spectamen
ἔτυχες εἰς τὴν μάχην ὑπὸ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ πεμφθεὶς → you happened to be sent into the battle by the general
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
spectāmen: ĭnis, n. specto. *
I = specimen, a mark, sign, proof: spectamen bono servo id est, Ut absente ero rem sui eri diligenter Tutetur, Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 1.—
II = spectaculum, a sight, scene, spectacle (Appuleian): miserum funestumque spectamen aspexi, App. M. 4, p. 151, 35: novum et memorandum, id. ib. 7, p. 193, 23.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
spectāmĕn, ĭnis, n. (specto),
1 preuve, indice : Pl. Men. 966
2 spectacle : Apul. M. 4, 20.
Latin > German (Georges)
spectāmen, inis, n. (specto), I) die Probe, der Prüfstein, Plaut. Men. 966. – dah. a) die Bewährung, das Erprobtsein, morum, Prud. psych. 913. – b) der Beweis, geometrica spectamina, Gromat vet. 61, 13. – II) der Anblick, das Schauspiel, Apul. met. 4, 20 u. 7, 13: iucunda spectamini, Claud. Mam. de stat. anim. 2, 12, 7.
Latin > English
spectamen spectaminis N N :: mark; sign; sight, scene
