a Roman gens; see Archias, Cras

sus, Lucullus, and Murena. Ligārius, i, m., Ligarius, the name of a Roman gens: 1, Q. Ligarius, Quintus Ligarius; see Introduction, p. 219; 2, T. Ligarius, Titus Ligarius, the brother of Quintus. lingua, ae, f., the tongue; speech, language.

linum, i, n., flax; linen; a string,

thread, line.

liquefacio, facere, fēcī, factum, v. tr. (liqueo, to be fluid, facio), to melt, liquefy.

lis, lītis, f., strife, dispute. littera, ae, f., a letter of the alphabet; litterae, pl., letters of the alphabet; an epistle, letter, dispatches; records; literature, books, literary works.

litterātus, a, um, adj. (littera-tus,

littera), educated, learned.

litūra, ae, f. (li-tura, lino, to smear), erasure, blotting out, correc

an

tion.

locō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr. (locus), to place, set; with gerundive, to contract (to have done); conlocandum locare, to contract to have placed. Locrensis, e, adj. (Locro-ensis, Locri), of Locri, a Greek city in southern | Italy; Locrensēs, ium, m. pl., the Locrians, inhabitants of Locri. locuplēs, ētis, adj. (loco-ple-tus, cf. plenus), rich in lands; rich, wealthy, opulent.

locuplētō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr. (10

cuples), to enrich; pass., to enrich one's self, to become or grow rich.

n., a place, spot, region, locality, position; an occasion, opportunity; condition, rank, station; loco movere, to dislodge from one's position; uno loco, in one respect; summo loco natus, born of a distinguished family.

locutus, a, um, p. p. of loquor. longe, adv. (old abl. of longus), at a distance, far away, far off; widely, greatly, far; for a long time, long; longe lateque, far and wide. longinquitas, ātis, f. (longinquo-tas, longinquus), distance,

ness.

remote

longinquus, a, um, adj. (longo-in

quus, longus; quus = cus), long; far, distant, remote. longiusculus, a, um, adj. (longiusculus, diminutive of longior, ius), rather long, somewhat long.

longus, a, um, adj., long (of space and time); tedious.

loquor, loqui, locutus sum, v. dep., to

speak, say, tell, declare.

Lūcius, ī, m., a Roman praenomen. lūctuōsus, a, um, adj. (luctu-osus,

luctus), sad, woeful.

luctus, ūs, m. (lug-tus, lugeo), grief,

woe, sorrow.

Lūcullus, ī, m., Lucullus, the name of a prominent Roman family: 1, L. Licinius Lucullus, Lucius Lucullus, a favorite officer in Sulla's army and subsequently a distinguished commander in the Mithridatic war, see p. 155; 2, M. Licinius Lucullus, Marcus Lucullus, the brother of Lucius.

lūdus, i, m., a play, game; a school; lūdī, ōrum, m. pl., public games, plays, spectacles.

lūgeō, ēre, lūxī, lūctum, v. tr., to

mourn, lament, grieve for. lūmen, inis, n. (luc-men, luceo, to

shine), light, luminary.

439 B.C.; see note on Ahala, p. 88, 1. 13.

maeror, ōris, m. (maereo, to mourn), grief, sorrow, mourning, sadness. maestitia, ae, f. (maesto-tia, maestus, sad), sadness, sorrow, grief, dejection, melancholy.

lupīnus, a, um, adj. (lupo-inus, lupus, a wolf), of or belonging to a wolf.

lūstrō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr. (lustrum, an expiatory offering, cf. luo), to purify; to traverse. lux, lūcis, f., light, daylight; relief. luxuria, ae, f. (luxuro-ia, *luxurus, luxus, excess), extravagance, luxury,

excess.

M

M., for Marcus, Marcus or Mark, a Roman praenomen.

M'., for Manius, Manius, a Roman

praenomen.

is a compar. suffix), more, in a higher degree, rather, better. magister, trī, m. (cf. magis and magnus), a master, chief; magister equitum, master of the horse, see 110. magistrātus, ūs, m. (magistra-tus, magister), a magisterial office, magistracy; a magistrate, officer. māgnificē, adv. (old abl. of magnificus), grandly, gloriously. māgnificus, a, um, adj. (magno-ficus,

magnus, facio), splendid, magnifi

cent.

māgnitūdō, inis, f. (magno-tudo, magnus), greatness, size, magnitude.

try north of Greece.

māchinātor, ōris, m. (machina-tor,

machinor), a contriver, inventor. māchinor, ārī, ātus sum, v. dep. (machina, a device), to contrive, devise, design, plot.

mactō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr., to punish, visit, afflict.

macula, ae, f., a blot, stain.

madefaciō, facere, fēcī, factum, v. tr. (madeo, to be wet, facio), to wet, moisten.

Maelius, ī, m., Maelius, the name of a Roman gens: Sp. Maelius, Spurius Maelius, slain by Servilius Ahala,

maximus, adj., great, large, much, numerous, important, mighty, powerful; maior, maximus, with or without natu, older, elder; oldest, eldest; maiores, pl., ancestors. Magnus, i, m., Magnus, a Roman cog

nomen, the Great; Cn. Pompeius Magnus, see Pompeius. maior, us, see magnus. male, peius, pessimē, adv. (old abl. of malus), badly, ill; unsuccessfully, unfortunately; scarcely. male-dictum, ī, n. (dictum, neut. of p. p. of dico), a foul accusation, slanderous story, reproach.

male, facio), an evil deed; mischief, damage, harm.

malleolus, i, m. (malleo-lus, malleus,

a hammer), a fire-dart. mālō, mālle, māluī, v. tr. (magevolo, magis, volo), to choose rather, prefer.

malum, i, n. (neut. of malus), an

evil, calamity.

malus, a, um, compar. peior, sup.

pessimus, adj., bad, evil, injurious, destructive; poor. mandātum, ī, n. (neut. of p. p. of

mando), a charge, commission, message; injunction, order, command.

mandō, āre, āvī, ātum, v. tr., to com

mit to one's charge, consign, confer; to commission; to order, command, bid.

māne, adv., in the morning, early in

the morning.

maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsum, v. intr., to remain, stay; to continue, last; with in, to abide by, adhere to. manicātus, a, um, adj. (manica-tus, manicae, sleeves), provided or furnished with long sleeves, longsleeved.

manifēstō, adv. (abl. of manifestus),

plainly, clearly, evidently, manifestly.

manifēstus, a, um, adj. (manu-festus, cf. infestus), manifest, detected, clear, plain, evident.

Mānīlius, ī, m., Manilius, the name of a Roman gens; C. Manilius, Gaius Manilius, tribune of the people, author of the Manilian law.

Manilius, Manilian; lex Manilia, the Manilian law, which made Pompey sole commander in the war against Mithridates.

Mānius, ī, m., Manius, a Roman prae

nomen.

Mānliānus, a, um, adj. (Manlio-anus,

Manlius), of Manlius, Manlian. Mānlius, ī, m., Manlius, the name of a Roman gens: 1, C. Manlius, Gaius Manlius, a prominent partisan and agent of Catiline; 2, L. Manlius Torquatus, see Torquatus.

mānō, āre, āvī, v. intr., to spread, flow, diffuse or extend itself. mānsuētē, adv. (old abl. of mansuetus, tame), mild, kindly, with gentle

ness.

mānsuētūdō, inis, f. (mansueto-tudo,

mansuetus, tame, mild; mansuesco, to accustom to the hand), mildness, gentleness, clemency. manubiae, ārum, f. pl. (cf. manus), spoils, booty.

manus, ūs, f., a hand; art; hand

writing; an armed body, force, band; vis et manus, violent

hands.

Marcellus, i, m., Marcellus, the name of a distinguished Roman family: I, M. Claudius Marcellus, Marcus Marcellus, the Roman general who took Syracuse in the second Punic war; 2, M. Claudius Marcellus, Marcus Marcellus, consul 51 B.C., see Introduction, p. 206; 3, C. Claudius Marcellus, Gaius Marcellus, the brother or cousin of the consul.

Roman gens; L. Marcius, Lucius Marcius, a Roman knight, a friend of Ligarius.

Mārcus, i, m., Marcus or Mark, a

Roman praenomen. mare, is, n., the sea.

maritimus, a, um, adj. (mari-timus,. mare), maritime, naval; bordering upon the sea, lying on the seacoast. marītus, ī, m. (mar-itus, mas, a male), a husband, married man. Marius, ī, m., Marius, the name of a Roman gens, C. Marius, Gaius Marius, the celebrated Roman general who conquered the Cimbri and the Teutones, and was seven times consul.

marmor, oris, n., marble.

Mārs, Mārtis, m., Mars, the god of

war; war, battle.

Mārtius, a, um, adj. (Mart-ius, Mars),

of Mars; campus Martius, the field of Mars; see plan of Rome; legio Martia, the legion Martia or the legion of Mars.

Massilia, ae, f., Marseilles. Massiliensis, e, adj. (Massilia-ensis, Massilia), of Marseilles; Massiliēnsēs, ium, m. pl., Massilians, the inhabitants of Massilia or Marseilles. māter, tris, f., a mother, matron; mater familias, the mother of a family, a matron.

mātūrē, adv. (old abl. of maturus), seasonably; soon, early, speedily, quickly, rapidly.

mātūritās, ātis, f. (maturo-tas, maturus), full development, ripeness, maturity.

(maturus), to mature; to hasten, make haste.

mātūrus, a, um, adj., ripe, mature,

early, speedy. Maurētānia, ae, f., Mauretania, a country of northwestern Africa, now Morocco.

maximē, adv. (old abl. of maximus and sup. of magis), very greatly; especially, principally, mainly. māximus, a, um, sup. of magnus. Māximus, ī, m., Maximus, a family

name; Q. Fabius Maximus Cunctator, Quintus Fabius, dictator 217 B.C., the famous Roman general who baffled Hannibal by delay.

Mēdēa, ae, f., the daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis. She is said to have eloped with Jason, the leader of the

Argonautic expedition.

medeor, ērī, v. dep., to remedy, heal. medicīna, ae, f. (medico-ina, medicus), a remedy, medicine.

medicus, i, m. (med-icus, medeor), a physician.

mediocris, e, adj. (medio-cris, me

dius), middling, moderate, ordi

nary. mediocriter, adv. (mediocri-ter, mediocris), moderately, in a moderate degree.

meditor, ārī, ātus sum, v. dep., to meditate, contemplate; pass., to be designed.

medius, a, um, adj., the middle of, in the middle or midst, in the middle of, mid-; media aestate, in mid

summer.

Fidius iuvet, may the God of truth help me), most truly, certainly, indeed. mehercule, meherculēs, adv. ( = me Hercules iuvet, may Hercules help me), in very truth, assuredly, indeed.

melior, compar. of bonus. melius, compar. of bene. membrum, ī, n., a member, limb. memini, nisse, v. tr. (cf. mens), to remember, recollect, bear in mind. Memmius, i, m., Memmius, the name of a Roman gens; C. Memmius, Gaius Memmius, a candidate for the consulship 100 B.C., said to have been murdered at the instigation of Saturninus and Glaucia. memor, ōris, adj., mindful. memoria, ae, f. (memor-ia, memor), memory, recollection, remembrance; records; the period of recollection, memory, time; memoria tenere, to remember. mendācium, ii, n. (mendac-ium, mendax, lying), a falsehood. mendīcitās, ātis, f. (mendico-tas, mendicus, indigent), beggary, indigence.

mēns, mentis, f. (cf. memini), the mind, soul, disposition; the intellectual faculties, understanding, reason, thought, judgment, discernment; a design, intention, purpose. mēnsis, is, m., a month.

hire, pay, wages, reward. mereō, merēre, merui, meritum, v. tr., also mereor, merērī, meritus sum, v. dep.,. to deserve, merit, be worthy of; to earn, gain, acquire. meritō, adv. (abl. of meritum), ac

cording to desert, deservedly, justly. meritum, i, n. (neut. of p. p. of mereo),

desert, merit; favor, kindness, service, benefit.

merx, merċis, f., wares, goods, merchandise.

met, an emphatic sufix added to personal pronouns, self.

mētātor, ōris, m. (meta-tor, metor, to measure), a measurer, surveyor. Metellus, ī, m., Metellus, a family name: I, Q. Caecilius Metellus, Quintus Metellus, surnamed Numidicus for his victories over Jugurtha, king of Numidia; 2, Q. Caecilius Metellus, Quintus Metellus, son of Q. Metellus Numidicus, surnamed Pius because of his devotion to his exiled father; 3, Q. Caecilius Metellus Celer, Quintus Metellus, praetor 63 B.C., consul bo B.C.; 4, Q. Caecilius Metellus, Quintus Metellus, a tribune of the plebs; 5, M. Caecilius Metellus, Marcus Metellus, a friend of Catiline, whom Cicero in irony calls vir optimus.

metuō, ere, metui, v. tr. (metus), to fear, dread.

metus, ūs, m., fear, dread, terror.

memini), a mention.

mercator, ōris, m. (merca-tor, mercor,

to traffic, merx), a trader, merchant.

my, mine.

miles, itis, m. (mil-it-s, cf. mille), a soldier; soldiery.