pyrgus
κράτιστοι δ᾽ ἂν τὴν ψυχὴν δικαίως κριθεῖεν οἱ τά τε δεινὰ καὶ ἡδέα σαφέστατα γιγνώσκοντες καὶ διὰ ταῦτα μὴ ἀποτρεπόμενοι ἐκ τῶν κινδύνων → the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it | and they are most rightly reputed valiant who, though they perfectly apprehend both what is dangerous and what is easy, are never the more thereby diverted from adventuring
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pyrgus: i, m., = πύργος,>
I a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board, hollow and having steps inside, through which the dice were thrown upon the board (pure Lat. turricula), Sid. Ep. 8, 12 (in Hor. S. 2, 7, 17, called phimus; v. phimus).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) pyrgus, ī, m. (πύργος), petite tour avec des étages à travers lesquels dégringolaient les dés ; par ext.] cornet, v. phimus : Sid. Ep. 8, 12.
Latin > German (Georges)
pyrgus, ī, m. (πύργος), I) der inwendig hohle u. mit Stufen versehene kleine hölzerne Turm an der Seite des Spielbrettes, durch den man die in dem Becher (fritillus) geschüttelten Würfel über die Stufen herab auf das Spielbrett warf, Sidon. epist. 8, 12, 5. – II) eine Kirche mit Emporen, Corp. inscr. Lat. 11, 266.
