hastatus

hastātus, a, um, adj. [hasta, I. A.], armed with a spear.

• I In gen. (very rare): Bellona, Stat. Th. 2, 718: prima utcumque acies hastata: ceteris praeusta aut brevia tela, Tac. A. 2, 14: currum decem milia hastatorum sequebantur, Curt. 3, 3, 10; 4, 15, 7.—
• II In partic., milit. t. t.: hastāti, ōrum, m., the first line of a Roman army drawn up in order of battle (behind them were the Principes and Triarii): hastati dicti qui primi hastis pugnabant, Varr. L. L. 5, § 89 Müll.: hastati spargunt hastas, Enn. ap. Macr. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 287 Vahl.); so Liv. 8, 8, 6; 22, 5; Veg. Mil. 1, 20 al.; cf. Dict. of Antiq.—The hastati were divided into ten ordines (companies), Ov. F. 3, 128.—Hence,
• • B Transf.: primus, secundus, etc., ordo hastatus, and more freq. absol.: primus, secundus, etc., hastatus, the first, second, etc., company of hastati: in eo exercitu miles gregarius fui: tertio anno virtutis causa, mihi T. Quintius decimum ordinem hastatum assignavit, i. e. made me captain of the tenth (last) company, Liv. 42, 34, 5: cum signifer primi hastati signum non posset movere loco, Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77; cf. id. ib. 2, 31, 67: signifer secundi hastati, Liv. 26, 5 fin.—Hence, transf.,
  • • 2 (Ellipt. for centurio ordinis hastati primus, secundus, etc., hastatus.) The captain of the first, second, etc., company, Veg. Mil. 2, 8: Q. Fulginius ex primo hastato, late first centurio (i. e. who had been discharged as first centurio, and then served as evocatus), Caes. B. C. 1, 46, 4.—
    • • b κατʼ ἐξοχήν, hastatus, i, m., the captain of the first company, Flor. 1, 18; Inscr. Orell. 3455.

hastātus, a, um (hasta), mit einem Wurfspieße versehen, -bewaffnet, I) adi.: acies, Tac.: Bellona, Sil. – II) subst. hastātī, ōrum, m., A) mit Speeren Bewaffnete, Speerträger, Curt. 3, 3 [8], 20. – B) insbes., die Hastaten der röm. Legion, die im Treffen das erste Glied bildeten u. aus zehn Kompanien bestanden, Liv. u.a. – dah.: a) primus hastatus (sc. ordo), die erste Kompanie der Hastaten, Cic., Caes. u.a.: so auch secundus h., Liv.: u. vollst. decumus ordo hastatus, Liv. – b) primus (secundus) hastatus (sc. centurio), der Hauptmann der ersten (zweiten) Kompanie der Hastaten, Veget. mil. 2, 8: centurio hastatus primus leg. IIII., Corp. inscr. Lat. 2, 1681: adstato (so!) et principi et primipilo leg. VII. gem., ibid. 11, 5215.

1 hastatus [CL] , equipped w. spear. angelorum fretus suffragio qui ~i et scutati famulo Dei praesidium laturi venisse leguntur Aldh. VirgP 26; ~us, hastam gestans Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 277.

2 hastatus [Prov. astat; cf. 1 hasta] , measure of land (Gasc.). 1316 in seisina ‥ xij as[t]at’ de quadam placea quam tenent in Burdegala RGasc IV 1588 (cf. AncPet 15517: xij astatz).

hastātus, (12) a, um (hasta), armé dʼun javelot : prima acies hastata Tac. Ann. 2, 14, la première ligne était armée de javelines ; ordo hastatus Liv. 42, 34, 5, compagnie de hastats || primus hastatus [s.-ent. ordo ] Cic. Div. 1, 77, première compagnie de hastats, cf. Div. 2, 67 ; Liv. 26, 5 || primus hastatus [s.-ent. centurio ] Veg. Mil. 2, 8, centurion de la première compagnie des hastats || hastātī, ōrum, m. , les hastats : Liv. 22, 5.

hastatus , a, um. adj.
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hastātus adj.

• hasta, armed with a spearcurrūs, Cu.—Plurm. as subst, the hastati, spearmen, first line of a Roman army in order of battle, L.; consisting of ten ordines or companies, O.— Of the hastati, of the first line: ordo, the tenth company, L.: cum signifer primi hastati (sc. ordinis): signifer secundi hastati, L.—As substm. (ellipt. for centurio ordinis hastati), captain of a company of hastati: Fulginius ex primo hastato, late first centurion, Cs.