Persae

Persae, ārum, m., = Πέρσαι,

• the Persians, originally the inhabitants of the country of Persis, afterwards of the great kingdom of Persia, Plaut. Curc. 3, 1, 72 (442); Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 15; id. Tusc. 1, 45, 108; id. Brut. 10, 41; id. Off. 3, 11, 48 et saep.—In sing. in the Gr. form: Perses, ae, m. (ante- and post-class. Persa), Cic. Tusc. 1, 42, 101; id. Rep. 1, 27, 43; Quint. 3, 7, 21; Nep. Reg. 1, 4; Curt. 6, 2, 11; Vulg. Dan. 13, 65.—Form Persa, Plaut. Pers. 4, 5, 4 (676); Amm.23, 6, 79; Veg. Mil. 3 epil.; Ven. Fort. Carm. 5, 6, 208. —Also, the name of a comedy by Plautus, the Persian.—
• • B Transf.
  • • 1 Persia: in Persas est profectus, to the Persians, i. e. to Persia, Nep. Pelop. 4 fin.—
    • 2 Poet., the Parthians, Hor. C. 1, 2, 22; 3, 5, 4.—Hence,
  • C Persis, ĭdis, f., the country of Persis, between Caramania, Media, and Susiana, now Fars or Farsistan, Mel. 1, 2, 4; 3, 8, 5; Curt. 5, 4, 4 sqq.; Verg. G. 4, 290; Nep. Them. 10, 1; Ov. A. A. 1, 225; Luc. 2, 258. —In the Lat. form: Persĭa, ae, f., Persia, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 28 (497).—
  • • 2 Adj., Persian (poet.): rates, Ov. A. A. 1, 172.—Subst., a Persian woman, Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 51.—
  • D Persĭcus, a, um, adj., Persian, Persic: mare, Mel. 1, 2, 1; Plin. 6, 13, 16, § 41; 6, 26, 29, § 114: sinus, id. 6, 26, 29, § 115: regna, Juv. 14, 328: portus, in the Euboean Sea, where the Persian fleet was stationed, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 248 (400) and 256; cf. Fest. p. 217 Müll.: Persica malus, a peach-tree, Macr. S. 2, 15; also called Persica arbor, Plin. 13, 9, 17, § 60: Persici apparatus, poet. for splendid, luxurious, Hor. C. 1, 38, 1.—Absol.: Per-sĭcus, i, f., a peach-tree, Col. 5, 10, 20; 9, 4, 3; Pall. 1, 3.—Hence, subst.
  • • 1 Persĭ-cum, i, n., a peach, Plin. 15, 11, 12, § 42; Mart. 13, 46.—
    • 2 Persĭcē, ēs, f. (Gr Περσική): porticus, lit. a portico in Lacedaemon, built out of spoils taken from the Persians; hence, a gallery in Brutus's country-seat, named after it, Cic. Att. 15, 9, 1.—
    • 3 Per-sĭca, ōrum, n., Persian history: ex Dionis Persicis, Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46.—Adv.: Persĭcē, in Persian: loqui, Quint. 11, 2, 50.

Persae, ārum, m. (Πέρσαι), die Perser, die Bewohner der Landschaft Persia od. Persis, dann übh. des ganzen persischen Reiches, oft b. Cic. u.a.: meton. = Persien, in Persas proficisci, Nep. Pelop. 4, 3; poet. = die Parther, Hor. carm. 3, 5, 4. – Sing. Persēs, ae, m. (Πέρσης), Cic. de rep. 1, 43: Perses hostis, Cic. Tusc. 1, 101: vir Perses, Quint. 3, 7, 21: Perses nemo, Nep. regg. 1, 4: Dat., ne Persae quidem cuiquam tolerabile, Cic. ad Att. 10, 8, 2. – ältere u. spät. Form Persa, ae, m., Plaut. Pers. 676. Amm. 23, 6, 79. Veget. mil. 3. epil. Ven. Fort. carm. 5, 6, 218: kollektiv, inquies Persa, Amm. 19, 5, 1: Achaemenius Persa, Sidon. carm. 2, 51. – Dav.: A) Persēus, a, um, persisch, antrum, Stat. Theb. 1, 719: Babylon, Lucan. 4, 449: arbor, der Pfirsischbaum, Plin. 13, 60 M. (Detl. Persica): ders. bl. Persea, ae, f., Plin. 13. 63. – B) Persis, idis u. idos, Akk. idem u. ida, Akk. Plur. idas, f. (Περσίς), 1) adi. persisch, rates, Ov. art. am. 1, 172. – 2) subst.: a) die Perserin, Claud. laud. Stil. 1, 57. Vulg. Roman. 16, 12. – b) das Perserland, Persien, im engeren Sinne die Landschaft Persis, zwischen Karmanien, Medien u. Susiana, j. Fars od. Farsistan, Mela 1, 2, 4 (2. § 12). Curt. 5, 4 (13), 4 sqq. Nep. Them. 10, 1. Verg. georg. 4, 290. – lat. Nbf. Persia, ae, f., Plaut. Pers. 498. – C) Persicus, a, um (Περσικός), persisch, Hor.: servitus, Sen.: Persica, ōrum, n., persische Geschichte, Cic.: P. malus, Plin. u. Macr., subst. bl. Persicus, ī, f., Colum., der Pfirsichbaum: arbor Persici, Lampr.: malum Persicum, Plin.: u. subst. bl. Persicum, ī, n., der Pfirsich, Plin. u.a.: portus P., das Meer bei Euböa, wo die persische Flotte gestanden, Plaut.: Persice (Περσική) porticus, eig. in Lazedämon, von persischer Beute erbaut: dann mit Anspielung eine Galerie auf Brutus' Landgute, Cic. – Adv. Persicē, persisch, Quint. 11, 2, 50.

Persæ, (9) ārum, m. (Πέρσαι), les Perses [peuple de lʼAsie centrale] Cic. Rep. 3, 15 ; Tusc. 1, 108 || [poét.] les Parthes : Hor. O. 1, 2, 22.

Persae ārum, m

• , Πέρσαι, the Persians, S., C., N., H.—The Parthians, H.

Persae

(Πέρσαι). A play of Aeschylus first produced in B.C. 472, in a tetralogy of which the other three plays were the Phineus, Glaucus Pontius, and Prometheus Πυρκαεύς. The plot deals with the time of the Second Persian War, and the scene is laid at Susa. Separate edition by Prickard (1885).