quinquertium

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αἵματος κρατῆρα πολιτικοῦ στῆσαι → serve up a big bowl of citizen blood

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

quinquertĭum: ii, n. quinque-ars,
I the five sorts of bodily exercises for youth (discus, cursus, saltus, lucta, jaculatio): quinquertium vocabant antiqui, quem Graeci πένταθλον> . . . Livius quoque (Andron.) ipsos athletas sic nominat: quinquertiones praeco in medium vocat, Fest. p. 257 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 256 ib.

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