2. _Appius Claudius Pulcher_, consul in 249 B.C., and defeated in a
naval battle off Drepanum in Sicily.
#claudô, ere, clausî, clausus#, _to shut, close_; _shut in, imprison_.
#ex--exclûdô, ere, clûsî, clûsus#, _to shut out, exclude_.
#in--inclûdô, ere, clûsî, clûsus#, _to shut in, enclose_; _imprison_.
#clausula, ae# [#claudô#], f., _conclusion_.
#clâvus, î#, m., _a nail_.
#clêmêns, entis#, adj., _gentle, kindly, merciful_.
#clêmenter# [#clêmêns#], adv., _quietly, mercifully, mildly_.
#clêmentia, ae# [#clêmêns#], f., _mercifulness, forbearance, kindness_.
#Cleopatra, ae#, f., the famous queen of Egypt, renowned for her wit and
beauty. She lived 69-30 B.C.
#cliêns, entis# [orig. #cluêns#, from #clueô#, _to hear_], m., _a
vassal, dependent, client_. The #clientês# attached themselves to some
patrician, who aided them in business, esp. legal business, and was
practically their father or guardian. The clients in turn were bound to
respect and serve their patron, and to assist him financially, esp. in
ransoming him, if captured, and in providing a marriage portion for his
daughters.
#clîvus, î#, m., _ascent, slope, hill_; #Clîvus Capitôlînus#, a street
running up from the Forum to the Capitol.
#Clôdius, î#, m., plebeian form of Claudius, the gentile name of
_P. Clôdius Pulcher_, Cicero's enemy, who, as tribune of the people,
brought about his banishment.
#Clypea, ae#, f., a fortified town in Africa, near Carthage.
#Cn.#, abbreviation of the name #Gnaeus#.
#coepî, coepisse, coeptus#, _to begin_.
#coerceô#, see #arceô#.
#côgitâtiô, ônis# [#côgitô#], f., _thought, consideration, plan_.
#côgitô#, see #agitô#.
#côgnâtiô, ônis# [#côgnâtus#], f., _blood relationship, ties of blood_.
#côgnâtus# [#con# + #(g)nâscor#], adj., _related by blood_; as noun, _a
kinsman, blood relation_.
#côgnitiô, ônis# [#côgnôscô#], f., _a legal investigation, judicial
hearing_; #côgnitiônem înstituere#, _to hold a hearing_.
#côgnômen, inis# [#con# + #(g)nômen#], n., a name added to the
individual and clan names of a person; _a surname_, either as a title of
honor, as #Âfricânus, Mâgnus, Torquâtus#, or as a nickname, as #Cicerô#.
_Côgnômina_ served to distinguish different families of the same gens.
#côgnôminô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#côgnômen#], _to surname, call_.
#côgnôscô#, see #nôscô#.
#côgô#, see #agô#.
#cohors, ortis#, f., _cohort, company_ (the tenth part of a legion). See
#legiô#.
#Collâtia, ae#, f., a Sabine town near Rome.
#Collâtînus, î#, m., _L. Tarquinius_, the husband of Lucretia, and one
of the first two consuls, 509 B.C.
#collis, is#, m., _a hill_.
#collum, î#, n., _neck_.
#colô, ere, uî, cultus#, to _till, cultivate_; _dwell in_; _practice,
cherish_; _clothe, adorn_; _honor, esteem_.
#ex--excolô, ere, uî, cultus#, _to cultivate, improve, adorn_;
_refine_.
#in--incolô, ere, uî, --#, _to dwell, dwell in, live_.
#colônia, ae# [#colô#], f., _a colony, settlement_.
#columba, ae#, f., _a dove, pigeon_.
#com, con, co#, forms of the prep. #cum#, found only in compound words.
See #cum#.
#combûrô#, see #ûrô#.
#comes, itis# [#con# + (1) #eô#], m., _companion, comrade_; _attendant,
follower_.
#cômitâs, âtis# [#cômis#, _courteous_], f., _courtesy, kindness_.
#comitâtus, ûs# [#comitor#], m., _escort, train_.
#comitium, î# [#con# + (1) #eô#], n., _the Comitium_, a place adjoining
the Forum Romanum, where the voters assembled; #comitia, ôrum#, _the
comitia_, an assembly of the people (esp. for elections); _election_;
#comitia indîcere#, _to set a date for an election_.
#comitor, ârî, âtus sum# [#comes#], _to accompany_.
#commeâtus, ûs#, m., _a furlough_.
#commendô#, see #mandô#.
#commigrô#, see #migrô#.
#commîlitô, ônis# [#con# + #mîles#], m., _fellow-soldier, comrade_.
#comminus# [#con# + #manus#], adv., _hand to hand, at close quarters_.
#committô#, see #mittô#.
#commodê# [#commodus#], adv., _properly, fittingly, rightly_.
#commodus# [#con# + #modus#], adj., _in due measure, suitable, fit,
convenient_.
#commoveô#, see #moveô#.
#commûniô#, see #mûniô#.
#commûnis, e# [#con# + #mûnus#], adj., _common, joint, general_.
#commûniter# [#commûnis#], adv., _in common, together_.
#commûtô#, see #mûtô#.
#cômô#, see #emô#.
#compâr, paris# [#con# + #pâr#], adj., _equal to, like_; _fitting,
suitable_.
#comparô#, see #parô#.
#compellô#, see #pellô#.
#comperiô#, see #pariô#.
#compês, edis# [#con# + #pês#], f., usually in the pl., _shackles,
fetters_.
#complector, î, plexus sum#, _to embrace_.
#compleô#, see #*pleô#.
#complôrâtiô, ônis# [#complôrô#, _to bewail_], f., _lamentation,
wailing_.
#complûrês, a# or #ia# [#con# + #plûs#], adj., _several, many, very
many_.
#compônô#, see #pônô#.
#compos, potis# [#con# + #potis#, _able_], adj., _master of_; #vôtî
compos fierî#, _to gain one's heart's desire_.
#compositum, î# [#compônô#], n., _agreement_.
#comprehendô#, see #prehendô#.
#comprimô#, see #premô#.
#comprobô#, see #probô#.
#computô#, see #putô#.
#con#, see #com#.
#concêdô#, see #cêdô#.
#concidô#, see #cadô#.
#conciliô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#concilium#], _to bring together,
conciliate_; _win over, secure_.
#re--reconciliô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to reunite, reconcile_.
#concilium, î# [#con# + #calô#, _to call_], n., _assembly, gathering_.
#concipiô#, see #capiô#.
#concitô#, see #citô#.
#conclâmô#, see #clâmô#.
#concordia, ae# [#con# + #cor#, _heart_], f., _union, harmony, concord_.
#concupîscô, ere, cupîvî, cupîtus# [#con# + #cupiô#], _to desire
greatly, crave_.
#concurrô#, see #currô#.
#concursus, ûs# [#concurrô#], m., _a concourse, throng_; _attack,
charge, onset_.
#condemnô#, see #damnô#.
#condiciô, ônis# [#condîcô#, _to agree_], f., _agreement, stipulation,
terms_.
#condô#, see #dô#.
#condûcô#, see #dûcô#.
#cônferô#, see #ferô#.
#cônfertus# [part. of #cônferciô#, _to stuff together_], adj., _crowded,
dense_.
#cônfessiô, ônis# [#cônfiteor#], f., _confession, acknowledgment_.
#cônfêstim#, adv., _immediately, at once_.
#cônficiô#, see #faciô#.
#cônfîdentia, ae# [#cônfîdô#, _to trust_], f., _boldness, assurance,
confidence_.
#cônfîrmâtus# [orig. part. of #cônfîrmô#], adj., _courageous, resolute_.
#cônfîrmô#, see #fîrmô#.
#cônfiteor#, see #fateor#.
#cônflagrô, âre, âvî, --# [#con# + #flagrô#, _to burn_], _to burn, be
destroyed_ (by fire).
#cônflîgô#, see #*flîgô#.
#cônflô#, see #flô#.
#cônfluô#, see #fluô#.
#cônfodiô#, see #fodiô#.
#cônfugiô#, see #fugiô#.
#congerô#, see #gerô#.
#congredior#, see #gradior#.
#congressus, ûs# [#congredior#], m., _meeting, interview, encounter,
fight_.
#congruô, ere, î, --#, _to agree, tally_.
#coniciô#, see #iaciô#.
#coniungô#, see #iungô#.
#coniunx# or #coniux# [#coniungô#], m. and f., _married person, husband,
wife_.
#coniûrâtiô, ônis# [#coniûrô#], f., _a conspiracy, plot_.
#coniûrâtî, ôrum# [orig. part. of #coniûrô#], m. pl., _conspirators_.
#coniûrô#, see #iûrô#.
#coniux#, see #coniunx#.
#conlaudô#, see #laudô#.
#conlêga, ae# [#con# + #legô#], m., _one chosen at the same time,
a colleague_.
#conligô#, see #legô#.
#conlocô#, see #locô#.
#conloquium, î# [#conloquor#], n., _an interview, conference_.
#conloquor#, see #loquor#.
#cônor, ârî, âtus sum#, to _attempt, try_.
#conqueror#, see #queror#.
#conquîrô#, see #quaerô#.
#cônsalûtô#, see #salûtô#.
#cônscendô#, see #scandô#.
#cônscientia, ae# [#con# + #sciô#], f., _consciousness, knowledge_.
#cônscîscô#, see #scîscô#.
#cônscius# [#con# + #sciô#], adj., _acquainted with, aware of_.
#cônscrîbô#, see #scrîbô#.
#cônscrîptus# [orig. part. of #cônscrîbô#], adj., _enrolled_; #patrês
cônscrîptî#, the official title of the senators. Roman writers took this
phrase as = #patrês et cônscrîptî#, explaining #patrês# as _patricians_,
of whom orig. the senate was wholly composed, and #cônscrîptî# as
denoting the plebeians newly enrolled in the senate in 509 B.C., after
the expulsion of the kings. It may, however, = _enrolled patricians_, to
distinguish the senators from the patricians who were not enrolled in
the senate.
#cônsecrô#, see #sacrô#.
#cônsênsus, ûs# [#cônsentiô#], m., _united opinion, consent, agreement_.
#cônsentiô#, see #sentiô#.
#cônsequor#, see #sequor#.
#cônserô#, see #serô#.
#cônservô#, see #servô#.
#cônsîderô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to look at closely, examine, reflect,
consider_.
#cônsîdô#, see #sîdô#.
#cônsilium, î# [cf. #cônsulô#], n., _plan, scheme_; _judgment, wit,
sense, shrewdness_; #cônsilium capere# or #inîre#, _to plan_.
#cônsistô#, see #sistô#.
#cônsobrînus, î# [#con# + #soror#], m., _first-cousin, cousin_.
#cônsôlor, ârî, âtus sum# [#con# + #sôlor#, _to comfort_], _to comfort,
cheer_.
#cônspectus, ûs# [#cônspiciô#], m., _sight, view_.
#cônspiciô#, see #*speciô#.
#cônspicuus# [#cônspiciô#], adj., _in plain sight, conspicuous,
remarkable_.
#cônspîrâtiô, ônis# [#cônspîrô#, _to breathe together, plot_], f., _a
plot_.
#cônspîrâtî, ôrum# [#cônspîrô#, _to plot_], m. pl., _conspirators_.
#cônstâns, antis# [orig. part. of #cônstô#], adj., _of strong character,
firm, resolute_; _steadfast, consistent_.
#cônstanter# [#cônstâns#], adv., _firmly, resolutely, steadfastly_.
#cônstantia, ae# [#cônstâns#], f., a typical Roman virtue, _strength of
character, steadiness of purpose, firmness_; _courage, faithfulness_.
#cônsternô#, see #sternô#.
#cônstituô#, see #statuô#.
#cônstô#, see #stô#.
#cônsuêscô#, see #suêscô#.
#cônsuêtûdô, inis# [#cônsuêtus#, part. of #cônsuêscô#], f., _habit,
custom_.
#cônsul, ulis#, m., _a consul_, the title given to the two highest
officials of the Roman republic. The office was created in 509 B.C. At
first its powers were equal to those of the kings, except in religious
matters. Later, certain of these powers were transferred to other
magistrates. The consuls were elected annually; their joint names were
used in giving dates. At the close of their official term, the consuls
usually governed a province for a year as proconsuls.
#cônsulâris, e# [#cônsul#], adj., _of consular rank_; as noun, _an
ex-consul_.
#cônsulâtus, ûs# [#cônsul#], m., _consulship_.
#cônsulô, ere, uî, tus#, _to take counsel, deliberate_; _to take counsel
with, to consult_; #graviter cônsulere#, _to take vigorous measures_.
#cônsultô, âre, âvî, âtus# [freq. of #cônsulô#], _to take counsel,
deliberate_.
#cônsûmô#, see #sûmô#.
#contemnô, ere, tempsî, temptus#, _to despise, scorn_.
#contemptor, ôris# [#contemnô#], m., _one who despises, scorner_.
#contendô#, see #tendô#.
#contentiô, ônis# [#contendô#], f., _straining, effort, energy_;
_dispute, strife_.
#contentus# [orig. part. of #contineô#], adj., _content, satisfied
with_.
#continentia, ae# [#contineô#], f., _self-restraint, moderation_.
#contineô#, see #teneô#.
#contingô#, see #tangô#.
#continuô# [#continuus#], adv., _forthwith, straightway_.
#continuus# [#contineô#], adj., _uninterrupted, continuous, successive,
incessant_.
#côntiô, ônis# [orig. #co(n)ventiô#, from #conveniô#], f., _an assembly,
meeting_.
#contrâ#, prep. with acc., _against, contrary to_.
#contrahô#, see #trahô#.
#contrârius# [#contrâ#], adj., _opposite, contrary_.
#contubernâlis, is# [#con# + #taberna#, _a tent_], m., _tent-companion,
comrade_.
#contumêlia, ae#, f., _insult, reproach, abuse_.
#contundô# [#con# + #tundô#, _to beat, strike_], _to crush, destroy_.
#contus, î#, m., _a pole, pike_.
#cônûbium, î# [#con# + #nûbô#], n., _marriage, right of intermarriage_.
#convalêscô, ere, valuî, --# [#con# + #valeô#], _to begin to be well,
recover_.
#conveniêns, entis# [#conveniô#], adj., _agreeing or consistent with,
befitting_.
#conveniô#, see #veniô#.
#convertô#, see #vertô#.
#convincô#, see #vincô#.
#convîvium, î# [#con# + #vîvô#], n., _a feast_.
#convocô#, see #vocô#.
#coorior#, see #orior#.
#cophinus, î#, m., _a basket_.
#côpia, ae# [#co(n)# + #ops#], f., _abundance, supply_; _opportunity_;
in pl., _resources, forces, troops_.
#côpiôsê# [#côpiôsus#], adv., _abundantly_; _of speech, fluently,
eloquently_.
#côpiôsus# [#côpia#], adj., _abounding in, well supplied_.
#coquus, î#, m., _a cook_.
#côram# [#co(n)# + #ôs#], adv., _before one's eyes, in person_; prep.
with abl., _before, in the presence of_.
#corium, î#, n., _skin, hide_.
#Cornêlia, ae#, f., _Cornelia_.
1. A daughter of P. Scipio Africanus Maior, and mother of the
Gracchi.