historicus
τὸ πολὺ τοῦ βίου ἐν δικαστηρίοις φεύγων τε καὶ διώκων κατατρίβομαι → waste the greater part of one's life in courts either as plaintiff or defendant
Latin > English
historicus historica, historicum ADJ :: historical
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
histŏrĭcus: a, um, adj., = ἱστορικός,
I of or belonging to history, historical.
I Adj.: earum rerum historiam non tam historico quam oratorio genere perscripsit, Cic. Brut. 83, 286; cf. Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 8: sermo, Cic. Or. 36, 124: fides, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 42: nitor, Quint. 10, 1, 33: prosopopœïae, id. 3, 8, 53: lingua, Sen. Q. N. 1, 13 fin.: homines litterati et historici, versed in history, Cic. Mur. 7, 16: fides, credibility, Aug. Civ. Dei, 15, 9; id. Ep. 143, 12; Vop. Aur. 35.—
II Subst.: histŏrĭcus, i, m., one versed in history or who makes historical researches; a writer of history, historian: oratores et philosophi et poëtae et historici, Cic. Top. 20, 78; Quint. 1, 6, 2; 11; 2, 4, 9; 10, 2, 21; 12, 11, 17 et saep.: Pelopidas, magis historicis quam vulgo notus, Nep. Pelop. 1, 1: quis dabit historico, quantum daret acta legenti? Juv. 7, 104.—Adv.: histŏrĭcē, historically: descriptiones locorum non historice tantum, sed prope poëtice prosequi fas est, Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 5; Hier. Galat. 10, 9, 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
histŏrĭcus,¹² a, um (ἱστορικός), d’histoire ou d’historien, historique : genus historicum Cic. Br. 286 et sermo historicus Cic. Or. 124, style historique || qui s’occupe d’histoire : homines historici Cic. Mur. 16 || histŏrĭcus, ī, m., historien : Cic. Top. 78 ; de Or. 2, 59.
Latin > German (Georges)
historicus, a, um (ἱστορικός), geschichtlich, genus, Cic.: fides, Ov. u. Donat. (bei Cic. historiae fides): scriptor, Amm.: uti historicā linguā, Sen.: historico nitore, Quint. – subst., historicus, ī, m., der Geschichtsforscher, Geschichtskundige, Geschichtschreiber, Cic. u.a.: historicorum more scribere m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Plin. ep. Vgl. Bremi Nep. Pelop. 1, 1.
