chaldaeo
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Chaldaeus, Chaldaea, Chaldaeum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Near East
Chaldaen, of/concerning Chaldaens; of their soothsayers/astrologers/astronomers;
abl. sg. (m.)abl. sg. (n.)dat. sg. (m.)dat. sg. (n.) - Entry →Chaldaeus, Chaldaei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Near East
Chaldaen, people of south Assyria; their soothsayers/astrologers/astronomers;
abl. sg.dat. sg.
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...tractus caelumque perosus,auersosque polos alienaque sidera quaeris,Chaldaeos culture focos et barbara sacraParthorum famulus? quid causa obtenditur..."Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...veteres Graeci appellabant; vulgus autem, quos gentilicio vocabulo "Chaldaeos" dicere oportet, "mathematicos" dicit. Exinde his scientiae studiis ornati..."Satura X
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...principis angusta Caprearum in rupe sedentis cum grege Chaldaeo? uis certe pila, cohortis, egregios equites et castra domestica..."Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...illos comperisset. [4,1] Duo certe, qui apud Chaldaeos studuisse se dicunt, Epigenes et Apollonius Myndius, peritissimus inspiciendorum..."Vitellius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...Italiaque mathematici excederent, statim libellus propositus est, et Chaldaeos edicere, bonum factum, ne Vitellius Germanicus intra eundem Kalendarum..."Liber XII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...principis certavisset, molitur crimina et accusatorem qui obiceret Chaldaeos, magos interrogatumque Apollinis Clarii simulacrum super nuptiis imperatoris. exim..."Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...divite atque orbo. adiciebantur adulteria venena quaesitumque per Chaldaeos in domum Caesaris, defendente ream Manio Lepido fratre. Quirinius..."