Velabrum
Velabrum, a street of Rome on the Aventine Mount, frequented by dealers in oil and cheese
Vēlābrum, i, n.
- A street in Rome on the Aventine Hill, between the Vicus Tuscus and the Forum Boarium, where especially oil-dealers and cheesemongers sold their wares, Varr. L. L. 5, § 43 sq. Müll.; Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 29 (489); id. Curc. 4, 1, 22 (483); Hor. S. 2, 3, 229; Tib. 2, 5, 33; Prop. 4 (5), 9, 5; Ov. F. 6, 405.— Hence, Vēlābrensis, e, adj., of or belonging to the Velabrum, Velabrian: caseus, Mart. 13, 32, 2; cf. id. 11, 52, 10.—
- II Velabrum Minus, a small street in Rome, Varr. L. L. 5, § 156 Müll.
2. Vēlābrum, ī, n., das Velabrum, a) maius, der zwischen dem vicus Tuscus u. dem forum boarium liegende Teil der Tiefe am Aventin, Verkaufsplatz aller feinen Tafelgenüsse, dah. auch Standort der Mietköche usw., wo die Ölverkäufer u. Käsehändler usw. feil hatten, Varro LL. 5, 43 u. 44. Plaut. capt. 489; Curc. 483. Hor. sat. 2, 3, 229. Suet. Caes. 37, 2. – b) minus, in der Gegend der Carinae, Varro LL. 5, 156. – dah. von beiden Plur. Velabra, Prop. 4, 9, 5. Ov. fast. 6, 405. Vgl. Jordan Topographie der Stadt Rom 1, 1. S. 194 f. – Dav. Vēlābrēnsis, e, velabrensisch, caseus, Mart. 13, 32, 2: massa recocta foco Velabrensi, v. Käse, Mart. 11, 52, 10.
2 Vēlābrum, (13) ī, n. , le Vélabre [quartier de Rome, où se tenait le marché dʼhuile et de comestibles] : Pl. Capt. 489 ; Varro L. 5, 43 ; Hor. S. 2, 3, 229 || -brēnsis, e, du Vélabre : Mart. 13, 32, 2 || Velabrum minus Varro L. 5, 156, le petit Vélabre [près des Carènes] : dʼoù le pl. Velabra Prop. 4, 9, 5 ; Ov. F. 6, 405, les deux Vélabres.
Vēlābrum ī, n
- a street of Rome on the Aventine Mount, frequented by dealers in oil and cheese, H.—Plur.(poet.), O.
Velābrum
A district in Rome, originally a morass, on the western slope of the Palatine Hill, between the Vicus Tuscus and the Forum Boarium. See Roma.