suggestus
suggestus2, a raised place, artificial height, platform, stage, tribune
- (Acc. to suggero, I.) An elevated place made of materials poured out; hence, a raised place, a height, elevation (cf. pulpitum).
- 1 Lit.
- a In gen.: labrum in suggestu inter dolia positum, Cato R. R. 154: lapideus, Col. 9, 7: insulae, Plin. 12, 10, 21, § 38: suggestus in orchestrā, a raised seat, Suet. Caes. 76; Flor. 4, 2, 91 Duk.; cf. Plin. Pan. 51, 4: comae, i.e. a lofty head-dress, Stat. S. 1, 2, 113: montium, Amm.15, 10, 1.—
- b In partic., a raised place to speak from to the people, to the troops, etc., a platform, stage, tribune (the class. signif. of the word): suggestum in foro exstructum adornari placuit, Liv. 8, 14: C. Maenius in suggestu rostra, devictis Antiatibus, fixerat, Plin. 34, 5, 11, § 20: hac re pro suggestu pronuntiatā, Caes. B. G. 6, 3; so in a milit. sense: de suggestu inquit, Auct. B. Afr. 54, 2: praemia pro suggestu tribuit, id. ib. 86, 4: in suggestu, in quo Galbae statua fuerat, Tac. H. 1, 36: non in modum contionis, aut suggestu locutus, id. ib. 1, 55; of the praetor's tribunal: in excelso suggestu, Liv. 31, 29, 9: altior, Amm.15, 8, 4; of the emperor's seat: in curiā, Flor. 4, 2; cf.: in orchestrā, Suet. Caes. 76; Plin. Pan. 51.—
- 2 Trop., height: neve se de tanto fortunarum suggestu pessum deiciat, Ap. Met. 5, 6, 18.—
- B A providing, preparation (post-class. and very rare): Circensium, Tert. Spect. 7: honorum, id. ib. 12.—*
- II (Acc. to suggero, II.) A hint, intimation, suggestion (syn. suggestio): si ex suggestu eorum praeses dederit, Dig. 27, 8, 1, § 5.
[] e ~u [ to preach ] of St. Paul's, London
in ~u aedis Christi
hec ars felicitat lato dominio, / armentis, prediis, suggestu regio
nummus edificat suggestum regium
tandem vafrinos blandis suggestibus astus / increpitans
Emme ~u
pax est ad tempus male precipitata maligno / suggestu procerum
de ~u ‥ Spiritus illius ‥ disposuit ‥ magnum ‥ tenere concilium apud W.
- 1. verhoging, podium;
- 2. tafelland, hoogvlakte;
- 3. suggestie, voorstel.
講論臺。補貼。— comae 頭髻。Ejusdem insulae excelsiore suggestu 在此島頂上。
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堆起者。加添者。Theatra suggesta columnis 靠柱之戲臺。
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Suggesta urbs, in qua sunt
Suggestus, seu publicæ scholæ, ni fallor. Vita Hugolini JC. apud Ludewig. tom. 5. Reliq. MSS. pag. 283 :
Legesibidem didicit et decreta moralesque disciplinas, cæterasque liberales doctrinas, et sic didicit, ut quocumque ad Suggestas studiorum urbes proficiscitur, ita ejus celebratur adventus, ut famam ingenii quam habet maximam, ipsiusque exspectationem præsentia superaret.
- P. of suggero.
- sub+GES-, a raised place, artificial height, platform, stage, tribune: suggestum in foro exstructum, L.: hac re pro suggestu pronuntiatā, Cs.
SUGGESTUS, SUGGESTUMmean in general any elevated place made of materials heaped up (sub and gero), and is specially applied: 1. To the stage or pulpit from which the orators addressed the people in the Comitia. [ROSTRA] 2. To the elevation fiom which a general addressed the soldiers (Tac. Hist. 1.35; Caes. B. G. 6.3). 3. To the elevated seat from which the emperor beheld the public games (Suet. Jul. 76; Plin. Paneg. 51), also called cubiculum. [CUBICULUM]
[W.S]A Latin word denoting any elevated place made by heaping up materials (suggero): (1) the platform from which orators addressed the people at the Comitia;
(2) the place from which a general harangued his troops (see contio); and
(3) the seat (also called cubiculum) from which the emperor beheld the public games.