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Φιλοκαλοῦμέν τε γὰρ μετ' εὐτελείας καὶ φιλοσοφοῦμεν ἄνευ μαλακίας → Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not makes us soft.

Τhucydides, 2.40.1

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

con-tŭbernĭum: ii, n. taberna.
I Abstr.
   A In milit. lang. (cf. contubernalis, I.).
   1    Tent-companionship, a dwelling together in a tent: legionum, with the legions, Tac. A. 1, 41; id. H. 2, 80.—
   b Concr., a body of soldiers occupying a tent together, a mess, squad: erant decani decem militibus propositi, qui nunc caput contubernii vocantur, Veg. Mil. 2, 8; 2, 13.—
   2    The intercourse of a young man and the general accompanied by him in war, attendance, Cic. Planc. 11, 27; Sall. J. 64, 4; Liv. 42, 11, 7; Tac. Agr. 5 al.—
   B Transf. from the sphere of milit. operations.
   1    The accompanying, attendance (of teachers, friends, etc.), Suet. Aug. 89; id. Tib. 14; 56; Tac. Or. 5 al.—
   2    In partic.,
   (a)    The marriage of slaves, Col. 12, 1, 2; Curt. 5, 5, 20; Dig. 40, 4, 59.—
   (b)    Ironically, in distinction from conubium: contubernium muliebris militiae, concubinage, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 40, § 104; Petr. 92, 4; Suet. Caes. 49 al. —
   b Of animals, a dwelling together, Phaedr. 2, 4, 4; cf.: si hominis contubernium passa est (bestia immanis), Sen. Ira, 3, 8, 2.— *
   c Trop.: felicitatis et moderationis dividuum contubernium est, dwell not, exist not together, Val. Max. 9, 5 fin.—
II Concr. (acc. to I. A. and B.).
   A A common wartent, Caes. B. C. 3, 76; Tac. A. 1, 17; 1, 41 al.—
   B Transf., the dwelling of different persons, Suet. Calig. 10; 22; id. Ner. 34.—
   2    The dwelling of a couple who are slaves, a slave dwelling, Tac. H. 1, 43; 3, 74.—
   3    Of bees, Plin. 11, 11, 10, § 26.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

contŭbernĭum,¹⁰ ĭī, n. (cum, taberna),
1 camaraderie entre soldats qui logent sous la même tente : Tac. Ann. 1, 41, 3 || vie commune d’un jeune homme avec un général auquel il est attaché : Cic. Planc. 27 ; Liv. 42, 11, 7 ; contubernio patris militabat Sall. J. 64, 4, il servait en qualité d’attaché à son père
2 commerce, société, intimité, liaison d’amitié : per contubernium Arei philosophi Suet. Aug. 89, 1, grâce à la fréquentation du philosophe Aréus ; contubernium hominis Sen. Ira 3, 8, 2, la cohabitation avec l’homme || [en part.] cohabitation, concubinage : Col. Rust. 12, 1, 2 ; Dig. 40, 4, 59 || [fig.] felicitatis et moderationis dividuum contubernium est Val. Max. 9, 5, le bonheur et la modération n’habitent pas ensemble
3 tente commune : Cæs. C. 3, 76, 3 ; tente : progrediuntur contuberniis Tac. Ann. 1, 41, 1, ils sortent de leurs tentes || logement commun : Suet. Nero 34, 1 || logement d’esclaves : Tac. H. 1, 43 || alvéole des abeilles : Plin. 11, 26.