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
- M
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..." - A
Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...veteres Graeci appellabant; vulgus autem, quos gentilicio vocabulo "Chaldaeos" dicere oportet, "mathematicos" dicit. Exinde his scientiae studiis ornati..." - D
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..." - L
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..." - G
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..."