fetialium
Dictionary entries
- Entry →fetialis, fetialis, fetiale:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
of college/functions of fetiales (priests representing Rome diplomatically);
gen. pl. (all) - Entry →fetialis, fetialis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
Roman priest/college of priests (pl.) representing Rome in diplomatic dealings;
gen. pl.
Examples
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...foedus in foro icit porca caesa ac vetere fetialium praefatione adhibita. Sed et haec et cetera totumque adeo..."Liber XXXVI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...deinde M'. Acilius ex senatus consulto ad collegium fetialium rettulit, ipsine utique regi Antiocho indiceretur bellum, an satis..."Liber IX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...foedere acta res esset, praeterquam duorum fetialium non exstarent; et propter necessariam foederis dilationem obsides etiam sescenti equites..."