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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>Cĕlĕres</b>: um, = Κέλερες [[cello]], those [[who]] are [[prominent]] in [[position]], = celsi; acc. to [[some]] from κελης, [[eques]], the orig. [[general]] [[name]] for<br /><b>I</b> patricians or knights, Plin. 33, 2, 9, § 35; Paul. ex Fest. p. 42 (cf. Nieb. Röm. Gesch. 1, p. 367 sq.; O. Müll. Etrusk. 1, p. 382; and v. [[Trossuli]] and Flexuntes); in [[particular]], the [[body]]-[[guard]] of the [[king]], Liv. 1, 15, 8; 1, 59, 7; Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 15; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 11, 603, and Nieb. and Müll. [[above]] cited.—In sing.: Cĕler, ĕris, m., the [[chief]] of the [[Celeres]], Ov. F. 4, 837; Paul. ex Fest. l. l.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>Cĕlĕrēs</b>,¹⁵ um, m., Célères [300 cavaliers qui formaient la garde de [[Romulus]] : Liv. 1, 15, 8.
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{{Georges
|georg=Celerēs, um, m. ([[κέλης]], der [[Renner]]), [[angeblich]] [[Name]] der 300 [[Krieger]], die die berittene [[Leibwache]] [[des]] [[Romulus]] bildeten, Liv. 1, 15, 8; richtiger [[Name]] der alten röm. [[Ritter]], [[als]] [[Kern]] [[des]] Heeres, in [[drei]] Zenturien, [[einer]] [[Zenturie]] der [[Ramnes]], [[einer]] der [[Tities]], [[einer]] der [[Luceres]], an deren [[Spitze]] [[einer]] der [[drei]] alten Tribunen, der Tribunus Celerum (s. tribūnus), stand, Plin. 33, 35. Paul. ex [[Fest]]. 55, 2.
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