licinius, a Roman orator and poet, friend of Catullus, died about B.C. 50, S. 1, 10, 19. Cămēna, ae, f., the Roman name of the Muse.

Cămillus, i, m., M. Furius, the cele

brated conqueror of Veji and deliverer of Rome from the Gauls. Campānus, a, um, adj., Campanian, of Campania, a famous country of Central Italy.

Campus Martius or absol. Campus, i, m., The Field of Mars in Rome, on the Tiber, used as a place for games, promenades, and military exercise. Cănicula, ae, f., the dog-star; comp. Canis.

Cănidia, ae, f., a famous sorceress. Cănis, is, I. The constellation Sirius, the brightest star of which is the Canicula. II. Surname of Avidienus, see the art.

Cantǎber, bri, m., a Cantabrian, inhabitant of Cantabria, a country of Hispania Tarraconensis, now Biscay. Cantabricus, a, um, adj., Cantabrian, of

Cantabria (see the prec. art.) Cănăsīnus, i, m., a Canusinian, one of the inhabitants of Canusium (see the foll. art.); as they spoke Greek and

Oscan, they are called bilingues, S. 1,

10, 30.

Cănŭsium, Ii, n., an ancient town of

Apulia, still called Canosa.

Căpito, ōnis, m., Fontejus, legate and friend of Antonius.

Căpitōlīnus, i, m., a Roman surname in the gens Manlia and Petillia. Căpitolium, Ii, n., the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Rome; poetic. also the hill itself.

Cappadoces, um, adj., the inhabitants of Cappadocia, a country of Asia Minor.

Capra, ae, f., the Goat, a star in the constellation Auriga.

Capricornus, i, m., Capricorn, one of
the signs of the Zodiac.
Căprius, li, m., a Roman informer.
Căpua, ae, f., the celebrated capital of
Campania, now in ruins, near the
village Santa Maria di Capua.
Cărinae, ārum, f., a quarter of Rome,
in a hollow between the Palatine,
Esquiline, and Coelian hills, with
elegant edifices.

Carpathium, mare or pelagus, the Car-
pathian Sea, between Crete and
Rhodes, so called from the island
Carpathus (now Scarpanto).
Carthago, Inis, f., the celebrated city
Carthage.

Cascellius, Yi, m., Aulus, a learned lawyer.

Caspium, mare, the Caspian Sea. Cassius, li, m., a Roman family name. I. Cassius Etruscus, an unknown man, S. 1, 10, 62. II. Cassius Nomentānus, a famous prodigal, S. 1, 1, 102. III. Cassius Parmensis, a Roman poet, one of the murderers of Caesar, Ep. 1, 4, 3. IV. Cassius Severus, a censorious orator, to whom the sixth Epode is said to be addressed. Castalia, ae, f., a limpid fountain on mount Parnassus, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, 3, 4, 61.

Castor, oris, m., I. Son of Tyndareus and

Leda, brother of Pollux and Helen, C. 4, 5, 35; S. 2, 1, 26; Ep. 2, 1, 5. II. A gladiator, Ep. 1, 18, 19. Cătiēnus, i, m., a dramatic actor. Catilus, i, m., brother of Tiburtus, one of the founders of Tibur. Cătius, Yi, m., a gourmand. Căto, onis, m., M. Porcius Cato, I. The

elder, surnamed Censorius, celebrated for his integrity and the strictness of his censorship, C, 2, 15, 11; 3, 21, 11; Ep. 2, 2, 117; A. P. 56. II. The younger, surnamed Uticensis, from his death at Utica, C. 1, 12, 35; 2, 1, 24; Ep. 1, 19, 13 sq.

Cătullus, i, m., C. Valerius, a celebrated

Roman poet, born B.C. 86.

Caucasus, i, m., a high and rocky mountain in Northern Asia, near the Caspian Sea.

Caudium, li, n., a small town of the Hirpini, famed for the mountainpass, where the Roman army was shut up by the Samnites, and compelled to pass under the yoke. Cecropius, a, um, adj., Cecropian, of Cecrops, the founder of the citadel of Athens; hence poetic. also for Attic or Athenian. Celsus, see Albinovanus. Censorīnus, i, m., C. Marcius, a friend of Horace, who sent to him, C. 4, 8. Centaureus, a, um, adj., of the Centauri, C. 1, 18, 8 (see the foll. art.) Centauri, ōrum, m., a fabled race in Thessaly, half men, half horses.

In

sing. Centaurus, i, m., one of the Centaurs (Chiron).

Cerberus, i, m., the three-headed dog of the infernal regions.

Cerēs, ĕris, f., Daughter of Saturn and Ops, mother of Proserpina, goddess of agriculture; hence poetic. also for grain.

Cervius, li, m., I. A public informer, S. 2,

1, 47. II. A neighbour of Horace, S. 2, 6, 77.

Cethegus, i, m., M. Cornelius, consul

A.U.C. 548; in plur. Cethegi, appell. put for the men of the olden time (like Catones), A. P. 50.

Ceus, a, um, adj., Cean, of the island

Ceos or Cea, the birth-place of the poet Simonides, who was famed for his mournful elegies.

Charybdis, is, f., a dangerous whirlpool between Italy and Sicily, on the side of the latter, opposite the rock Scylla on the Italian side. Chimaera, ae, f., a fabulous fire-breathing monster in Lycia, offspring of Typhon and Echidna, in front a lion, in the middle a goat, and behind a dragon; killed by Bellerophon.

Chios, i. f., an island of the Aegean Sea, on the coast of Ionia, famous for its wine and marble.

Chius, a, um, adj., Chian, of Chios (see the prec. art.); hence Chium vinum or absol. Chium, the wine of Chios. Choerilus, i, m., a bad poet in the suite of Alexander the Great, Ep. 2, 1, 233; A. P. 357.

Chremes, ētis, the name of an old miser in the Greek and Roman comedies. Chrysippus, i, m., a celebrated Stoic philosopher of Soli in Cilicia, the disciple of Cleanthes and Zeno. Cibỹrāticus, a, um, adj., of Cibyra, a commercial town of Phrygia Major, on the frontiers of Caria, famed for iron works, Ep. 1, 6, 33. Cicirrhus, see Messius.

Cicuta, ae, m., Perillius, a usurer, S. 2, 3, 69.

Cînăra, ae, f., a Roman lady, friend of Horace.

Circaeus, a, um, adj. Circaean, of Circe (see the foll. art.): Circaea moenia, Epod. 1, 30, i. e. Tusculum, built by Telegonus, son of Circe and Ulysses. Circe, es, f., a sea-nymph, daughter of Sol, famous for her sorcery, by which she changed all persons who landed on her island (near the western coast of Italy) into swine.

Circēji, ōrum, m., a promontory and town of Latium, famous for its oys

ters.

Circus, i, m., also called Circus Maximus, the race-course at Rome, built by Tarquinius Priscus, between the Palatine and Aventine hills. 1. Claudius, Ii, m., Tiberius Nero, the step-son of Augustus, and his successor in the empire.

2. Claudius, a, um, adj., Claudian, of Claudius (see the prec. art.) Clāzŏměnae, ārum, f., a town of Ionia, birth-place of Anaxagoras.

Clio, us, f., the Muse of History. Clūsīnus, a, um, adj., of Clusium, ori

ginally Camars, now Chiusi, an ancient town of Etruria, the residence of Porsena.

Coccejus Nerva, ae, m., a Roman lawyer. Cocītos, i, m., one of the rivers of the lower world, C. 2, 14, 18.

Cōdrus, i, m., the last king of Athens,

who devoted himself to death, in