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Caere , n. indecl. (
I.gen. Caerĭtis. f., Verg. A. 8, 597; abl. Caerēte, id. ib. 10, 183), = Καιρη Steph., Καιρέα Strab., a very ancient city of Etruria, one of the twelve; previously called Agylla, now Cervetri, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 51; Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 597; 10, 183; Liv 1, 60, 2.—
II. Derivv.
A. Caeres , ĭtis and ētis, adj., of or pertaining to Cœre, Cœritic: “populus,Liv. 7, 19, 6: “aquae,Val. Max. 1, 6, 9; cf. Liv. 22, 1, 10.—In plur.: Caerĭtes (Caerētes ), um, m., the inhabitants of Cœre, Liv. 7, 19, 8 and 10; 7, 20, 1; 5, 50, 3. In consequence of assisting the Romans in the Gallic war, they received the privilege of Roman citizenship, but without the jus suffragii. Hence the catalogues of such quasi-citizens were called tabulae Caerites or Caeritum, and Roman citizens, in consequence of disfranchisement inflicted by the censor, were enrolled in these, being deprived of the right of voting; “hence the odious access. idea of the expression in tabulas Caerites (um) referri,to be degraded. Ascon. Cic. Div. in Caecil. 3, 8; Gell. 16, 13, 7 sq.—Hence: “Caerite cerā ( = tabulā) digni,Hor. Ep 1, 6, 62 (notā infamiae et omni ignominiā digni sumus, Schol. Crucq.).—
B. Caerētā-nus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Cœre: “amnis,Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 51.—Subst.
1. Cae-rētānum , i, n., a country-seat near Cœre, Col. 3, 3, 3.—
2. Caerētāna , ōrum, n. (sc. vina), wine from Cœre, Mart. 13, 124.—
3. Caerētāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cœre, Val. Max. 1, 1, 1.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 8.597
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 3.51
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7, 19
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 16.13.7
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 3.3.3
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 13.124
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 1.1.1
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 1.6.9
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