campus Copy link Outline I. In gen.A. Lit., of any open, level land, without reference to cultivation or use, ...2. Meton., the produce of the fieldB. Poet. like aequor, in gen., any level surface ...C. Trop.II. Esp.A. As geog. designation.1. Campi Alēii, a plain in Lycia, Cic. ...2. Campi Lăpĭdĕi, a stony plain near Marseilles ...3. Campi Ma-cri, a district in Gallia Cisalpina, ...4. Campi Magni, in Africa, Enn. ap. Cic. ...5. Campi Vĕtĕres, in Lucania, Liv. 25, 16, 25 ...B. An open place in or near Rome.1. Campus Esquĭlīnus, on the Esquiline Hill ...2. Campus Flāmĭnĭus, on which stood the Circus Flaminius ...3. Campus Scĕlĕrātus, near the Colline Gate ...4. Far more freq. Campus, a grassy plain in Rome along the Tiber ...b. Meton., the comitia themselvesIII. Trop., a place of action, a field, ... ⓘcampus | ve: masc nom sg • campus, i, m. [cf. κῆπος, Dor. κᾶπος; perh. for scampus from σκάπτω, to dig, scabo; whence Campania, and perh. Capua; for the inserted m, cf. AAB-' λαμβάνω]. I. In gen. A. Lit., of any open, level land, without reference to cultivation or use, an even, flat place, a plain, field (freq. and class.; cf.: ager, planities, aequor; opp. mons, collis, silva, etc.; cf. Doed. Syn. III. p. 8 sq.): saxum plani raptim petit aequora campi, Lucr. 3, 1015; cf. id. 5, 950: in camporum patentium aequoribus, Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93: aequor campi, Verg. A. 7, 781; Sil. 5, 376: aequo dare se campo, id. 9, 56: in aequo campi, Liv. 5, 38, 4: campos pedibus transire, Lucr. 4, 460; cf. id. 5, 493: campos et montes peragrantes, Cic. Div. 1, 42, 94; cf. id. N. D. 2, 39, 98: spatia frugifera atque immensa camporum, id. ib. 2, 64, 161; Col. 1, 2, 4; Lucr. 5, 1372: campus in prata et arva salictaque et arundineta digestus, Col. 1, 2, 3; cf. Auct. Her. 4, 18, 25; Curt. 8, 1, 4; Lucr. 5, 782; Tib. 4, 3, 1: virentes, Lucr. 1, 19: frequens herbis et fertilis ubere, Verg. G. 2, 185: gramineus, id. A. 5, 287; Hor. C. 2, 5, 6: pingues Asiae, id. Ep. 1, 3, 5: redeunt jam gramina campis, id. C. 4, 7, 1: herbosus, id. ib. 3, 18, 9: herbidus aquosusque, Liv. 9, 2, 7: opimus, id'. 31, 41, 7: campi frumenti ac pecoris et omnium copiā rerum opulenti, id. 22, 3, 3: pigri, Hor. C. 1, 22, 17 al.— Campus, like ager, is used in a wider or more restricted sense, as conveying a particular or more general idea: in agro publico campi duo milia jugerum immunia possidere, Cic. Phil. 3, 9, 22: agros Vaticanum et Pupinium, cum suis opimis atque uberibus campis conferendos, id. Agr. 2, 35, 96: si pinguis agros metabere campi, Verg. G. 2, 274 and 276; Lucr. 2, 324 sq.: certamina magna per campos instructa, id. 2, 5: campus terrenus, Liv. 33, 17, 8: dimicaturum puro ac patenti campo, id. 24, 14, 6: (praefecti regii) suas copias in campum Marathona deduxerunt, Nep. Milt. 4, 2: numquam in campo (in the free, open field) sui fecit potestatem, id. Ages. 3, 6; so id. Hann. 5, 4; Ov. M. 10, 151; cf. id. ib. 13, 579: insistere Bedriacensibus campis ac vestigia recentis victoriae lustrare oculis concupivit (Vitellius), Tac. H. 2, 70; so, Bebriaci Campo spolium affectare, the battlefield, Juv. 2, 106: campum colligere, Veg. Mil. 3, 25.— 2. Meton., the produce of the field: moriturque ad sibila (serpentis) campus, Stat. Th. 5, 528.— B. Poet. like aequor, in gen., any level surface (of the sea, a rock, etc.): caeruleos per campos, Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 15: campi natantes, Lucr. 5, 489; 6, 405; 6, 1141: liquentes, Verg. A. 6, 724; 10, 214: campus Liberioris aquae, Ov. M. 1, 41; 1, 43: latus aquarum, id. ib. 1, 315; 11, 356: immotā attollitur undā Campus (i. e. saxum), Verg. A. 5, 128.— C. Trop.: feratur eloquentia non semitis sed campis, on the open field, Quint. 5, 14, 31: (oratio) aequo congressa campo, on a fair field, id. 5, 12, 92: velut campum nacti expositionis, id. 4, 2, 39.— II. Esp. A. As geog. designation. 1. Campi Alēii, a plain in Lycia, Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63.— 2. Campi Lăpĭdĕi, a stony plain near Marseilles, now La Crau, Hyg. Astr. 2, 6; Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 34; 21, 10, 31, § 57.— 3. Campi Ma-cri, a district in Gallia Cisalpina, on the river Macra, Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. § 6; Liv. 41, 18, 6; 45, 12, 11.— 4. Campi Magni, in Africa, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167 (cf. Vahl. p. 167); Liv. 30, 8, 3.— 5. Campi Vĕtĕres, in Lucania, Liv. 25, 16, 25.— B. An open place in or near Rome. 1. Campus Esquĭlīnus, on the Esquiline Hill, Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 17; Suet. Claud. 25.— 2. Campus Flāmĭnĭus, on which stood the Circus Flaminius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 32 Müll. — 3. Campus Scĕlĕrātus, near the Colline Gate, Liv. 8, 15, 8; Fest. p. 333 Müll. — 4. Far more freq. Campus, a grassy plain in Rome along the Tiber, in the ninth district, orig. belonging to the Tarquinii, after whose expulsion it was consecrated to Mars (Liv. 2, 5, 2); hence fully called Campus Martĭus, a place of assembly for the Roman people at the comitia centuriata, Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 1; id. Rab. Perd. 4, 11; Hor. C. 3, 1, 11; Quint. 11, 1, 47 al.—Hence, b. Meton., the comitia themselves: curiam pro senatu, campum pro comitiis, Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167: fors domina campi, id. Pis. 2, 3: venalis, Luc. 1, 180; also, much resorted to by the Romans for games, exercise, and recreation, a place for military drills, etc. (cf. campicursio and campidoctor), Cic. Off. 1, 29, 104; id. Quint. 18, 59; id. Fat. 4, 8; 15, 34; id. de Or. 2, 62, 253; 2, 71, 287; Hor. C. 1, 8, 4; 1, 9, 18; 3, 7, 26; id. S. 1, 6, 126; 2, 6, 49; id. Ep. 1, 7, 59; 1, 11, 4; id. A. P. 162.— III. Trop., a place of action, a field, a theatre, opportunity, subject for debate, etc. (cf. area) (a favorite figure of Cic.): me ex hoc ut ita dicam campo aequitatis ad istas verborum angustias revocas, Cic. Caecin. 29, 84: cum sit campus, in quo exsultare possit oratio, cur eam tantas in angustias et in Stoicorum dumeta compellimus? id. Ac. 2, 35, 112; cf. id. de Or. 3, 19, 70: in hoc tanto tamque immenso campo cum liceat oratori vagari libere, id. ib. 3, 31, 124: magnus est in re publicā campus, multis apertus cursus ad laudem, id. Phil. 14, 6, 17: nullum vobis sors campum dedit, in quo excurrere virtus cognoscique posset, id. Mur. 8, 18; Plin. Pan. 31, 1: honoris et gloriae campus, id. ib. 70, 8: rhetorum campus de Marathone, Salamine, Plataeis, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Juv. 1, 19.
campus Copy link ⓘcampus | ve: masc nom sg • campus, i, m., = κάμπος, a seaanimal: marini = hippocampi, Mart. 9, 43, 1.
campus Copy link Outline 1 plaine (v. l'étym. de Varron ) : on avait de la ville ...2 place [dans la ville de Rome] : champ Esquilin, champ d'Agrippa || ...3 [fig.] champ libre, large espace (carrière, théâtre) : le sort ne vous ... ⓘcampus | ve: masc nom sg • campus, ī, m., 1. plaine (v. l'étym. de Varron Varro L. 5, 36) : erat ex oppido despectus in campum Cæs. G. 7, 79, 3, on avait de la ville une vue plongeante sur la plaine || plaine cultivée, champs : molli flavescet campus arista Virg. B. 4, 28, la campagne jaunira sous les souples épis ; is Divum, qui vestros campos pascit placide Liv. 25, 12, 10, le dieu qui nourrit (protège) vos champs dans la paix || plaine, rase campagne : Cæs. G. 3, 26, 6 ; C. 1, 65, 2, etc. ; numquam in campo sui fecit potestatem Nep. Ages. 3, 6, jamais il n'accepta le combat en rase campagne || insistere Bedriacensibus campis Tac. H. 2, 70, fouler les plaines de Bédriac [le sol du champ de bataille] || campi Elysii Virg. G. 1, 38 (campi seul Virg. En. 6, 640 ; 887), champs Élyséens, champs Élysées || [en gén.] plaine : [de la mer] Pl. Trin. 834 ; Lucr. 5, 488 ; Virg. G. 3, 198, etc.; [du ciel] Ov. M. 6, 694 || [fig.] campus cereus Titin. 160, tablette à écrire 2. place [dans la ville de Rome] : campus Esquilinus Cic. Phil. 9, 17 ; campus Agrippæ Gell. 14, 5, 1, champ Esquilin, champ d'Agrippa || [mais surtout] campus Martius, ou abst campus, le champ de Mars : [lieu des comices] non in cunabulis, sed in campo consules facti Cic. Agr. 2, 100, consuls élus non pas au berceau, mais en plein champ de Mars ; dies campi Cic. Mil. 43, le jour du champ de Mars [le jour des comices] ; campum appellare pro comitiis Cic. de Or. 3, 167, dire champ de Mars au lieu de comices ; [lieu de promenade, de jeu, d'exercices militaires] Cic. Fin. 1, 69 ; Fato 34 ; Off. 1, 104, etc.; Hor. O. 1, 8, 4 ; Ep. 1, 7, 58, etc. 3. [fig.] champ libre, large espace (carrière, théâtre) : nullum vobis sors campum dedit, in quo excurrere virtus posset Cic. Mur. 18, le sort ne vous a pas donné un champ d'action où pût se déployer votre talent ; magnus est in re publica campus Cic. Phil. 14, 27, il est vaste le champ qui s'offre dans la vie politique ; hinc rhetorum campus de Marathone, Salamine, Platæis... Cic. Off. 1, 61, de là le vaste champ qu'offrent aux orateurs Marathon, Salamine, Platées...
campus Copy link ⓘcampus | ve: masc nom sg CAMPVS, i. m. [πεδίον, δάπεδον, ἀλωὰ] Locum planum significat, speciatim cultum, quod docet Varro de L. L. 4, 4 p. 11, 7 […] 🗁 Page Scan