bitumineus

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

Latin > English

bitumineus bituminea, bitumineum ADJ :: of/connected with bitumen (generic name for various hydrocarbons)

bĭtūmĭnĕus: a, um, adj. bitumen,
I consisting of bitumen, bituminous: vires, a poet. circumlocution for bitumen, Ov. M. 15, 350.

bĭtūmĭnĕus, a, um, de bitume : Ov. M. 15, 350.

bitūmineus, a, um (bitumen), aus Erdharz bestehend, erdharzig, vires b. (poet. für bitumen), Ov. met. 15, 350: aqua quasi bit., Rufin. hist. monach. 29.