bellantium
Dictionary entries
- Entry →bello, bellare, bellavi, bellatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
fight, wage war, struggle; take part in war/battle/fight (also animals/games);
gen. pl. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber XXXIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...fieret uirtutem uestram ostendendi. adhuc praedonum magis quam bellantium militastis more: nunc iusta pugna hostes cum hostibus conferetis..."Liber VI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...sagittas sinerent: impetu et comminus praeveniendum. variae hinc bellantium species, cum Parthus sequi vel fugere pari arte suetus..."