equuleus
δόξειε δ' ἂν τῆς κυριωτάτης καὶ μάλιστα ἀρχιτεκτονικῆς. τοιαύτη δ' ἡ πολιτικὴ φαίνεται → It would seem to belong to the most authoritative art and that which is most truly the master art. And politics appears to be of this nature.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĕquŭlĕus: or ĕcŭlĕus, i, m.
dim. equus,
I a young horse, a colt, foal.
I Lit., Varr., Pompon., and Cic. ap. Non. 105, 11 sq.; Liv. 31, 12.—
II Transf.
A Eculeos argenteos nobilis aufert, horses wrought in silver, works of art, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 42; cf. the sarcastic pun: jactabit se et in his equitabit equuleis, Emi, pecuniam solvi, on these hobbies, id. ib. § 43.—
B As an instrument of torture, a wooden rack in the shape of a horse, Cic. Mil. 21 fin.; id. Poët. Tusc. 3, 28, 67; Curt. 6, 10, 10; Sen. Ep. 67; Amm. 14, 5; Prud. στεφ. 10, 109 al.
