imitamentum
From LSJ
μέγα γὰρ τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης κράτος → great is the power of the country that controls the sea, control of the sea is a great thing, the dominion of the sea is a great matter, the rule of the sea is a great matter, the rule of the sea is indeed a great matter, control of the sea is a paramount advantage
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĭmĭtāmentum: i, n. id.,
I imitation; abstr. and concr. (post-Aug.): simulacrum imitamenti Olympiaci Jovis, the statue, Amm. 22, 13, 1.—In plur.: tristitiae, acts in imitation of, Tac. A. 13, 4: veterum Romanorum, id. ib. 14, 57: opplevit omnia non simulacris neque imitamentis, sed luctu atque lamentis veris, Gell. 7, 5, 7.
