Celeres

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κύματα θαρσαλέως ποντοπόρει βιότου → the waves of life make bold furrows, travel boldly over the waves of life

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Cĕlĕres: um, = Κέλερες cello, those who are prominent in position, = celsi; acc. to some from κελης, eques, the orig. general name for
I 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.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Cĕlĕrēs,¹⁵ um, m., Célères [300 cavaliers qui formaient la garde de Romulus : Liv. 1, 15, 8.

Latin > German (Georges)

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.