Proculus
Τοὺς δούλους ἔταξεν ὡρισμένου νομίσματος ὁμιλεῖν ταῖς θεραπαινίσιν → He arranged for his male slaves to have sex with female slaves at a fixed price (Plutarch, Life of Cato the Elder 21.2)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Prŏcŭlus: i, m.,
I a Roman surname: Proculum inter cognomina eum dicunt, qui natus est patre peregrinante a patriā procul. Proculos sunt qui credant ideo dictos, quia patribus senibus quasi procul progressā aetate nati sunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 225 Müll.—Esp.,
1 Proculus, a Roman senator, to whom Romulus is said to have imparted his desire to be worshipped as Quirinus, Cic. Rep. 2, 10, 20; id. Leg. 1, 1, 3; Liv 1, 16.—
2 A celebrated Roman jurist, whose disciples are called Prŏcŭ-lĭāni or Prŏcŭleiāni, Dig. 37, 14, 17; 1, 2, 2, § 53.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Prŏcŭlus,¹¹ ī, m.,
1 Proculus Julius, qui, après la mort de Romulus, affirma qu’il lui était apparu sur la colline, appelée plus tard le mont Quirinal : Cic. Rep. 2, 20
2 célèbre jurisconsulte, préfet du prétoire, sous Othon
