victory

victory
subs.
P. and V. νί̄κη, ἡ, κρά̆τος, τό.
Win a victory: P. and V. νῑκᾶν, κρᾰτεῖν.
Win a great victory: P. and V. πολὺ̆ νικᾶν, P. παρὰ πολύ νικᾶν.
Each side claimed the victory: P. ἑκάτεροι νικᾶν ἠξιοῦν (Thuc. 1.55), ἑκάτεροι τὴν νίκην προσεποιήσαντο (Thuc. 1.54).
Prize of victory: P. and V. νῑκητήριον, τό (in P., pl. and generally so in V.). V. ἐπῐνί̄κια, τά.
Offer sacrifices for victory: P. ἐπινίκια θύειν.
Win a victory whose fruit is tears: V. δάκρυα νῑκηφορεῖν (Eur. Bacch. 1147).

VICTORY

victoria (the proper word): tropaeum (τρόπαιον trophy; metonymy for victory as Nep. Them. 5 3 victoria quae cum Marathonio possit comparari tropaeo): palma (figuratively reward for a victory superiority). A decisive victory parta et explorata victoria: a victory over foreign enemies victoria externa: a victory over enemies at home victoria domestica: to get win etc. a victory victoria potiri: the victory was easy facile erat vincere: after the victory was obtained parta victoria: to turn the scale of victory in favor of anybody victoriam ad aliquem transferre: to have the victory in one’s hands victoriam in manibus habere: to follow up a victory victoria uti (Cic.); a victoria nihil cessare (Liv. 34 16; ☞ but not victoriam exercere which in Liv. 2 55 and 7 22 from the context has quite a different meaning): to concede the victory to anybody manus dare vincique se pati (to confess one’s self conquered); alicui palmam dare (to concede the superiority to anybody): to foretell a certain victory certam victoriae spem augurari: to proclaim a victory victoriam conclamare: to celebrate a victory victoriam concelebrare (also by circumlocution with the verbs under CONQUER; e.g. after a victory over enemies difficulties etc. victis hostibus difficultatibus): to obtain a victory vincere (general term); victoriam consequi or adipisci; superiorem or victorem discedere palmam ferre (figuratively to have the superiority): over anybody vincere or superare aliquem; victoriam ferre referre ex aliquo victoriam reportare ab or de aliquo: to obtain a complete victory over anybody devincere aliquem (e.g. Poenos classe): to obtain a victory over one’s passions etc. cupiditates coercere continere comprimere; cupiditatibus imperare: a certain uncertain doubtful brilliant honorable glorious etc. victory victoria certa explorata incerta dubia clarissima honesta (egregia Liv.) praeclara gloriosa (Cic.): a melancholy bloody bloodless cruel wicked victory victoria acerba cruenta incruenta (Liv.) funesta crudelis nefaria: a complete victory victoria justa: an easy victory victoria facilis: almost to give up the victory for lost victoriam prope desperare: that victory cost the Carthaginians much blood Poenis ea victoria multo sanguine stetit: our victory was won without the loss of a man victoria nobis incruenta fuit (Liv. 2 31): Scipio was called Africanus on account of his great victory over the Carthaginians Scipio ob egregiam de Poenis victoriam Africanus appellatus est.

victory:

I. In war:

1. victōria: a bloodless v., v. incruenta, Sall. Cat. 61, ad med.: a bloody v., v. non incruenta, Liv. 7, 8, fin.: a brilliant v., v. praeclara, Nep. Timol. 2, med.: cf. v. gloriosa, Cic. Coel. 7, 18: a civil v. (or a v. in civil war), v. civilis, Sall. J. 95, fin.: Cic. Deiot. 33: (cf. v. civilibus bellis, id. Fam. 4, 4, 2): a complete v., justa v., ib. 2, 10, 3: a cruel v., v. crudelis, ib. 4, 9, 3: a decisive v., v. explorata, Caes. B. G. 7, 52, med.: a double v., geminata v., Liv. 1, 25, post med.: a doubtful v., v. dubia, ib. 7, 80, ad fin.: to come off with a doubtful v. (or with the v. undecided) pari proelio discedere, Nep. Them. 3, post med. (cf. aequo proelio discederetur, Caes. B. C. 3, 112, med.: aequo Marte discessum est, Liv. 2, 40, extr.: bellum ancipiti Marte gestum, Liv. 7, 29): an easy v., v. expedita, Caes. B. C. 3, 70, fin.: cf. v. incruenta, Sall. Cat. 61, ad med.: v. facilis, Liv. 7, 29: a very melancholy v., v. acerbissima, Cic. Fam. 6, 21, 1: a naval v., v. navalis, Cic. Div. 1, 34, 75: a noble v., egregia v., Liv. 2, 47, post med.: to gain a v., v. VICTORY, TO GAIN: to have the v. in one's hands, v. in manibus habere, Liv. 30, 30, post init.: the v. as it were slipped out of his hands, quodammodo v. excidit e manibus, Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 10, 2: to forego certain v., v. exploratam dimittere, Caes. B. G. 7, 52, med.: to follow up a v., a v. nihil cessare, cf. Liv. 34, 16, post init.: to make use of a v. (i. e. to turn it to account), v. exercere, Liv. 2, 53, ad fin. (cf. utrique victoriam crudeliter exercebant, Sall. C. 38, extr.: id. J. 16, ad med.: Liv. 6, 22, med.): to wrest the v. out of one's hands, v. e manibus eripere, based on Sall. J. 82, ad fin.: to raise a shout of v., v. conclamare, Caes. B. G. 5, 37, med.: to proclaim v. by rumour and despatches, fama ac literis v. concelebrare, Caes. B. C. 3, 72, extr.: the v. cost the Carthaginians much blood, multo sanguine Poenis v. stetit, Liv. 23, 30, ad init.: (of the gods) to grant v., v. dare, Liv. 30, 30 (cf. belli secundos exitus reddere, Hor. Od. 4, 14, 38). [Also expr. by victus: e. g. in consequence of the v. over them, ex victis illis (Georg.): to boast of a v. over some one, aliquo victo gloriari (id.): after the v. over Darius, post Darium victum (id.)]

2. triumphus: he left to his colleague the prospects of a v. over the Boii, Boiorum triumphi spem collegae reliquit, Liv. 33, 37, ad fin.: to gain a v. over the fleet of the Roman people, de classe populi Romani triumphum agere, Cic. Verr. 5, 39, 100: cf. t. ex Etruria agere, Liv. 6, 7, post med.

3. trŏpaeum: a v. which may vie with the v. at Marathon, victoria quae cum Marathonio possit comparari tropaeo, Nep. Them. 5: cf. Hor. Od. 2, 9, 19.

4. successus, ūs, m. (poet.: rare): the dread goddess refuses v., successum dea dira negat, Virg. Aen. 12, 912: v. SUCCESS. Phr.: to yield the v., manus dare, Nep. Hamilc. 1, post med.: cf. dede manus, Lucr. 2, 1041.

II. In rivalry or contest:

1. victōria: v. in suits, v. litium, Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 54: the v. was in the hands of the senate, v. penes patres fuit, Liv. 4, 50.

2. triumphus: so that they considered your rejection (as a candidate) their v., ut repulsam tuam triumphum suum duxerint, Cic. Vat. 16, 39.

3. palma: the reward of the Olympian v., Olympiacae praemia palmae, Virg. G. 3, 49: so great was our striving for the v. (in our studies), ea nobis ingens palmae contentio, Quint. 1, 2, 24. Phr.: to yield the v. (i. e. to own oneself conquered), herbam dare s. porrigere: v. Forcell. s. v. herba, and Plin. 22, 4, 4, § 8: nor strive I for v., neque vincere certo, Virg. Aen. 5, 194.

/* victory, to gain a: } victory, to gain a -- over: } */

1. expr. by victoria with verb: e. g. victoria potiri, Caes. B. G. 3, 24: victoriam consequi, Cic. Coel. 7, 18: victoriam adipisci, Suet. Aug. 16, med.: victoriam patrare, cf. Tac. A. 13, 41: to gain a v. over one, ab aliquo victoriam reportare, Cic. Manil. 3, 8 (cf. triumphum deportare, id. Off. 1, 22, 78): ex aliquo victoriam ferre, Liv. 8, 8, extr.: v. ex aliquo referre, id. 4, 10, post init.

2. vinco, vīci, victum, 3: to gain a splendid v. over one, aliquem egregie vincere, Liv. 21, 40, init. Fig.. the opinion which, etc., ... gained the v., vicit sententia quae, etc., cf. Liv. 2, 4 v. TO CONQUER.

3. sŭpĕro, 1: v. TO OVERCOME. Phr.: he who has gained the v., victoriae compos, Vell. 1, 10, ad med. (v. also VICTOR): to gain the v., rem obtinere, Caes. B. G. 7, 85: cf. superiorem esse s. discedere (v. VICTORIOUS, 2): he had gained an easy v., rem leviter sine cruore gesserat, Plin. (Quich.). Fig.: to gain a v. over one's passions, domitas habere libidines, Cic. de Or. 1, 43, 194, fin.: cf. coercere omnes cupiditates, ib.: cupiditatibus imperare, id. Am. 22, 82 (v. also TO CONTROL).

victory, memorial of: trŏpaeum: v. TROPHY.

victory, news of: literae victrices, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 2: tabellae victrices, Ov Am 1, 11, 25: laureatae literae (so called because bound up with bay-leaves), Liv. 5, 28, extr.: also, laureata, absol., Tac. Agr. 18, fin.

victory, ornaments of: ornamenta triumphalia, Suet. Aug. 38, init.: v. Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v. triumphalis, and art. TRIUMPHAL.

victory, songs of: ĕpĭnīcia (= ἐπινίκια), Suet. Ner. 43, extr.

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