Petreius
τὸ κατὰ τὴν τῆς αὑτοῦ ψυχῆς ἐπίταξιν τὰ γιγνόμενα γίγνεσθαι, μάλιστα μὲν ἅπαντα, εἰ δὲ μή, τά γε ἀνθρώπινα → the desire that, if possible, everything,—or failing that, all that is humanly possible—should happen in accordance with the demands of one's own heart
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Petrēĭus: i, m.,
I name of a Roman gens. —So, esp, a lieutenant of Pompey in the civil war, Caes. B. C. 1, 38; 63; cf. Cic. Att. 8, 2, 3. He is probably the same person with M. Petrejus, lieutenant of the consul C. Antonius, who defeated the followers of Catiline at Fœsulœ, A. U. C. 692; Cic. Sest. 5, 12; Sall. C. 59, 5 sq.—Hence,
A Petrēius, a, um, adj., Petreian; here prob. belongs: petreia vocabatur, quae pompam praecedens in coloniis aut municipiis imitabatur anum ebriam, ab agri vitio, scilicet petris, appellata, Paul. ex Fest. p. 243, 5 Müll.; cf. Fest. p. 242, 14 ib.—
B Petrēiānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Petreius, Petreian: auxilium, Auct. B. Afr. 19.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Pĕtreius,¹¹ ī, m., lieutenant du consul Antonius, défit Catilina à Pistoie (auj. Pistoia en Toscane) ; plus tard lieutenant de Pompée en Espagne, fut vaincu par César à Thapsus et se donna la mort : Cic. Sest. 12 ; Sall. C. 19, 5 || -iānus, a, um, de Pétréius : B. Afr. 19, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
Petrēius, iī, m., M., Anhänger der Optimatenpartei, später Legat des Pompejus, s. Orelli Onomast. Tull. p. 450. – Dav. Petrēiānus, a, um, petrejanisch, des Petrejus, auxilium, Auct. b. Afr. 19, 6.
