ἀναγκαίως δ' ἔχει βίον θερίζειν ὥστε κάρπιμον στάχυν, καὶ τὸν μὲν εἶναι, τὸν δὲ μή → But it is our inevitable lot to harvest life like a fruitful crop, for one of us to live, one not. (Euripides, Hypsipyle fr. 60.94ff.)
crŏcōtŭla: ae, f.
dim. crocota,
I a saffron-colored court-robe (for women), Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 47; Verg. Cat. 5, 21.