Clássicum, clássici, pen. cor. Substant. Virg.A noyse of trumpets to call to battaile: a trumpet: a larme.Ciuilia classica. Claud. Martia classica pulsare. Tibul. To blow the trumpet.Matura classica. Lucan. The sound of the trumpet when all is ready to battaile.Aduocare classico ad concionem.Liu.To assemble by the sound of a trumpet.Canere classicum. Cæs. Concinere classicum. Lucan. Exordiri classicum. Suet. To begin to sound.Classico facere silentium.Liu.By sound of trumpet to will silence.Flere classicaprætoria. Propert. With lamentable verses to destrine the battailes made by the chiefe capitaines appointment.Inflare classica.Virg.To sound the trumpet.
Classicus, pen. cor. Adiect. Pertaining to a shippe or nauy.Classica bella. Propert. Warres by sea.Horror classicus nocte diéque gemit.Ouid.The terrible sound of the trumpet. Classici. Cure. They that with trumpets or dumslates call men togither. Classici dicebantur non omnes qui in classibus erant, sed primæ tantum classis homines.Liu.Of the chiefe band: the richest and best of the citie.Classici authores. Bud. Chiefe and approued authors.Classicus scriptor. Gell. An approued writer. Classici. Sipontinus. The chiefe souldiours.Classiarius. Cæsar. A souldiour on the sea: a diligent and ready fellow.Primores classiatiorum. Tac.
classĭcus, a, um, adj. [classis], of or belonging to a classis.I.To a class or division of the Roman people; only transf., belonging to the first class, of the highest class: classici dicebantur non omnes qui in quinque classibus erant, sed primi tantum classis homines (opp. classem, infra), Cat. ap. Gell. 6 (7), 13, 1; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 113, 12: testes classici, id. ib. p. 56, 15.—B.Trop., of the highest rank, classical, superior, standard: classicus adsiduusque aliquis scriptor, non proletarius, Gell. 19, 8, 15.—C.Subst.: classĭcus, i, m., he that summons the classes of citizens to the Comitia: in Arce classicus oanat tum circumque moeros, Comment. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, 92 Müll.—II. To the military and naval forces (v. infra; and cf. classis, I. B.), but in use only in the sense of or belonging to the fleet: classicos milites, Liv. 21, 61, 2; 26, 48, 12: bella,
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, Prop. 2, 1, 28: certamen, Vell. 2, 85, 2: corona = navalis, id. 2, 81, 2.—Hence, B.Subst.1. classĭcum, i, n., a field or battle-signal upon the trumpet: classicum cecinit, Liv. 28, 27, 15: classicum canere jubet, Tac. A. 2, 32; cf.: classicum cani jubet, Caes. B. C. 3, 82: classico ad contionem convocat, Liv. 7, 36, 9: cum silentium classico fecisset, id. 2, 45, 12: classica sonant, Verg. A. 7, 637: neque excitatur classico miles truci, Hor. Epod. 2, 5; Suet. Caes. 32; id. Vit. 11; Quint. 2, 11, 4; Luc. 4, 186 al.— Since only the leader commanded it to be given: classicum praetorium (al. praeconium), Prop. 3 (4), 3, 41; cf. Caes. l. l.; Liv. 28, 27, 15; Veg. Mil. 2, 22.—2.Meton., the war-trumpet: necdum etiam audierant inflari classica, Verg. G. 2, 539; Tib. 1, 1, 4. —3.Subst.: classĭci, ōrum, m., marines, Tac. H. 1, 36; 2, 11; 2, 17; 2, 22; 2, 67; 3, 55.—Also mariners, seamen, Curt. 4, 3, 18.