Corinthius, or Corinthiacus, a, um, That which is of the Citie of Corinth.
Corinthus, A famous rich and greate citie in Achaia, scituate in the narrowe streicte entering into Peloponnesus nowe called Morea. By reason of the commodious srituation for resort of marchaundize out of all countries it was the greatest marte towne in all the worlde, and thereby rose to so great wealth and power, that the Romaines began to suspect and feare them. Wherefore on a time, when with proud wordes they abused the Romaine Ambassadours, or (as Straho writeth) caste mine on their heades as they passed through the citie, the Romaines taking therewith greate displeasure, sent their Captaine Mummius against them, who besieged the citie, and within shorte space so destroyed it, that scantly any token of so noble a cytie within fewe yeres remained. In the burning of it so many rich and costlye ymages, of sundrie sortes of Mettal were melted, that thereof after was fonnde a kinde of precious brasse called Aes Corinthium, which long time after was had in greate estimation.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
cŏrĭŏli@Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. (masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = *ko/rinqos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and: bimaris terra, Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. *ou) panto\s a)ndro\s e)s *ko/rinqon e)sq) o( plou=s, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.— B.Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.): captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth
, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence, II.Adjj.A. Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.1. In gen.: ager optimus et fructuosissimus, Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5: sinus,
, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. 53, 108, and 275.—Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, 207.—2. Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.: nobilis aere Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.: opus, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, 97: supellex, id. ib. 2, 2, 34, 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence, b. Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.(a).A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—(b).An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —B. Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian: sinus, Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, 10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora, Ov. M. 15, 507.—C. Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare): fons Pirene, Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23: litus, Tac. A. 5, 10.—Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc.