curriculum
διὰ χαρίτων γίγνεσθαί τινι → be pleasing to one
Latin > English
curriculum curriculi N N :: act of running; race; lap, track; chariot; course of action/heavenly bodies
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
currĭcŭlum: i, n. id.,
I a running, course, race.
I Lit.
A In gen. (mostly ante-class.): conicere se in curriculum, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 91; cf.: pedes in curriculum conferre, Varr. ap. Non. p. 263, 6: facere unum curriculum, Plaut. Trin. 4, 4, 11; cf.: ita celeri curriculo fui propere a portu, id. Stich. 2, 2, 13.—
(b) Abl. curriculo adverb., in a quick course, at full speed, swiftly, hastily, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 12; id. Most. 2, 1, 15; 3, 3, 26; id. Mil. 2, 6, 43; Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 11 al.—
B In partic., a running on a wager, a race: athletae se in curriculo exercentes, Cic. Sen. 9, 27; id. Leg. 2, 9, 22; id. Mur. 27, 57; Liv. 44, 9; Hor. C. 1, 1, 3; Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 36 al.: equorum, Liv. 45, 33, 5.—
II Meton.
A A race-ground, course, career. *
1 Lit.: solis et lunae, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 198, 29.—Far more freq.,
2 Trop.: exiguum nobis vitae curriculum natura circumscripsit, immensum gloriae, Cic. Rab. Perd. 10, 30; cf.: vivendi a naturā datum conficere, id. Univ. 12: curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum, id. Or. 3, 12: me ex constituto spatio defensionis in semihorae curriculum coëgisti, id. Rab. Perd. 2, 6; so, consuetudinis, id. Lael. 12, 40: laudis, Quint. 12, 2, 31: hae sunt exercitationes ingenii, haec curricula mentis, Cic. Sen. 11, 38: petitionis, id. Mur. 22, 46: omne industriae nostrae, id. Phil. 7, 3, 7; cf.: nec in quadrigis eum secundum numeraverim ... nec in oratoribus, qui tantum absit a primo, vix ut in eodem curriculo esse videatur, id. Brut. 47, 173.—
b The time of the annual circuit of the sun, a year, Prud. στεφ. 3 (al. 9), 11.—
B A race-chariot (post-Aug.), Tac. A. 14, 14; 15, 44 fin.; *Suet. Calig. 19.—
2 For a chariot, in gen.: equi turbati in amnem praecipitavere curricula, Curt. 8, 14, 8: Mettum Fufetium equis ad curriculum ex utrāque parte deligatum distraxit, Varr. ap. Non. p. 287, 22.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
currĭcŭlum,¹² ī, n. (curro),
1 course : curriculum facere unum Pl. Trin. 1103, ne faire qu’une course, courir tout d’une traite ; curriculo Pl. Mil. 522 ; Ter. Haut. 733, en courant, à la course
2 [en part.] lutte à la course : Cic. Leg. 2, 22 ; quadrigarum curriculum Cic. Mur. 57, course de chars, cf. Hor. O. 1, 1, 3
3 endroit où l’on court, carrière, lice, hippodrome : tantum abest a primo, vix ut in eodem curriculo esse videatur Cic. Br. 173, il est si loin du premier qu’à peine il semble courir dans la même lice, cf. CM 27 || [fig.] curriculum vitæ Cic. Rab. perd. 30, ou vivendi Cic. Tim. 12, la carrière de la vie ; curricula mentis Cic. CM 38, la carrière où s’exerce la pensée ; curriculum industriæ nostræ Cic. Phil. 7, 7, le champ de mon activité
4 char employé dans les jeux du cirque, char de course : Tac. Ann. 14, 14 || char, char de guerre : Varr. d. Non. 287, 22 ; Cic. Har. 21 ; Curt. 8, 14, 8.
Latin > German (Georges)
curriculum, ī, n. (curro), I) aktiv: 1) abstr. = der Lauf, a) übh., nur bei den Komik. und zwar im Abl. curriculo = eilends u. jagends (s. Brix Plaut. mil. 522. Lorenz Plaut. most. 349. Wagner u. Westerh. Ter. heaut. 733), zB. abi ad litus curriculo, Plaut.: curriculo percurrere, Ter. – b) insbes.: α) der Wettlauf zu Fuß, zu Pferd u. zu Wagen, das Wettrennen (griech. δρόμος), ludis publicis, quod sine curriculo et sine certa-tione corporum fiat (insofern bei ihnen nicht Wettrennen u. Wettkampf stattfindet), popularem laetitiam in cantu et fidibus et tibiis moderanto, Cic.: nam semel quadrigis semel desultore misso vix unius horae tempus utrumque curriculum complebat, Liv.: spectaculo fuit ei quae venerat turbae non scaenicum magis ludicrum, non certamina hominum aut curricula equorum, quam praeda Macedonica omnis, Liv., u. der einzelne Umlauf, curricula ludorom circensium sollemnia septem esse. Gell.: ovum, quod ludis circensibus novissimi curriculi finem facit quadrigis, Varro: curricula numerare, Liv. – β) der Lauf, Umlauf, Kreislauf der Weltkörper usw., c. solis et lunae, Cic.: c. lunae, lunare, Gell. – medio noctis abactae curriculo, Verg.: curriculum numquam sedare, Cic. poët. – 2) konkr. = der Wagen, a) übh.: Mettium Fufetium equis ad curriculum ex utraque parte deligatum distraxit, Varro de vit. P. R. 1. fr. 6 K. (bei Non. 287, 22). – b) insbes.: α) der Rennwagen zum Wettrennen im Zirkus, c. biiuge famosorum equorum, Suet.: c. quadrigarum, Cic.: insistere curriculo quadrigarum, Tac.: in curriculum quadrigarum incurrere (anrennen), Cic.: curriculo pulverem Olympicum colligere, Hor.: excussi a reda vel curriculo, Scrib. Larg. – β) der Streitwagen, Kampfwagen, equi turbati in amnem praecipitavere curricula, Curt. 8, 14 (47), 8. – II) passiv = die Laufbahn, Rennbahn, athletae se in curriculo exercentes, Cic. – oft im Bilde, in artis curriculum descendere (neben in stadium artis rhetoricae prodire), Cornif. rhet.: hae sunt exercitationes ingenii, haec curricula mentis, Cic.: deflexit iam aliquantum de spatio curriculoque (aus der Bahn u. aus dem Geleise) consuetudo maiorum, Cic.: me ex conftituto spatio defensionis in semihorae curriculum coëgisti, Cic. – bes. von der Laufbahn des Lebens usw., exiguum vitae curriculum natura circumscripsit, immensum gloriae, Cic.: recte et honeste curriculum vivendi a natura datum conficere, Cic.: versari in suo vetere curriculo, Cic. – / Nbf. curriculus, Charis. 77, 11 (Demin. v. currus, kleines Fahrzeug); vgl. Caper (VII) 109, 4 sq. Non. 263, 1. Gramm. inc. de dub. nom. (V) 576, 4 (nach dem Cicero curriculos u. curricula gebraucht haben soll).
