Fibrenus
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Fībrēnus: i, m.,
I a small river in Latium, near Arpinum, that flowed around a country seat of Cicero, still called Fibreno or Fiume della Posta, Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 1; 2, 3, 6; Sil. 8, 401.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Fibrēnus, ī, m., rivière du Latium [auj. Fibreno] : Cic. Leg. 2, 1 ; 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
Fibrēnus, ī, m., ein Fluß in Latium bei Arpinum, der durch Ciceros Landgut floß, dort eine Insel bildete und sich dann in den Liris ergoß, noch j. Fibreno, Cic. de legg. 2, 1 u. 6. Sil. 8, 399.
