Logeion | spectaculum

spectāculum, ī, n.: a striking object of sight; a sight, show, spectacle, 6.37. (spectō)

spectācŭlum (contr. spectāclum, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 21 and 56), i, n. [specto], a show, sight, spectacle (class.).

I In gen.: lepidum spectaculum, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 81 (209): superarum rerum atque caelestium, Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140: bis terque mutatae dapis, Hor. Epod. 5, 34: potius quam hoc spectaculum viderem, Cic. Mil. 38, 103: capere oblatae spectacula praedae, Ov. M. 3, 246; cf. id. ib. 7, 780: scorti procacis, Liv. 39, 43: Euripi, id. 45, 27: non hoc ista sibi tempus spectacula poscit, Verg. A. 6, 37: spectaclum ipsa sedens, i. e. exposed to public view, in the sight of all, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 21: neque hoc parentes Effugerit spectaculum, Hor. Epod. 5, 102.—Esp. in the phrases: spectaculum (alicui) praebere, spectaculum (spectaculo) esse alicui: circuitus solis et lunae spectaculum hominibus praebent, Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 155; so, praebere, Liv. 45, 28: praebent spectacula capti, Ov. A. A. 2, 581: o spectaculum illud hominibus luctuosum, cedere e patriā servatorem ejus, manere in patriā perditores! Cic. Phil. 10, 4, 8; cf. id. Corn. 1, § 19: homini non amico nostra incommoda spectaculo esse nolim, id. Att. 10, 2, 2: insequitur acies ornata armataque, ut hostium quoque magnificum spectaculum esset, Liv. 10, 40 fin.—
II In partic.
- A Lit., in the theatre, circus, etc., a public sight or show, a stageplay, spectacle (cf.: munus, ludi, fabula): spectacula sunt tributim data, Cic. Mur. 34, 72: apparatissimum, id. Phil. 1, 15, 36: gladiatorium, Liv. 39, 42: gladiatorum, id. 28, 21 fin.; Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96: circi, Liv. 7, 2: scenae, Ov. A. A. 3, 351: ludorum, Suet. Aug. 14: athletarum, id. ib. 44; id. Ner. 12: naumachiae, id. Caes. 44: nondum commisso spectaculo, Liv. 2, 36, 1: interesse spectaculo, id. 2, 38, 4: inter matutina harenae spectacula, Sen. Ira, 3, 43, 2: meridianum, id. Ep. 7, 3.—
- B Transf., the place whence plays are witnessed, the seats of the spectators, seats, places in the theatre, the amphitheatre: spectacula ruunt, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 47 (645): ex omnibus spectaculis plausus est excitatus, Cic. Sest. 58, 124: resonant spectacula plausu, Ov. M. 10, 668: loca divisa patribus equitibusque, ubi spectacula sibi quisque facerent, Liv. 1, 35, 8: spectaculorum gradus, Tac. A. 14, 13: spectaculis detractus et in harenam deductus, Suet. Calig. 35; id. Dom. 10.—
- - 2 In gen., the theatre: ingressum spectacula, Suet. Calig. 35: in caelum trabibus spectacula textis surgere, Calp. Ecl. 7, 23.—
  - 3 The spectators: spectacula tantum este, viri, Sil. 2, 230: virtutis, id. 8, 556.—
- C A wonder, miracle: spectacula septem, the seven wonders of the world: in septem spectaculis nominari, Vitr. 2, 8, 11: numerari inter septem omnium terrarum spectacula, Gell. 10, 18, 4.

spectāculum, ī, n. (specto), I) was ein spectare gewährt, der Anblick, die Schau, das Schauspiel, A) in allg.: magnificum, Liv.: luctuosum, Cic.: deforme, Liv.: deforme semirutae ac fumantis sociae urbis, Liv.: rerum caelestium, Cic.: Euripi, Liv.: alci sp. praebere, Cic.: alci laetum spectaculum praebere, Liv.: praebere spectacula, sich beschauen lassen, Ov.: spectacula oblatae praedae capere, ansehen, Ov.: egregium spectaculum capessere oculis, seinen A. ein herrliches Sch. gönnen, Liv.: spectaculo esse, zur Augenweide dienen, Cic.: non ista spectacula poscit, Verg.: Syphacem in castra addui cum esset nuntiatum, omnis velut ad spectaculum triumphi multitudo effusa est, Liv. – spectaclum (synkop. = spectaculum) ipsa sedens, zum Anblick aller, ein Sch. für alle, Prop. 4, 8, 21. – Plur. spectacla, Plaut. Curc. 647. – B) insbes.: das im Theater, Zirkus usw. aufgeführte Schauspiel, sp. apparatissimum, Cic.: sp. gladiatorum, gladiatorium, Liv.: sp. circi, Liv.: nondum spectaculo commisso (begonnen), Liv.: spectacula tributim dare, Cic. – II) meton., der Ort, von wo aus oder wo man spectare kann, gew. Plur. spectacula, A) der Schauplatz, das Schaugerüst, die Zuschauerbühne, spectaculorum gradus, Tac.: spectacula sunt tributim data, Cic.: tantus est ex omnibus spectaculis plausus excitatus, Cic. – B) das Schauspiel = das Amphi theater, Theater, ingredi spectacula, Suet. Cal. 35, 1: in caelum trabibus spectacula textis surgere, Calp. ecl. 7, 23: außerdem Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 852. – III) das Wunderwerk, Weltwunder, in septem spectaculis nominari, Vitr. 2, 8, 11: numerari inter septem omnium terrarum spectacula, Gell. 10, 18, 4.

spectaculum [CL] 1 sight, scene, exhibit, remarkable appearance or show, spectacle; b (in pred. dat.). c visible demonstration, manifestation. pulcherrimo saepe ~o contigit ut ‥ ipse rex ‥ interpres verbi existeret caelestis Bede HE III 3; admirabilis propter corporeae quantitatis ~um Osb. Mir. Dunst. 9; concursus et ~a populorum ‥ inanescunt Gosc. Edith 51; boias ‥ in eadem ecclesia suspensas quasi memoriale tanti miraculi ad populi ~um posuimus Ord. Vit. VI 10 p. 133; non omnes tunc concurrentes ad illud ~um habuerunt tunc actualiter appetitum beatitudinis Duns Ord. II 104; os [Johannis de Wiclif] ‥ a loco suo miserabiliter distortum, horrendum ~um exhibebat Wals. HA II 120. b puelle ‥ que pro ‥ spetiei miraculo essent humano generi ~o W. Malm. Wulfst. III 28; fuit ‥ roboris ingentis in lacertis ut magno sepe ~o fuerit quod nemo ejus arcum tenderet Id. GR III 279; id multis nonnullo fuisse ~o Id. GP II 82. c vir Deo deditus liquidas fontium lymphas exorcizans et sacrae benedictionis ubertate fecundans stupendo virtutis ~o [gl.: i. miraculo, mid wunderfulre wæfersene] pinguescere fecit Aldh. VirgP 32; appensus est, admirando fortitudinis ~o, ut nec moriturus gemitum nec moriens produceret suspirium W. Malm. GR IV 319; ibi mirande fortitudinis dabat ~um Id. GP II 95; sponte ad pietatis istorum ~a gentes undique concurrerunt Gir. EH I 15. 2 performance, show, spectacle. b (transf.) ostentatious show. c example. illud ‥ commemorandum de apum concordi sodalitate et theatrali quodam ~o [gl.: wæfersene] stupendum autumo Aldh. VirgP 6; hoc se Apion in urbanis ~is Romae vidisse refert J. Sal. Pol. 584C; Londonia pro ~is theatralibus, pro ludis scenicis, ludos habet sanctiores W. Fitzst. Thom. prol. 13; a ~is et potationibus publicis abstracti Canon. G. Sempr. f. 41; sperne voluptates, lusus, spectacula mundi P. Blois Poems 1153C; sapiunt ‥ aliquid de ‥ demoniorum veneracione quorumdam ~orum inspectiones, utpote ~orum theatralium et circi et amphitheatri que Christianis prohibite sunt Gros. DM 10; ? 1312 ~is publicis Mem. Ripon II 68 (v. ludus 4d). b sunt qui se fruuntur in vanis et ludicris, in seculi pompis et mundi ~is, in studio vanitatis et gaudio falsitatis Ailr. Spec. Car. III 40. 620A; ~um, A. wordelys vanyte WW. c Achan ‥ saxorum imbribus obrutus horrendum mortis ~um [gl.: i. suplicium] Ebreorum falangibus praebuit [cf. Jos. vii] Aldh. VirgP 55; ~um facti sumus mundo, angelis et hominibus [cf. I Cor. iv 9] Bede Luke 517D; episcope, [solve] aurum, aut hodie mundo eris ~um Osb. V. Elph. 140; ut injurias portet sed ‥ injuriatorem suum toti mundo ~um exponat W. Malm. GP V 271; beatus Thomas, sanctitatis ~um, justitie norma Grim Thom. prol. p. 354; ut [Petrum] faceret ~um et ludibrium populo post Pascha, et tandem eum turpi morte afficeret P. Blois Serm. 653B. 3 observation place, viewpoint, vantage point. mulieres a murorum et propugnaculorum ~is suorum miserias prospectabant Ord. Vit. IX 9 p. 532; 1242 cum ‥ sitis ‥ supra omnes in eminenti ~o cum potestatis plenitudine constituti RGasc I 160a. 4 act or faculty of looking or viewing. [Paulus] magna supernarum meruit spectacula rerum Aldh. CE 4. 2. 8; stupendum ‥ ac ~o dignum his qui aderant ostensum erat miraculum Willib. Bonif. 9; erat ‥ res digna ~o, cum videres omnia civitatis pomeria aquis infundi Eadmer Odo 31. 5 device used for assisting vision or viewing, eye-glass. [scriptor] cavillam habeat vel ~um [gl.: spectacle], ne ob errorem moram faciat disspendiosam Neckam Ut. 116; 1328 unum ~um cum duplici oculo precii ij s. (Invent. Stapledon) Reg. Exon. 565; 1383 una bursa de panno aureo cum uno ~o crystallino et diversis fragmentis reliquiarum sine billis Ac. Durh. 427; c1413 unum a nostris veteribus habemus eulogium, ut ~um manuale, quod nedum ‥ universitatis tranquillitas set eciam bellica perturbacio nostri regni similia pronosticant de futura FormOx 425; 1416 lego ‥ j par ~orum Reg. Cant. II 102; 1450 receperunt ‥ vj ~orum custodias Cl 300 m. 21d.; ~um ‥ est instrumentum juvans visum, a spectacle WW; a spectakyl, ~um, ocularius, oculare, spectacula CathA; 1518 pro quinque ~is v d. DCCant. LitMs/C/11 f. 130b. 6 (in gl.). beacon, ~um, pharus Levins Manip. 163.

spectācŭlum, (8) ī, n. (specto), ¶ 1 spectacle, vue, aspect : o spectaculum miserum ! Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 100, ô spectacle lamentable ! rerum cælestium Cic. Nat. 2, 140, spectacle des choses célestes ; hoc spectaculum videre Cic. Mil. 103, voir ce spectacle ; alicui spectaculum præbere Cic. Nat. 2, 155, offrir un spectacle à qqn ; varia spectacula habere Cic. Tusc. 1, 47, jouir de spectacles variés ; homini nostra incommoda spectaculo esse nollem Cic. Att. 10, 2, 2, je nʼaurais pas voulu que mes embarras sʼoffrissent en spectacle à cet homme ¶ 2 spectacle [au cirque, théâtre, etc.] : crudele gladiatorum spectaculum..., ut nunc fit Cic. Tusc. 2, 41, le spectacle des gladiateurs est cruel..., comme il se passe maintenant, cf. Liv. 28, 21, 10 ; nondum commisso spectaculo Liv. 2, 36, 1, le spectacle nʼétant pas encore commencé ¶ 3 pl. spectacula ; a) places au cirque, au théâtre : spectacula tributim dare Cic. Mur. 72, donner des places de spectacle aux tribus ; ex omnibus spectaculis Cic. Sest. 124, de tous les points des gradins de spectateurs, cf. Liv. 45, 1, 2 ; spectacula sibi facere Liv. 1, 35, 8, sʼaménager une loge, une tribune ; spectacula ruunt Pl. Curc. 647, les gradins sʼécroulent ; b) théâtre, amphithéâtre : Suet. Cal. 35 ¶ 4 merveille à voir : septem omnium terrarum spectacula Gell. 10, 18, 4, les sept merveilles du monde, cf. Vitr. Arch. 2, 8, 11.

spectāculum en (sync.) (poët.; postklass.) spectāclum, ī n (specto)

1. schouwspel, aanblik [magnificum; luctuosum; deforme]; ➤ -o esse alci iem. een lust voor het oog zijn; -um praebere een schouwspel of aanblik bieden; -um capere bekijken;
2. wereldwonder; ➤ inter septem -a numerari;
3. (meestal plur.) (a) tribune, zitplaatsen (voor de toeschouwers in het theater); (b) (meton.) (postklass.) (amfi)theater; ➤ -a plausu resonant;
4. (meton.) (opgevoerd) schouwspel [gladiatorum; scenae; ludorum; naumachiae; metaf. triumphi];
5. het beschouwen, bekijken [pugnae]; ➤ formam suam -o assiduo explorare.

spectaculum , i. n.
可觀之事。戲。戲臺之物件。看戲之處。境。景。在傍之諸人。

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spectāculum (-tāclum, Pr.), ī, n

specto, a place from which shows are witnessed, spectator's seat, place in the theatre: ex omnibus spectaculis plausus est excitatus: spectacula sibi facere, L.— A show, sight, spectacle: superarum rerum atque caelestium: bis terque mutatae dapis, H.: scorti procacis, L.: Non hoc ista sibi tempus spectacula poscit, V.: praebent spectacula capti, O.: homini non amico nostra incommoda spectaculo esse nolim.—A public sight, show, stage-play, spectacle: spectacula sunt tributim data: gladiatorum, L.: scenae, O.: nondum commisso spectaculo, L.

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