1. Daughter of Julius Caesar, and wife of Pompey.2. Sister of Julius Caesar and grandmother of the Emperor Augustus.Iūlius, ī, m., the name of a famous Roman gens. SeeCaesar.iungō, ere, iūnxī, iūnctus,to join together, unite, bind, fasten, yoke.ad—adiungō, ere, iūnxī, iūnctus,to joinoradd to, attach.con—coniungō, ere, iūnxī, iūnctus,to fasten together, join, unite.iūnior, seeiuvenis.Iūnius, ī, m., the name of a famous Roman gens. SeeBrūtus.Iuppiter, Iovis, m., the chief god of the Latins, orig. a personification of the sky. He controlled thunder, lightning, rain, and storms.iūre, seeiūs.iūrō, āre, āvī, ātus[iūs],to take an oath, swear;swear to.con—cōniūrō, āre, āvī, ātus,to take an oath together, conspire, plot.iūs, iūris, n.,right, justice, law;court of justice, trial in court; abl.iūreas adv.,rightly, justly;in iūs vocāre,to summon into court, bring to trial.iūsiūrandum, ī[iūs+iūrō], n.,an oath.(iussus, ūs) [iubeō], m.,order, command(found only in abl. sing.).iūstitia, ae[iūs], f.,justice, uprightness.iuvenis, is, comp.iūnior, sup.minimus nātū, adj.,young. As noun,iuvenis, is, m.,young person, youth(between 17 and 45);iuvenēsoriūniōrēs,the fighting men.iuventa, ae[iuvenis], f.,youth.iuventūs, ūtis[iuvenis], f.,youth; collectively,young people, esp.fighting men. Cf.iuvenis.KKalendae, ārum, pl. f.,the Kalends, or the first day of the month.Llabor, ōris, m.,labor, toil;hardship, distress.lābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to slip.dē—dēlābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to glide down;sliporfall down, fall.ex—ēlābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to slip away, glide off, escape.prō—prōlābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to fall down;slip, stumble.re—relābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to sliporsink back;flow back, subside.labōriōsē[labōriōsus,toilsome], adv.,laboriously, carefully.labōrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to labor, toil;be hard pressed, suffer, be afflicted.ex—ēlabōrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to labor, toil, endeavor.Lacedaemonius, ī, m., an inhabitant of Lacedaemon or Sparta, the chief city of Laconia, a district of Southern Greece.lacerō, āre, āvī, ātus,to tear to pieces, rend, mutilate, wound.*laciō, ere,to entice.ad—adliciō, ere, lexī, lectus,to entice, win over, attract.ex—ēliciō, ere, uī, itus,to draw forth, call down.per—perliciō, ere, lexī, lectus,to entice, allure, win over.lacrima, ae, f.,a tear.lacrimābundus[lacrimō,to weep], adj.,weeping.laedō, ere, laesī, laesus,to hurt, injure.ex—ēlīdō, ere, līsī, līsus,to dash out;shatter, crush.in—inlīdō, ere, līsī, līsus,to dash against.Laelius, ī, m., gentile name ofC. Laelius, a friend of Scipio Africanus.laetitia, ae[laetus], f.,joy, exultation.laetus, adj.,joyful, glad, cheerful.laevus, adj.,left.lambō, ere, —, —,to lick, lap.lāmenta, ōrum, pl. n.,lamentations.lāmina, ae, f.,a thin plate.lāna, ae, f.,wool.lancea, ae, f.,a spear, lance, dart.lānificium, ī[lānā+faciō], n.,spinning, weaving.lanius, ī, m.,a butcher.lapideus[lapis], adj.,of stone, stone.lapis, idis, m.,a stone;milestone.laqueus, ī, m.,noose, halter.Lārentia, ae, f., seeAcca.largītiō, ōnis[largior,to bribe], f.,liberality;bribery.latebra, ae,[lateō,to lie hid], f.,hiding place(usually only in pl.).laterīcius[later,a brick], adj.,made of brick, brick.Latīnus, adj.,pertaining to Latium, Latin; as noun,Latīnus, ī, m.,an inhabitant of Latium, a Latin.lātrō, āre, āvī, ātus,to bark at.latrō, ōnis, m.,robber, brigand.latus, eris, n.,side;flank.laudābilis, e[laudō], adj.,praiseworthy, commendable.laudandus[gerundive oflaudō], adj.,praiseworthy, commendable.laudō, āre, āvī, ātus,to praise, extol.con—conlaudō, āre, āvī, ātus,to praise very highly, extol.laurea, ae(sc.corōna), f.,a laurel wreathorcrown.laus, laudis, f.,praise, fame, glory;ability(as that which excites praise).laudibus ferre,to extol.lautus[part. oflavō,to wash], adj.,well-washed, neat;elegant, splendid.laxitās, ātis[laxus,roomy], f.,spaciousness, roominess, size.lectīca, ae[lectus], f.,a litter, sedan chair, palanquin.lectulus, ī[dim. oflectus], m.,a small couch, bed.lectus, ī, m.,a couch, bed.lēgātiō, ōnis[lēgō, to commission], f.,embassy, legation.lēgātus, ī[lēgō,to commission], m.,one specially commissioned, ambassador, envoy;a deputy, lieutenant, an officer next in command to theimperātor, who selected him subject to the approval of the senate. Often several attended the general, serving in turn, acting as his counsellors, and commanding in his absence.legiō, ōnis[legō], f.,a legion, containing from four to six thousand men;legiōnēs,the infantry, as distinct from the cavalry.lēgitimus[lēx], adj.,fixed by law, legal.legō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to gather, collect;select, appoint, choose;read.con—conligō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to collect, gather.dē—dēligō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to choose, select;levy.dis—dīligō, ere, lēxī, lēctus,to single out, esteem, love, prize.ex—ēligō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to pick out, choose, select.inter—intellegō, ere, lēxī, lēctus,learn;perceive, understand.lēniter[lēnis,soft, gentle], adv.,softly, mildly, lightly.lēnōcinium, ī, n.,excessive fineryornicety in dress.Lentulus, ī, m.,P. Cornēlius Lentulus Dolābella, a son-in-law of Cicero.lentus, adj.,pliant, tough;slow, sluggish.Lepidus, ī, m.,M. Aemilius, consul with Caesar,B.C.46; a member, with Octavianus and Antony, of the second triumvirate.lētālis, e[lētum,death], adj.,deadly, fatal.levis, e, adj.,light, slight, trivial.leviter[levis], adv.,lightly, slightly.lēx, lēgis, f.,law, decree;term, condition.libēns, entis[libet,it pleases], adj.,willing;with good willorpleasure, gladly.libenter[libēns], adv.,gladly, willingly.līber, lībera, līberum, adj.,free;generous;outspoken, frank.liber, librī, m.,a book.līberālitās, ātis[līberālis,generous], f.,generosity, kindness;a gift.līberāliter[līberālis,generous], adv.,kindly, generously, graciously.līberī, ōrum[līber], pl. m.,children; properly the free persons of the family as distinct from the slaves.līberō, āre, āvī, ātus[līber],to set free, free;acquit, absolve.lībertās, ātis[līber], f.,freedom, independence.lībertus, ī[līber], m.,a freedman.libīdō, inis[libet,it pleases], f.,pleasure;lust, wantonness, passion.lībrō, āre, āvī, ātus[lībra,a balance],to balance, poise, brandish.licentia, ae[licet], f.,freedom, license.licet, ēre, uitoritum est, impers.,it is allowedorpermitted.līctor, ōris, m.,a lictor, a Roman officer. The lictors were orig. attendants of the kings, but later were granted to dictators, consuls, and praetors. They accompanied thesemagistrates whenever they appeared in public, and cleared the way before them. They also carried the fasces, and executed criminal sentences.līgneus[līgnum,wood], adj.,wooden.ligō, āre, āvī, ātus,to bind.ad—adligō, āre, āvī, ātus,to bind to, bind fast, bind.dē—dēligō, āre, āvī, ātus,to bind to, tie, fasten.re—religō, āre, avī, ātus,to bind, fasten.līmen, inis, n.,threshold, doorstep.līneāmentum, ī[līnea,a line], n.,a line;feature, lineament.lingua, ae, f.,tongue;language.liquefaciō, ere, fēcī, factus[liqueō,to be liquid+faciō],to melt, dissolve.Līternīnus, adj.,at Literum, a town of Campania. As noun,Līternīnum, ī(sc.praedium,an estate), n., an estate of Scipio Africanus Maior at Liternum.lītigātor, ōris[līs,lawsuit+agō], m.,a party to a lawsuit, litigant.littera, ae, f.,a letter(of the alphabet); in pl.,a letter, epistle;literature.litterātus[littera], adj.,lettered, educated, learned.lītus, oris, n., (sea)shore, beach, strand.Līvius, ī, m., gentile name ofM. Līvius Salīnātor, who commanded the garrison of Tarentum during the second Punic War.locō, āre, āvī, ātus[locus],to place, put;contract for, let, lease.con—conlocō, āre, āvī, ātus,to place, arrange, station, establish.locuplēs, ētis[locus+plēnus], adj.,rich in lands, rich.locus, ī, m. (pl.,locīandloca),a place, spot;locality, region;position, station, post;room, opportunity.longē[longus], adv.,a long wayordistance, at a distance;far, by far.longinquus[longus], adj.,remote, distant.longus, adj.,long;distant.loquor, ī, locūtus sum,to speak, talk, say.ad—adloquor, ī, locūtus sum,to speak to, address.con—conloquor, ī, locūtus sum,to talk with, converse, confer.lōrīca, ae[lōrum], f.,a corseletof leather,coat of mail;squāmārum lōrīca,armor-like covering of scales.lōrum, ī, n.,a leather thongorstrap.Lūcius, ī, m., a Roman praenomen.Lucrētia, ae, f., the wife of Collatinus, a type of the Roman matron of the olden time.luctor, ārī, ātus sum,to wrestle, struggle.lūctus, ūs[lūgeō], m.,grief, sorrow, mourning.Lūcullus, ī, m.,L. Licinius, born about 110B.C., consul 74; conducted the war against Mithridates 74-67, after which he gave himself to a life of luxury, dying in 57 or 56.lūcus, ī, m.,a sacred grove, grove.lūdibrium, ī[lūdus], n.,laughing-stock, jest;mockery, derision.lūdicer, cra, crum[lūdus], adj.,playful, sportive.lūdus, ī, m.,play, sport;a game, esp. (in pl.)the public games, consisting of chariot races, gladiatorial combats, and theatrical performances.lūgeō, ēre, lūxī, lūctus,to grieve;grieve for, mourn, lament.lūgubris, e[lūgeō], adj.,mournful.lūmen, inis[cf.lux], n.,light.lūna, ae[cf.lūx], f.,the moon.lupa, ae, f.,a she-wolf.lūstrō, āre, āvī, ātus,to purify, cleanse;to review, inspect.lūx, lūcis, f.,light, daylight, day;prīmā lūce,at dawn.lūxuria, ae[lūxus], f.,luxury, excess.lūxus, ūs, m.,excess, luxury, self-indulgence.MMacedō, onis, m.,a Macedonian.Macedonia, ae, f.,Macedonia, an extensive country north of Greece. Its inhabitants were not generally reckoned as Greeks. Under Alexander the Great it became the chief power of the ancient world.māchina, ae, f.,machineorengine of war;a contrivance, trick.mactō, āre, āvī, ātus,to offer as sacrifice, kill, slaughter.mactus, adj.,worshiped, glorified.Maecēnās, ātis, m.,C. Cilnius, the close friend of Augustus and his chief adviser in civil affairs.maestus, adj.,sad, gloomy, mournful.magis, comp., adv.,in a greater degree;more, rather; sup.māximē[māximus],in the highest degree, particularly;exceedingly, very.magister, trī, m.,master, chief;teacher;magister equitum,Master of the Horse, an officer appointed by a dictator as his lieutenant. The name perhaps indicates that he had especial command of the cavalry.magistrātus, ūs[magister], m.,civil office, magistracy.māgnificē[māgnificus], adv., in good sense,grandly; in bad sense,in lordly fashion, haughtily, proudly.māgnificentia, ae[māgnificus], f.,splendor, grandeur.māgnificus[māgnus+faciō], adj.,splendid, magnificent.māgnitūdō, inis[māgnus], f.,greatness, size.māgnus, comp.māior, sup.māximus, adj.,great, large;māiorormāximus(sc.nātū),elder, eldest. As noun,Māgnus, ī, m.,the Great, cognomenof Pompey;māiōrēs(sc.nātū), pl. m.,ancestors.Maharbal, alis, m.,a Carthaginian general.māiestās, ātis[cf.māior], f.,greatness, dignity.māior, māius, gen.māiōris, seemāgnus.male[malus], comp.pēius, sup.pessimē, adv.,badly, ill, unsuccessfully;feebly, barely, scarcely.maledictum, ī[male+dīcō], n.,a curse.mālō, mālle, māluī[magis+ (1)volō],to prefer.malus, comp.pēior, sup.pessimus, adj.,bad, wicked;evil, unfortunate. As noun,malum, ī, n.,evil, misfortune, trouble.Māmurius, ī, m., a Roman smith of the time of King Numa.mandātum, ī[mandō], n.,an order, command.mandō, āre, āvī, ātus[manus+dō],to hand over, commit, entrust;order, command;lītterīs mandāre,to write.con—commendō, āre, āvī, ātus,to commit, entrust;assist, defend.māne, adv.,early in the morning.maneō, ēre, mānsī, mānsūrus,to remain, stay, tarry.re—remaneō, ēre, mānsī, mānsūrus,to stay behind, remain.Mānēs, ium, pl. m.,the deified spirits of the dead, to whom sacrifice was regularly made.manifēstus[manus+*fendō], adj.,clear, manifest, evident;exposed.manipulus, ī[manus+*pleō] m.,a company of soldiers, maniple(one third of a cohort). The standard of the maniple orig. bore (it is said) ahandfulof hay.Mānius, ī, m., abbreviatedM’., a Roman praenomen.Mānliānus, adj.,Manlian.Mānlius, ī, m., the name of a Roman gens. SeeTorquātus.mānō, āre, āvī, —,to flow, trickle;to floworstream abroad, spread.mānsuētūdō, inis[mānsuētus,tame], f.,mildness, gentleness.manubiae, ārum[manus], pl. f.,prize-money, booty, plunder.manūmittō, ere, mīsī, missus[manus+mittō],to set free, emancipate.manus, ūs, f.,hand, arm;ferreae manūs,grappling irons(seecorvus);force, strength, prowess;band, troop;manūs cōnserere,to join battle.Mārcus, ī, m., a common praenomen.Mārcius, ī, m., seeAncus.mare, is, n.,the sea;Mare Superum,the UpperorAdriatic Sea.margarīta, ae, f.,a pearl.maritimus[mare], adj.,pertaining to the sea, sea, maritime.marītus, ī, m.,husband.Marius, ī, m.,C., born near Arpinum in Latium, 107B.C.; conquered Jugurtha, 106; was seven times consul; defeated Teutones in 102, Cimbri in 101; died in 86.marmor, oris, n.,marble.marmoreus[marmor], adj.,marble, of marble.Mārs, Mārtis, m.,Mars, the Roman god of war;war, battle.Mārtius[Mārs], adj.,of March.Masinissa, ae, m., king of Numidia, ally of Scipio Africanus Maior, in Africa,B.C.202. He reigned till 148.Massīva, ae, m., nephew of Masinissa.māter, mātris, f.,mother.māternus[māter], adj.,of a mother, mother’s;maternal, on the mother’s side.mātrimōnium, ī[māter], n.,marriage.mātrōna, ae[māter], f.,a married woman, wife, matron.Maurī, ōrum, pl. m.,Moors, inhabitants of Mauretania, the modern Morocco.māximē[māximus], adv., seemagis.māximus, adj., seemāgnus.Māximus, ī, m., a Roman cognomen.1.M. Valerius Māximus Corvīnus, consul 343B.C.2.Q. Fabius Māximus, a famous general opposed to Hannibal, surnamedCunctātor, from his caution. He was five times consul, and died in 203.medicāmentum, ī[medicō,to heal], n.,drug, potion;antidote, cure.medicus, ī[medeor,to heal], m.,a physician, surgeon, doctor.meditor, ārī, ātus sum,to reflect upon, consider;plan, devise.medius, adj.,in the middle, middle, midst of. As noun,medium, ī, n.,the middle, midst, intervening space;in mediō,in the midst of, between;in medium prōferre,to bring out, produce.melior, ius, gen.ōris, adj., seebonus.melius, adv., seebene.Memmius, ī, m., gentile name ofC. Memmius Gemellus, an opponent of Julius Caesar.memorābilis, e[memorō], adj.,worth telling, remarkable.memoria, ae[memor,mindful], f.,memory;record, account.memorō, āre, āvī, ātus[memor,mindful],to bring to mind, relate;say, tell.mēns, mentis, f.,the mind, intellectual faculties;thought, purpose.mēnsa, ae, f.,table;course(at dinner).mēnsis, is, m.,a month.mentiō, ōnis, f.,mention.mercor, ārī, ātus sum[merx],to buy, purchase.mereō, ēre, uī, itus,to earn, deserve, merit.mergō, ere, mersī, mersus,to dip, plunge in;sink.meritō[meritum,desert], adv.,deservedly, justly.merx, mercis, f.,goods, wares, merchandise.Metellus, ī, m., a Roman cognomen.1.L. Caecilius Metellus, one of the young nobles who, after the battle of Cannae, proposed to leave Italy.2.Q. Caecilius Metellus, calledNumidicus, because of the success with which he carried on the Jugurthine War, till superseded by Marius.3.Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, consulB.C.80. He fought against Sertorius.mētor, ārī, ātus sum,to measure off, mark out.Mettius, ī, m., seeFūfetius.metus, ūs, m.,fear, dread, terror.meus, adj.,my, mine. As noun,meī, meōrum, pl. m.,my friends, my followers.mī, vocative sing. ofmeus.micō, āre, uī, —,to quiver, flash, gleam.migrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to remove, migrate.con—commigrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to change one’s home, move, migrate.re—remigrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to journey(back),return.mīles, itis, m.,a soldier, fellow-soldier; as collective noun,soldiery.Mīlētus, ī, f., a city in Asia Minor, near Ephesus.mīlitāris, e[mīles], adj.,soldierly, military;rēs mīlitāris,the art of war, military tactics.mīlitia, ae[mīles], f.,military service, war;mīlitiae, loc.,in the field, abroad, opposed todomī,at home.mīlitō, āre, āvī, ātum,to be a soldier, serve in war, fight.mīlle, indecl. adj.,a thousand; as noun,mīlia, pl. n.,thousands.mīlliēs[mīlle], adv.,a thousand times.mīmus, ī, m.,farce, comedy.minimē[minimus], adv., seeparum.minister, trī, m.,attendant, servant.minitor, ārī, ātus sum[freq. ofminor],to threaten.minor, us, gen.ōris, seeparvus.minor, ārī, ātus sum,to threaten.Minucius, ī, m.,M. Minucius Rūfus, magister equitumunder Q. Fabius Maximus.Minturnae, ārum, pl. f., a town between Campania and Latium.minuō, ere, ī, ūtus[minus],to diminish, lessen;weaken.minus, adv., seeparum.mīrābilis, e[mīror], adj.,wonderful, strange, amazing.mīrāculum, ī[mīror], n.,a wonder, marvel, miracle.mīrificus[mīrus+faciō], adj.,wonderful.mīror, ārī, ātus sum,to wonder, marvel at.mīrus, adj.,wonderful, marvelous.miser, era, erum, adj.,wretched, unfortunate.misericordia, ae[misericors], f.,pity, compassion, mercy.misericors, cordis[misereō,to pity+cor,heart], adj.,tender-hearted, merciful.missiō, ōnis[mittō], f.,release from service, discharge.Mithridātēs, is, m., surnamedthe Great, king of Pontus,B.C.120-63.Mithridāticus, adj.,Mithridatic.mītigō, āre, āvī, ātus[mītis+agō],to make gentle, soften, civilize.mītis, e, adj.,mild, gentle, kind.mittō, ere, mīsī, missus,send, despatch, dismiss;throw, hurl, shoot.ab—āmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send away, let go, lose.ad—admittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to admit, receive.con—committō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorbring together, join;entrust, commit, bring(it)about, cause, allow;pūgnamorproelium committere,to begin battle.dē—dēmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorlet down, cast down, let fall;put.dis—dīmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send(away),dismiss;give up, abandon.ex—ēmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send forthorout;hurl, cast;utter;let loose.in—immittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send in, admit;send, hurl.ob—omittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to lay aside;neglect, omit;pass over, say nothing of;lose sight of, let slip.per—permittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to let pass;permit, allow.prō—prōmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to put forward;promise.re—remittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send back;yield, give up;remit, grant exemption from.re + prō—reprōmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to promise in return.sub—submittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorlet down;let grow.trāns—trānsmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorput across,make to cross;despatch; intrans.,to go across, cross.Mitylēnae, ārum, pl. f., capital of Lesbos, an island in the Aegean Sea.moderātiō, ōnis[moderor,to set bounds to], f.,self-control, moderation.moderātus[moderor,to check], adj.,within bounds, moderate, merciful.modicus[modus], adj.,moderate, modest.modius, ī[modus], m.,a measure;a peck.modo[modus], adv.,only;just now, lately;modo . . . modo,at one time . . . at another, now . . . now;nōn; modo . . . sed etiam,not only . . . but also.modus, ī, m.,measure, limit, end;way, manner;measure, strains(of music).moenia, ium, pl. n.,defensive walls, city walls, fortifications.mōlēs, is, f.,mass, weight, bulk;massive structure.molestē[molestus], adv.,with difficultyorvexation;aegrēormolestē ferre,to take amiss, be vexed(at).molestia, ae[molestus], f.,trouble, annoyance, burden.molestus[mōlēs], adj.,troublesome, annoying, vexatious.mōlior, īrī, ītus sum[mōlēs],to struggle, toil;undertake, attempt.mollis, e, adj.,soft, tender;effeminate, unmanly.molliter[mollis], adv.,effeminately, luxuriously.Molō, ōnis, m., seeApollōnius.mōmentum, ī[moveō], n.,movement;cause, circumstance; (sc.temporis),moment, instant.moneō, ēre, uī, itus,to remind, admonish;advise, warn.ad—admoneō, ēre, uī, itus,to remind, admonish, warn.monitus, ūs[moneō], m.,warning, counsel.mōns, montis, m.,a mountain, height, hill.mōnstrum, ī[moneō], n.,a warning, omen;strange being, monster.mora, ae, f.,delay, policy of delay.morbus, ī, m.,sickness, disease.morior, morī, mortuus sum,to die.moror, ārī, ātus sum,to delay, linger, tarry; with acc.,to hinder, impede.dē—dēmoror, ārī, ātus sum,to linger, tarry, remain.mors, mortis, f.,death.morsus, ūs[mordeō,to bite], m.,bite;pain, sting, agony.mortālis, e[mors], adj.,mortal, human; as noun,mortālis, is, m.,a man, mortal.mortuus[part. ofmorior], adj.,dead.mōs, mōris, m.,a habit, custom;manner, fashion; pl.,customs, character.mōtus, ūs[moveō], m.,movement, agitation, tumult, insurrection.moveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to stir, move, remove;affect, arouse.ab—āmoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to take away, remove.ad—admoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move towards;bring near;offer.con—commoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move thoroughly;agitate, excite.per—permoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move deeply, excite, influence.prō—prōmoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move forward, promote, advance.sub—submoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to thrust aside, remove, dislodge.mox, adv.,soon, presently;thereupon, next.mūcrō, ōnis, m.,sword-point, sword.muliebriter[muliebris,womanish], adv.,like a woman, in womanish fashion.mulier, ieris, f.,a woman, wife.muliercula, ae[dim. ofmulier], f., a (little, i.e.)young woman, girl.mūliō, ōnis[mūlus,a mule], m.,a mule-driver.multa, ae, f.,a fine, penalty.multiplex, icis[multus+plicō,to fold], adj.,manifold, many.multitūdō, inis[multus], f.,a multitude, throng.multō[multus], adv.,by far, much.multō, āre,āvī, ātus[multa],to fine, punish.multum[multus], adv.,much;greatly, severely.multus, comp.plūs, sup.plūrimus, adj.,much, many a; in pl.,many;plūrēs,several; often used as noun in all three degrees.munditia, ae[mundus,neat], f.,neatness, elegance, niceness.mūniō, īre, īvī (iī), ītus,to fortify, protect;open up, build(a road).con—commūniō, īre, īvī (iī), ītus,to fortify strongly, intrench.mūnus, eris, n.,service;present, gift.muraena, ae, f.,an eel.mūrus, ī, m.,city wall, wall.Mūsae, ārum, pl. f.,the Muses, the goddesses of the liberal arts, esp. music and poetry.Mutina, ae, f.,Mutina(now Modena), a city in Cisalpine Gaul, south of the Po.Mutinēnsis, e, adj.,oforat Mutina.mūtō, āre, āvī, ātus,to change, alter.
1. Daughter of Julius Caesar, and wife of Pompey.2. Sister of Julius Caesar and grandmother of the Emperor Augustus.
1. Daughter of Julius Caesar, and wife of Pompey.
2. Sister of Julius Caesar and grandmother of the Emperor Augustus.
Iūlius, ī, m., the name of a famous Roman gens. SeeCaesar.
iungō, ere, iūnxī, iūnctus,to join together, unite, bind, fasten, yoke.
ad—adiungō, ere, iūnxī, iūnctus,to joinoradd to, attach.con—coniungō, ere, iūnxī, iūnctus,to fasten together, join, unite.
ad—adiungō, ere, iūnxī, iūnctus,to joinoradd to, attach.
con—coniungō, ere, iūnxī, iūnctus,to fasten together, join, unite.
iūnior, seeiuvenis.
Iūnius, ī, m., the name of a famous Roman gens. SeeBrūtus.
Iuppiter, Iovis, m., the chief god of the Latins, orig. a personification of the sky. He controlled thunder, lightning, rain, and storms.
iūre, seeiūs.
iūrō, āre, āvī, ātus[iūs],to take an oath, swear;swear to.
con—cōniūrō, āre, āvī, ātus,to take an oath together, conspire, plot.
iūs, iūris, n.,right, justice, law;court of justice, trial in court; abl.iūreas adv.,rightly, justly;in iūs vocāre,to summon into court, bring to trial.
iūsiūrandum, ī[iūs+iūrō], n.,an oath.
(iussus, ūs) [iubeō], m.,order, command(found only in abl. sing.).
iūstitia, ae[iūs], f.,justice, uprightness.
iuvenis, is, comp.iūnior, sup.minimus nātū, adj.,young. As noun,iuvenis, is, m.,young person, youth(between 17 and 45);iuvenēsoriūniōrēs,the fighting men.
iuventa, ae[iuvenis], f.,youth.
iuventūs, ūtis[iuvenis], f.,youth; collectively,young people, esp.fighting men. Cf.iuvenis.
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Kalendae, ārum, pl. f.,the Kalends, or the first day of the month.
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labor, ōris, m.,labor, toil;hardship, distress.
lābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to slip.
dē—dēlābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to glide down;sliporfall down, fall.ex—ēlābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to slip away, glide off, escape.prō—prōlābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to fall down;slip, stumble.re—relābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to sliporsink back;flow back, subside.
dē—dēlābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to glide down;sliporfall down, fall.
ex—ēlābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to slip away, glide off, escape.
prō—prōlābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to fall down;slip, stumble.
re—relābor, ī, lāpsus sum,to sliporsink back;flow back, subside.
labōriōsē[labōriōsus,toilsome], adv.,laboriously, carefully.
labōrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to labor, toil;be hard pressed, suffer, be afflicted.
ex—ēlabōrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to labor, toil, endeavor.
Lacedaemonius, ī, m., an inhabitant of Lacedaemon or Sparta, the chief city of Laconia, a district of Southern Greece.
lacerō, āre, āvī, ātus,to tear to pieces, rend, mutilate, wound.
*laciō, ere,to entice.
ad—adliciō, ere, lexī, lectus,to entice, win over, attract.ex—ēliciō, ere, uī, itus,to draw forth, call down.per—perliciō, ere, lexī, lectus,to entice, allure, win over.
ad—adliciō, ere, lexī, lectus,to entice, win over, attract.
ex—ēliciō, ere, uī, itus,to draw forth, call down.
per—perliciō, ere, lexī, lectus,to entice, allure, win over.
lacrima, ae, f.,a tear.
lacrimābundus[lacrimō,to weep], adj.,weeping.
laedō, ere, laesī, laesus,to hurt, injure.
ex—ēlīdō, ere, līsī, līsus,to dash out;shatter, crush.in—inlīdō, ere, līsī, līsus,to dash against.
ex—ēlīdō, ere, līsī, līsus,to dash out;shatter, crush.
in—inlīdō, ere, līsī, līsus,to dash against.
Laelius, ī, m., gentile name ofC. Laelius, a friend of Scipio Africanus.
laetitia, ae[laetus], f.,joy, exultation.
laetus, adj.,joyful, glad, cheerful.
laevus, adj.,left.
lambō, ere, —, —,to lick, lap.
lāmenta, ōrum, pl. n.,lamentations.
lāmina, ae, f.,a thin plate.
lāna, ae, f.,wool.
lancea, ae, f.,a spear, lance, dart.
lānificium, ī[lānā+faciō], n.,spinning, weaving.
lanius, ī, m.,a butcher.
lapideus[lapis], adj.,of stone, stone.
lapis, idis, m.,a stone;milestone.
laqueus, ī, m.,noose, halter.
Lārentia, ae, f., seeAcca.
largītiō, ōnis[largior,to bribe], f.,liberality;bribery.
latebra, ae,[lateō,to lie hid], f.,hiding place(usually only in pl.).
laterīcius[later,a brick], adj.,made of brick, brick.
Latīnus, adj.,pertaining to Latium, Latin; as noun,Latīnus, ī, m.,an inhabitant of Latium, a Latin.
lātrō, āre, āvī, ātus,to bark at.
latrō, ōnis, m.,robber, brigand.
latus, eris, n.,side;flank.
laudābilis, e[laudō], adj.,praiseworthy, commendable.
laudandus[gerundive oflaudō], adj.,praiseworthy, commendable.
laudō, āre, āvī, ātus,to praise, extol.
con—conlaudō, āre, āvī, ātus,to praise very highly, extol.
laurea, ae(sc.corōna), f.,a laurel wreathorcrown.
laus, laudis, f.,praise, fame, glory;ability(as that which excites praise).laudibus ferre,to extol.
lautus[part. oflavō,to wash], adj.,well-washed, neat;elegant, splendid.
laxitās, ātis[laxus,roomy], f.,spaciousness, roominess, size.
lectīca, ae[lectus], f.,a litter, sedan chair, palanquin.
lectulus, ī[dim. oflectus], m.,a small couch, bed.
lectus, ī, m.,a couch, bed.
lēgātiō, ōnis[lēgō, to commission], f.,embassy, legation.
lēgātus, ī[lēgō,to commission], m.,one specially commissioned, ambassador, envoy;a deputy, lieutenant, an officer next in command to theimperātor, who selected him subject to the approval of the senate. Often several attended the general, serving in turn, acting as his counsellors, and commanding in his absence.
legiō, ōnis[legō], f.,a legion, containing from four to six thousand men;legiōnēs,the infantry, as distinct from the cavalry.
lēgitimus[lēx], adj.,fixed by law, legal.
legō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to gather, collect;select, appoint, choose;read.
con—conligō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to collect, gather.dē—dēligō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to choose, select;levy.dis—dīligō, ere, lēxī, lēctus,to single out, esteem, love, prize.ex—ēligō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to pick out, choose, select.inter—intellegō, ere, lēxī, lēctus,learn;perceive, understand.
con—conligō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to collect, gather.
dē—dēligō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to choose, select;levy.
dis—dīligō, ere, lēxī, lēctus,to single out, esteem, love, prize.
ex—ēligō, ere, lēgī, lēctus,to pick out, choose, select.
inter—intellegō, ere, lēxī, lēctus,learn;perceive, understand.
lēniter[lēnis,soft, gentle], adv.,softly, mildly, lightly.
lēnōcinium, ī, n.,excessive fineryornicety in dress.
Lentulus, ī, m.,P. Cornēlius Lentulus Dolābella, a son-in-law of Cicero.
lentus, adj.,pliant, tough;slow, sluggish.
Lepidus, ī, m.,M. Aemilius, consul with Caesar,B.C.46; a member, with Octavianus and Antony, of the second triumvirate.
lētālis, e[lētum,death], adj.,deadly, fatal.
levis, e, adj.,light, slight, trivial.
leviter[levis], adv.,lightly, slightly.
lēx, lēgis, f.,law, decree;term, condition.
libēns, entis[libet,it pleases], adj.,willing;with good willorpleasure, gladly.
libenter[libēns], adv.,gladly, willingly.
līber, lībera, līberum, adj.,free;generous;outspoken, frank.
liber, librī, m.,a book.
līberālitās, ātis[līberālis,generous], f.,generosity, kindness;a gift.
līberāliter[līberālis,generous], adv.,kindly, generously, graciously.
līberī, ōrum[līber], pl. m.,children; properly the free persons of the family as distinct from the slaves.
līberō, āre, āvī, ātus[līber],to set free, free;acquit, absolve.
lībertās, ātis[līber], f.,freedom, independence.
lībertus, ī[līber], m.,a freedman.
libīdō, inis[libet,it pleases], f.,pleasure;lust, wantonness, passion.
lībrō, āre, āvī, ātus[lībra,a balance],to balance, poise, brandish.
licentia, ae[licet], f.,freedom, license.
licet, ēre, uitoritum est, impers.,it is allowedorpermitted.
līctor, ōris, m.,a lictor, a Roman officer. The lictors were orig. attendants of the kings, but later were granted to dictators, consuls, and praetors. They accompanied thesemagistrates whenever they appeared in public, and cleared the way before them. They also carried the fasces, and executed criminal sentences.
līgneus[līgnum,wood], adj.,wooden.
ligō, āre, āvī, ātus,to bind.
ad—adligō, āre, āvī, ātus,to bind to, bind fast, bind.dē—dēligō, āre, āvī, ātus,to bind to, tie, fasten.re—religō, āre, avī, ātus,to bind, fasten.
ad—adligō, āre, āvī, ātus,to bind to, bind fast, bind.
dē—dēligō, āre, āvī, ātus,to bind to, tie, fasten.
re—religō, āre, avī, ātus,to bind, fasten.
līmen, inis, n.,threshold, doorstep.
līneāmentum, ī[līnea,a line], n.,a line;feature, lineament.
lingua, ae, f.,tongue;language.
liquefaciō, ere, fēcī, factus[liqueō,to be liquid+faciō],to melt, dissolve.
Līternīnus, adj.,at Literum, a town of Campania. As noun,Līternīnum, ī(sc.praedium,an estate), n., an estate of Scipio Africanus Maior at Liternum.
lītigātor, ōris[līs,lawsuit+agō], m.,a party to a lawsuit, litigant.
littera, ae, f.,a letter(of the alphabet); in pl.,a letter, epistle;literature.
litterātus[littera], adj.,lettered, educated, learned.
lītus, oris, n., (sea)shore, beach, strand.
Līvius, ī, m., gentile name ofM. Līvius Salīnātor, who commanded the garrison of Tarentum during the second Punic War.
locō, āre, āvī, ātus[locus],to place, put;contract for, let, lease.
con—conlocō, āre, āvī, ātus,to place, arrange, station, establish.
locuplēs, ētis[locus+plēnus], adj.,rich in lands, rich.
locus, ī, m. (pl.,locīandloca),a place, spot;locality, region;position, station, post;room, opportunity.
longē[longus], adv.,a long wayordistance, at a distance;far, by far.
longinquus[longus], adj.,remote, distant.
longus, adj.,long;distant.
loquor, ī, locūtus sum,to speak, talk, say.
ad—adloquor, ī, locūtus sum,to speak to, address.con—conloquor, ī, locūtus sum,to talk with, converse, confer.
ad—adloquor, ī, locūtus sum,to speak to, address.
con—conloquor, ī, locūtus sum,to talk with, converse, confer.
lōrīca, ae[lōrum], f.,a corseletof leather,coat of mail;squāmārum lōrīca,armor-like covering of scales.
lōrum, ī, n.,a leather thongorstrap.
Lūcius, ī, m., a Roman praenomen.
Lucrētia, ae, f., the wife of Collatinus, a type of the Roman matron of the olden time.
luctor, ārī, ātus sum,to wrestle, struggle.
lūctus, ūs[lūgeō], m.,grief, sorrow, mourning.
Lūcullus, ī, m.,L. Licinius, born about 110B.C., consul 74; conducted the war against Mithridates 74-67, after which he gave himself to a life of luxury, dying in 57 or 56.
lūcus, ī, m.,a sacred grove, grove.
lūdibrium, ī[lūdus], n.,laughing-stock, jest;mockery, derision.
lūdicer, cra, crum[lūdus], adj.,playful, sportive.
lūdus, ī, m.,play, sport;a game, esp. (in pl.)the public games, consisting of chariot races, gladiatorial combats, and theatrical performances.
lūgeō, ēre, lūxī, lūctus,to grieve;grieve for, mourn, lament.
lūgubris, e[lūgeō], adj.,mournful.
lūmen, inis[cf.lux], n.,light.
lūna, ae[cf.lūx], f.,the moon.
lupa, ae, f.,a she-wolf.
lūstrō, āre, āvī, ātus,to purify, cleanse;to review, inspect.
lūx, lūcis, f.,light, daylight, day;prīmā lūce,at dawn.
lūxuria, ae[lūxus], f.,luxury, excess.
lūxus, ūs, m.,excess, luxury, self-indulgence.
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Macedō, onis, m.,a Macedonian.
Macedonia, ae, f.,Macedonia, an extensive country north of Greece. Its inhabitants were not generally reckoned as Greeks. Under Alexander the Great it became the chief power of the ancient world.
māchina, ae, f.,machineorengine of war;a contrivance, trick.
mactō, āre, āvī, ātus,to offer as sacrifice, kill, slaughter.
mactus, adj.,worshiped, glorified.
Maecēnās, ātis, m.,C. Cilnius, the close friend of Augustus and his chief adviser in civil affairs.
maestus, adj.,sad, gloomy, mournful.
magis, comp., adv.,in a greater degree;more, rather; sup.māximē[māximus],in the highest degree, particularly;exceedingly, very.
magister, trī, m.,master, chief;teacher;magister equitum,Master of the Horse, an officer appointed by a dictator as his lieutenant. The name perhaps indicates that he had especial command of the cavalry.
magistrātus, ūs[magister], m.,civil office, magistracy.
māgnificē[māgnificus], adv., in good sense,grandly; in bad sense,in lordly fashion, haughtily, proudly.
māgnificentia, ae[māgnificus], f.,splendor, grandeur.
māgnificus[māgnus+faciō], adj.,splendid, magnificent.
māgnitūdō, inis[māgnus], f.,greatness, size.
māgnus, comp.māior, sup.māximus, adj.,great, large;māiorormāximus(sc.nātū),elder, eldest. As noun,Māgnus, ī, m.,the Great, cognomenof Pompey;māiōrēs(sc.nātū), pl. m.,ancestors.
Maharbal, alis, m.,a Carthaginian general.
māiestās, ātis[cf.māior], f.,greatness, dignity.
māior, māius, gen.māiōris, seemāgnus.
male[malus], comp.pēius, sup.pessimē, adv.,badly, ill, unsuccessfully;feebly, barely, scarcely.
maledictum, ī[male+dīcō], n.,a curse.
mālō, mālle, māluī[magis+ (1)volō],to prefer.
malus, comp.pēior, sup.pessimus, adj.,bad, wicked;evil, unfortunate. As noun,malum, ī, n.,evil, misfortune, trouble.
Māmurius, ī, m., a Roman smith of the time of King Numa.
mandātum, ī[mandō], n.,an order, command.
mandō, āre, āvī, ātus[manus+dō],to hand over, commit, entrust;order, command;lītterīs mandāre,to write.
con—commendō, āre, āvī, ātus,to commit, entrust;assist, defend.
māne, adv.,early in the morning.
maneō, ēre, mānsī, mānsūrus,to remain, stay, tarry.
re—remaneō, ēre, mānsī, mānsūrus,to stay behind, remain.
Mānēs, ium, pl. m.,the deified spirits of the dead, to whom sacrifice was regularly made.
manifēstus[manus+*fendō], adj.,clear, manifest, evident;exposed.
manipulus, ī[manus+*pleō] m.,a company of soldiers, maniple(one third of a cohort). The standard of the maniple orig. bore (it is said) ahandfulof hay.
Mānius, ī, m., abbreviatedM’., a Roman praenomen.
Mānliānus, adj.,Manlian.
Mānlius, ī, m., the name of a Roman gens. SeeTorquātus.
mānō, āre, āvī, —,to flow, trickle;to floworstream abroad, spread.
mānsuētūdō, inis[mānsuētus,tame], f.,mildness, gentleness.
manubiae, ārum[manus], pl. f.,prize-money, booty, plunder.
manūmittō, ere, mīsī, missus[manus+mittō],to set free, emancipate.
manus, ūs, f.,hand, arm;ferreae manūs,grappling irons(seecorvus);force, strength, prowess;band, troop;manūs cōnserere,to join battle.
Mārcus, ī, m., a common praenomen.
Mārcius, ī, m., seeAncus.
mare, is, n.,the sea;Mare Superum,the UpperorAdriatic Sea.
margarīta, ae, f.,a pearl.
maritimus[mare], adj.,pertaining to the sea, sea, maritime.
marītus, ī, m.,husband.
Marius, ī, m.,C., born near Arpinum in Latium, 107B.C.; conquered Jugurtha, 106; was seven times consul; defeated Teutones in 102, Cimbri in 101; died in 86.
marmor, oris, n.,marble.
marmoreus[marmor], adj.,marble, of marble.
Mārs, Mārtis, m.,Mars, the Roman god of war;war, battle.
Mārtius[Mārs], adj.,of March.
Masinissa, ae, m., king of Numidia, ally of Scipio Africanus Maior, in Africa,B.C.202. He reigned till 148.
Massīva, ae, m., nephew of Masinissa.
māter, mātris, f.,mother.
māternus[māter], adj.,of a mother, mother’s;maternal, on the mother’s side.
mātrimōnium, ī[māter], n.,marriage.
mātrōna, ae[māter], f.,a married woman, wife, matron.
Maurī, ōrum, pl. m.,Moors, inhabitants of Mauretania, the modern Morocco.
māximē[māximus], adv., seemagis.
māximus, adj., seemāgnus.
Māximus, ī, m., a Roman cognomen.
1.M. Valerius Māximus Corvīnus, consul 343B.C.2.Q. Fabius Māximus, a famous general opposed to Hannibal, surnamedCunctātor, from his caution. He was five times consul, and died in 203.
1.M. Valerius Māximus Corvīnus, consul 343B.C.
2.Q. Fabius Māximus, a famous general opposed to Hannibal, surnamedCunctātor, from his caution. He was five times consul, and died in 203.
medicāmentum, ī[medicō,to heal], n.,drug, potion;antidote, cure.
medicus, ī[medeor,to heal], m.,a physician, surgeon, doctor.
meditor, ārī, ātus sum,to reflect upon, consider;plan, devise.
medius, adj.,in the middle, middle, midst of. As noun,medium, ī, n.,the middle, midst, intervening space;in mediō,in the midst of, between;in medium prōferre,to bring out, produce.
melior, ius, gen.ōris, adj., seebonus.
melius, adv., seebene.
Memmius, ī, m., gentile name ofC. Memmius Gemellus, an opponent of Julius Caesar.
memorābilis, e[memorō], adj.,worth telling, remarkable.
memoria, ae[memor,mindful], f.,memory;record, account.
memorō, āre, āvī, ātus[memor,mindful],to bring to mind, relate;say, tell.
mēns, mentis, f.,the mind, intellectual faculties;thought, purpose.
mēnsa, ae, f.,table;course(at dinner).
mēnsis, is, m.,a month.
mentiō, ōnis, f.,mention.
mercor, ārī, ātus sum[merx],to buy, purchase.
mereō, ēre, uī, itus,to earn, deserve, merit.
mergō, ere, mersī, mersus,to dip, plunge in;sink.
meritō[meritum,desert], adv.,deservedly, justly.
merx, mercis, f.,goods, wares, merchandise.
Metellus, ī, m., a Roman cognomen.
1.L. Caecilius Metellus, one of the young nobles who, after the battle of Cannae, proposed to leave Italy.2.Q. Caecilius Metellus, calledNumidicus, because of the success with which he carried on the Jugurthine War, till superseded by Marius.3.Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, consulB.C.80. He fought against Sertorius.
1.L. Caecilius Metellus, one of the young nobles who, after the battle of Cannae, proposed to leave Italy.
2.Q. Caecilius Metellus, calledNumidicus, because of the success with which he carried on the Jugurthine War, till superseded by Marius.
3.Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, consulB.C.80. He fought against Sertorius.
mētor, ārī, ātus sum,to measure off, mark out.
Mettius, ī, m., seeFūfetius.
metus, ūs, m.,fear, dread, terror.
meus, adj.,my, mine. As noun,meī, meōrum, pl. m.,my friends, my followers.
mī, vocative sing. ofmeus.
micō, āre, uī, —,to quiver, flash, gleam.
migrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to remove, migrate.
con—commigrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to change one’s home, move, migrate.re—remigrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to journey(back),return.
con—commigrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to change one’s home, move, migrate.
re—remigrō, āre, āvī, ātum,to journey(back),return.
mīles, itis, m.,a soldier, fellow-soldier; as collective noun,soldiery.
Mīlētus, ī, f., a city in Asia Minor, near Ephesus.
mīlitāris, e[mīles], adj.,soldierly, military;rēs mīlitāris,the art of war, military tactics.
mīlitia, ae[mīles], f.,military service, war;mīlitiae, loc.,in the field, abroad, opposed todomī,at home.
mīlitō, āre, āvī, ātum,to be a soldier, serve in war, fight.
mīlle, indecl. adj.,a thousand; as noun,mīlia, pl. n.,thousands.
mīlliēs[mīlle], adv.,a thousand times.
mīmus, ī, m.,farce, comedy.
minimē[minimus], adv., seeparum.
minister, trī, m.,attendant, servant.
minitor, ārī, ātus sum[freq. ofminor],to threaten.
minor, us, gen.ōris, seeparvus.
minor, ārī, ātus sum,to threaten.
Minucius, ī, m.,M. Minucius Rūfus, magister equitumunder Q. Fabius Maximus.
Minturnae, ārum, pl. f., a town between Campania and Latium.
minuō, ere, ī, ūtus[minus],to diminish, lessen;weaken.
minus, adv., seeparum.
mīrābilis, e[mīror], adj.,wonderful, strange, amazing.
mīrāculum, ī[mīror], n.,a wonder, marvel, miracle.
mīrificus[mīrus+faciō], adj.,wonderful.
mīror, ārī, ātus sum,to wonder, marvel at.
mīrus, adj.,wonderful, marvelous.
miser, era, erum, adj.,wretched, unfortunate.
misericordia, ae[misericors], f.,pity, compassion, mercy.
misericors, cordis[misereō,to pity+cor,heart], adj.,tender-hearted, merciful.
missiō, ōnis[mittō], f.,release from service, discharge.
Mithridātēs, is, m., surnamedthe Great, king of Pontus,B.C.120-63.
Mithridāticus, adj.,Mithridatic.
mītigō, āre, āvī, ātus[mītis+agō],to make gentle, soften, civilize.
mītis, e, adj.,mild, gentle, kind.
mittō, ere, mīsī, missus,send, despatch, dismiss;throw, hurl, shoot.
ab—āmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send away, let go, lose.ad—admittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to admit, receive.con—committō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorbring together, join;entrust, commit, bring(it)about, cause, allow;pūgnamorproelium committere,to begin battle.dē—dēmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorlet down, cast down, let fall;put.dis—dīmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send(away),dismiss;give up, abandon.ex—ēmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send forthorout;hurl, cast;utter;let loose.in—immittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send in, admit;send, hurl.ob—omittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to lay aside;neglect, omit;pass over, say nothing of;lose sight of, let slip.per—permittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to let pass;permit, allow.prō—prōmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to put forward;promise.re—remittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send back;yield, give up;remit, grant exemption from.re + prō—reprōmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to promise in return.sub—submittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorlet down;let grow.trāns—trānsmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorput across,make to cross;despatch; intrans.,to go across, cross.
ab—āmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send away, let go, lose.
ad—admittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to admit, receive.
con—committō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorbring together, join;entrust, commit, bring(it)about, cause, allow;pūgnamorproelium committere,to begin battle.
dē—dēmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorlet down, cast down, let fall;put.
dis—dīmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send(away),dismiss;give up, abandon.
ex—ēmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send forthorout;hurl, cast;utter;let loose.
in—immittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send in, admit;send, hurl.
ob—omittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to lay aside;neglect, omit;pass over, say nothing of;lose sight of, let slip.
per—permittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to let pass;permit, allow.
prō—prōmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to put forward;promise.
re—remittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to send back;yield, give up;remit, grant exemption from.
re + prō—reprōmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to promise in return.
sub—submittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorlet down;let grow.
trāns—trānsmittō, ere, mīsī, missus,to sendorput across,make to cross;despatch; intrans.,to go across, cross.
Mitylēnae, ārum, pl. f., capital of Lesbos, an island in the Aegean Sea.
moderātiō, ōnis[moderor,to set bounds to], f.,self-control, moderation.
moderātus[moderor,to check], adj.,within bounds, moderate, merciful.
modicus[modus], adj.,moderate, modest.
modius, ī[modus], m.,a measure;a peck.
modo[modus], adv.,only;just now, lately;modo . . . modo,at one time . . . at another, now . . . now;nōn; modo . . . sed etiam,not only . . . but also.
modus, ī, m.,measure, limit, end;way, manner;measure, strains(of music).
moenia, ium, pl. n.,defensive walls, city walls, fortifications.
mōlēs, is, f.,mass, weight, bulk;massive structure.
molestē[molestus], adv.,with difficultyorvexation;aegrēormolestē ferre,to take amiss, be vexed(at).
molestia, ae[molestus], f.,trouble, annoyance, burden.
molestus[mōlēs], adj.,troublesome, annoying, vexatious.
mōlior, īrī, ītus sum[mōlēs],to struggle, toil;undertake, attempt.
mollis, e, adj.,soft, tender;effeminate, unmanly.
molliter[mollis], adv.,effeminately, luxuriously.
Molō, ōnis, m., seeApollōnius.
mōmentum, ī[moveō], n.,movement;cause, circumstance; (sc.temporis),moment, instant.
moneō, ēre, uī, itus,to remind, admonish;advise, warn.
ad—admoneō, ēre, uī, itus,to remind, admonish, warn.
monitus, ūs[moneō], m.,warning, counsel.
mōns, montis, m.,a mountain, height, hill.
mōnstrum, ī[moneō], n.,a warning, omen;strange being, monster.
mora, ae, f.,delay, policy of delay.
morbus, ī, m.,sickness, disease.
morior, morī, mortuus sum,to die.
moror, ārī, ātus sum,to delay, linger, tarry; with acc.,to hinder, impede.
dē—dēmoror, ārī, ātus sum,to linger, tarry, remain.
mors, mortis, f.,death.
morsus, ūs[mordeō,to bite], m.,bite;pain, sting, agony.
mortālis, e[mors], adj.,mortal, human; as noun,mortālis, is, m.,a man, mortal.
mortuus[part. ofmorior], adj.,dead.
mōs, mōris, m.,a habit, custom;manner, fashion; pl.,customs, character.
mōtus, ūs[moveō], m.,movement, agitation, tumult, insurrection.
moveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to stir, move, remove;affect, arouse.
ab—āmoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to take away, remove.ad—admoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move towards;bring near;offer.con—commoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move thoroughly;agitate, excite.per—permoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move deeply, excite, influence.prō—prōmoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move forward, promote, advance.sub—submoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to thrust aside, remove, dislodge.
ab—āmoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to take away, remove.
ad—admoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move towards;bring near;offer.
con—commoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move thoroughly;agitate, excite.
per—permoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move deeply, excite, influence.
prō—prōmoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to move forward, promote, advance.
sub—submoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus,to thrust aside, remove, dislodge.
mox, adv.,soon, presently;thereupon, next.
mūcrō, ōnis, m.,sword-point, sword.
muliebriter[muliebris,womanish], adv.,like a woman, in womanish fashion.
mulier, ieris, f.,a woman, wife.
muliercula, ae[dim. ofmulier], f., a (little, i.e.)young woman, girl.
mūliō, ōnis[mūlus,a mule], m.,a mule-driver.
multa, ae, f.,a fine, penalty.
multiplex, icis[multus+plicō,to fold], adj.,manifold, many.
multitūdō, inis[multus], f.,a multitude, throng.
multō[multus], adv.,by far, much.
multō, āre,āvī, ātus[multa],to fine, punish.
multum[multus], adv.,much;greatly, severely.
multus, comp.plūs, sup.plūrimus, adj.,much, many a; in pl.,many;plūrēs,several; often used as noun in all three degrees.
munditia, ae[mundus,neat], f.,neatness, elegance, niceness.
mūniō, īre, īvī (iī), ītus,to fortify, protect;open up, build(a road).
con—commūniō, īre, īvī (iī), ītus,to fortify strongly, intrench.
mūnus, eris, n.,service;present, gift.
muraena, ae, f.,an eel.
mūrus, ī, m.,city wall, wall.
Mūsae, ārum, pl. f.,the Muses, the goddesses of the liberal arts, esp. music and poetry.
Mutina, ae, f.,Mutina(now Modena), a city in Cisalpine Gaul, south of the Po.
Mutinēnsis, e, adj.,oforat Mutina.
mūtō, āre, āvī, ātus,to change, alter.