monumentum

veterum monumenta virorum
monuments of the men of old

monumentum , ī, n.: a means of admonishing, reminding, or instructing; a memorial, 3.486; record, tradition, 3.102; memento, 12.945; token, 6.512. (cf. moneō)

mŏnŭmentum (mŏnĭm-), i, n. [moneo], that which preserves the remembrance of any thing, a memorial, a monument; esp. of buildings, statues, galleries, tombs erected to perpetuate the remembrance of a person or thing; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 139 Müll.

• I Lit. (class.): statuam dare auream Solidam faciundam, quae siet factis monumentum suis, Plaut. Curc. 3, 72 (442): monimenti causā, Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 146: monumento ut esset, Liv. 8, 11, 16: vitiorum, Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 12: Marcelli et Africani, id. ib. 2, 1, 4, § 11: in Mamertino solo foederato atque pacato monumentum istius, crudelitatis constitutum est, id. ib. 2, 4, 11, § 26: ego, quae monumenti ratio sit, nomine ipso admoneor, ad memoriam magis spectare debet posteritatis, quam ad praesentis temporis gratiam, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 32, 18: placet mihi, legionis Martiae militibus monumentum fieri quam amplissimum, id. Phil. 14, 12, 41; plur. excellent: quod in monumentis majorum suorum sit interfectus (Clodius), i. e. on the Via Appia, Cic. Mil. 7, 17; Tac. A. 4, 7: pecunias monumentaque, quae ex fano Herculis collata erant, memorials, votive offerings, images, Caes. B. C. 2, 21: monimenta, quae in sepulcris: et ideo secundum viam, quo praetereuntes admoneant, et se fuisse, et illos esse mortales, Varr. L. L. 6, § 45 Müll.: regis, Hor. C. 1, 2, 15: Marii, the temple built by him, Cic. Div. 1, 28, 59; of the temple of Castor, id. Verr. 1, 50, 131: senatūs, the house of Cicero, built by order of the Senate, id. Fam. 1, 9, 15.—
• • B In partic.
  • • 1 A sepulchral monument, a sepulchre, tomb (syn.: sepulcrum, tumulus; class.): marmoreum, Serv. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12: sepulcri, Nep. Dion. 10; and without sepulcri: sepultus est in monumento avunculi sui, family tomb, sepulchre, Nep. Att. 22, 4.—
    • 2 Of written works, monuments, or records: exegi monumentum aere perennius, Hor. C. 3, 30, 1: monumenta rerum gestarum, books of history, chronicles, Cic. de Or. 1, 46, 201: annalium, the monuments of history, id. Rab. Post. 16, 43: commendare aliquid monumentis, memoirs, id. Fam. 5, 12, 1: liber monumenti, Vulg. Mal. 3, 16.—
  • C Transf., a remembrancer, a mark, token, or means of recognition, Ter. Eun. 754: vos monimentis commonefaciam bubulis, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 6 (63).—
• II Trop.: at illa laus est, magno in genere ... liberos hominem educare, generi monumentum et sibi, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 110 (705): monumentum laudis, a memorial, Cic. Cat. 3, 11, 26: clementiae, id. Deiot. 14, 40: furtorum, id. Verr. 2, 2, 72, § 177: amoris, Verg. A. 5, 538.

monumentum (monimentum), ī, n. (moneo), alles, was an etw. erinnert, das Andenken einer Person od. Sache erhält, das Erinnerungszeichen, Denkzeichen, Denkmal, Andenken, I) eig.: monumenti causā, Cic. Rosc. Am. 146: monumento ut esset, Liv. 8, 11, 16: vos monimentis commonefaciam bubulis, Denkzettel, Plaut. Stich. 63. – Insbes.: a) v. errich- teten Gebäuden, Statuen, Galerien usw, Marii, der von ihm erbaute Tempel, Cic. de div. 1, 59: v. Tempel des Kastor, Cic. II. Verr. 1, 131: monumenta Cn. Pompei, der Bau (das Theater) des P., Tac. ann. 4, 7: duodecim arae... monumentum expeditionis suae, Curt. 9, 3 (13), 19: basilica Pauli, Aemilia monumenta (ein Denkmal der Ämilier), Tac. ann. 3, 72: M. Marcelli et P. Africani monumenta, Statuen, Cic. II. Verr. 1, 11: monumenta maiorum (Clodii), die appische Straße, Cic. Mil. 17; aber maiorum monumenta auch = Siegesdenkmäler, Trophäen, Curt. 4, 13 (48), 12: senatus, das Haus Ciceros, das der Senat ihm bauen ließ, Cic. ep. 1, 9, 15: in Mamertino solo foederato atque pacato monumentum istius crudelitatis (näml. ein Marterkreuz) constitutum est, Cic. Verr. 4, 26. – b) das Grabmal, sepulcri, Nep., u. ohne sepulcri, Cic. u. Hor.: monumentorum custodes, Grabwächter, Firm.: dah. die Gruft, das Begräbnis, Familienbegräbnis, Scipionum, Liv.: sepultus est in monumento avunculi, Nep. – c) v. schriftl. Denkmälern, Urkunden, Akten, commentarii pontificum aliaque monumenta publica privataque, Liv.: monumenta medicorum, Plin.: monumenta rerum gestarum, Geschichtsbücher, Cic.: monumenta annalium, Jahrbücher der Geschichte, Cic.: commendari monumentis alcis, durch jmds. Tagebücher (Memoiren) empfohlen werden, Cic.: monimenta belli componere, eine Geschichte des Krieges verfassen, Tac.: monumenta orationum, urkundlich aufbewahrte, noch vorhandene Reden, Liv. – d) das Erkennungszeichen (Ring usw.), Ter. eun. 753. – II) übtr., laudis, clementiae, furtorum, Cic.: amoris, Verg.: Saguntos fidei erga Romanos magnum quidem sed triste monimentum, Denkmal = Beispiel, Flor. 2, 6, 3. – ➳ Über die Formen monumentum u. monimentum s. Georges Lexik. der lat. Wortf. S. 433.

monumentum [CL] 1 sepulchral monument, tomb; b (representing the element ‘grave’ in the surname Capgrave). statim facta est lux in omnem terram, et terre motus magnus, et patefacta sunt ~a Theod. Laterc. 10; cujus personam ‥ epitaphium quoque ~i ipsius ‥ pandit Bede HE V 8 p. 295; libere Dominus clauso ~o exivit, libere infernum spoliavit, libere ad discipulos ‘januis clausis’ intravit Alex. Cant. Dicta 5 p. 131; erat ‥ in crypta ecclesie ~um novum, excisum de petra H. Bos. Thom. VI 15; ~um, ergastulum, sarcophagus Beleth RDO 156D; hoc ~um, A. a tumb WW.  b de ~o Pileato vulgariter nominatus Capgr. Hen. app. 213. 2 memorial. b token, reminder. ~um, memoria GlC M 238; hec sunt patrum meorum preclara monimenta que nulla unquam oblivio poterit abolere Eccl. & Synag. 55; sepulchrum virginis clam erat ‥ omnibus ‥ vetustatis monimentis violentia hostium et temporum deletis W. Malm. GP IV 171.  b redemptor / expurgans veterum clemens monumenta malorum Aldh. VirgV 2886; monimentum amoris, indicium GlC M 239; ~um, donum Ib. M 249; Elfricus ‥ reliquit aliquantos codices, non exigua ingenii monimenta W. Malm. GP V 254; 1147 hec ‥ pro hujusmodi testimonio se sacrosancta libenter velle contingere pro hujus rei monimento profitebantur Ch. Durh. 36 (= Feod. Durh. lxi); 1167 nec possum nisi de paucorum fide amicorum vel pauca et parva ad animum reducere ~a J. Sal. Ep. 186 (192); accipe nostre cognationis et mutue dilectionis ~um, ut memineris me sollerti obsequio tuo esse obnoxium G. Font. Inf. S. Edm. 36. 3 written memorial, literary record: a charter, deed, document. b historical narrative, history. a Albinus ‥ omnia ‥ monimentis litterarum vel seniorum traditione cognoverat Bede HE pref.; 901 cartarum ~is tradere subque testimonio cyrographi concludere CS 595; 1219 quesitus si habeat cartam vel ~um per quod possit petere warentiam CurR VIII 45; 1380 asportavit ~a et bullas indulgenciarum predicti hospitalis IMisc 221/17; 1391 in exp’ terrar’ apud Ebor’ pro exhibicione ~orum nostrorum coram domino archiepiscopo, xxxij s. Ac. Durh. 597; 1415 per indenturas ac alia ~a et documenta in predicta capella ‥ demonstrata Reg. Durh. 66.  b ut Moyses magnus scriptor temporum exposuit in suis ~is Theod. Laterc. 3; scriptorum veterum liquido monumenta testantur / quod Danihel semper virgo floresceret almus Aldh. VirgV 323; quid porro jocundius quam fortium facta virorum monimentis tradere litterarum? W. Malm. HN prol..

mŏnŭmentum (8) (mŏnĭ-), ī, n. , (moneo), ¶ 1 tout ce qui rappelle qqn ou qqch., ce qui perpétue le souvenir : Cic. Cat. 3, 26 ; Dej. 40 ; Verr. 2, 4, 11 ; 4, 26 ; 4, 73, etc. ¶ 2 [en part.] tout monument commémoratif, monument (stèle, portique, etc.) : Cic. Phil. 14, 31 ; Mil. 17 ; Cæs. C. 2, 21, 3 || monument funéraire : Serv. d. Cic. Fam. 4, 12 ; Nep. Dion 10, 3 ¶ 3 monuments écrits : monumenta hujus ordinis Cic. Phil. 5, 17, actes commémoratifs du sénat (décrets), cf. Cic. Rab. Post. 43 ; Fam. 5, 12, 1 || marque, signe de reconnaissance : Ter. Eun. 753.

➳ forme moni- Cic. Marc. 28 ; Phil. 12, 12 ; Fin. 2, 116, etc.

monumentum , i. n.
碑。思表。墓。誌。古跡。Monumenta utriusque linguae 兩國之古書。Monumenta sepulchrorum 諸碑文。

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monumentum (monim-) ī, n

• 1 MAN-, that which brings to mind, a remembrancer, memorial, monument: monumenti causā: monumento ut esset, L.—A monument, statue: Marcelli et Africani.—A public work, memorial structure, monument: in monumentis maiorum suorum interfectus (Clodius), i. e. on the Via Appia: regis, H.: Mari, i. e. the temple built by Marius: sena. tūs, i. e. the house built for Cicero by the Senate. —A memorial offering, votive offering: pecunias monimentaque, quae ex fano Herculis conlata erant, Cs.—A sepulchral monument, sepulchre, tomb: legionis Martiae militibus monumentum fieri: sepultus est in monumento avunculi sui, family sepulchre, N.—A tradition, chronicle, story, monument, record: veterum monumenta virorum, V.: Exegi monumentum aere perennius, H.: monumenta rerum gestarum, history: commendare aliquid monumentis, black and white.—A remembrancer, mark, token, means of recognition: cistellam ecfer cum monumentis, T.—Fig., a memorial, record: vitiorum suorum monumenta et indicia, traces and proofs: furtorum: amoris, V.

MONUMENTUM

MONUMENTUM[SEPULCRUM]

Monumentum

See sepulcrum.