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|lshtext=<b>classĭcus</b>: a, um, adj. [[classis]],<br /><b>I</b> of or belonging to a [[classis]].<br /><b>I</b> To a [[class]] or [[division]] of the Roman [[people]]; [[only]] transf., belonging to the [[first]] [[class]], of the [[highest]] [[class]]: classici dicebantur non omnes qui in [[quinque]] classibus erant, sed primi [[tantum]] [[classis]] homines (opp. classem, [[infra]]), Cat. ap. Gell. 6 (7), 13, 1; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 113, 12: testes classici, id. ib. p. 56, 15.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Trop., of the [[highest]] [[rank]], classical, [[superior]], [[standard]]: [[classicus]] adsiduusque [[aliquis]] [[scriptor]], non [[proletarius]], Gell. 19, 8, 15.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> Subst.: classĭcus, i, m., he [[that]] [[summons]] the classes of citizens to the Comitia: in Arce [[classicus]] oanat tum circumque moeros, Comment. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 92 Müll.—<br /><b>II</b> To the [[military]] and [[naval]] forces (v. [[infra]]; and cf. [[classis]], I. B.), [[but]] in [[use]] [[only]] in the [[sense]] of or belonging to the [[fleet]]: classicos milites, Liv. 21, 61, 2; 26, 48, 12: bella, [[naval]], Prop. 2, 1, 28: [[certamen]], Vell. 2, 85, 2: [[corona]] = [[navalis]], id. 2, 81, 2.—Hence,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Subst.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; classĭcum, i, n., a [[field]] or [[battle]]-[[signal]] [[upon]] the [[trumpet]]: [[classicum]] cecinit, Liv. 28, 27, 15: [[classicum]] canere jubet, Tac. A. 2, 32; cf.: [[classicum]] cani jubet, Caes. B. C. 3, 82: classico ad contionem convocat, Liv. 7, 36, 9: cum [[silentium]] classico fecisset, id. 2, 45, 12: classica sonant, Verg. A. 7, 637: [[neque]] excitatur classico [[miles]] truci, Hor. Epod. 2, 5; Suet. Caes. 32; id. Vit. 11; Quint. 2, 11, 4; Luc. 4, 186 al.— Since [[only]] the [[leader]] commanded it to be given: [[classicum]] [[praetorium]] (al. [[praeconium]]), Prop. 3 (4), 3, 41; cf. Caes. l. l.; Liv. 28, 27, 15; Veg. Mil. 2, 22.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Meton]]., the [[war]]-[[trumpet]]: [[necdum]] [[etiam]] audierant inflari classica, Verg. G. 2, 539; Tib. 1, 1, 4. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Subst.: classĭci, ōrum, m., marines, Tac. H. 1, 36; 2, 11; 2, 17; 2, 22; 2, 67; 3, 55.—Also mariners, seamen, Curt. 4, 3, 18.