alaudas
Dictionary entries
- Entry →alauda, alaudae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
crested lark; legion raised by Caesar in Gaul; soldiers (pl.) of this legion;
acc. pl.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...vocat uxor, et ipsa Lecticariola est: estis, Alauda, pares. LIX Tantum dat tibi Roma basiorum Post annos modo..."- G
Divus Iulius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...unam etiam ex Transalpinis conscriptam, vocabulo quoque Gallico – Alauda enim appellabatur –, quam disciplina cultuque Romano institutam et ornatam..."