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Pīcēnum , i, n. acc. to Fest. from picus: Picena regio in quā est Asculum, dicta, quod, Sabini cum Asculum proficiscerentur, in vexillo eorum picus consederit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 212 Müll.,
I.a district in the eastern part of Italy which produced fruits and oil of excellent quality, the territory of the mod. Ancona, Varr. R. R. 1, 50, 2; Mel. 2, 4, 6; Plin. 3, 13, 18, § 109; Cic. Att. 8, 8, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 12; Liv. 27, 43 al.—Hence,
A. Pīcens , entis, adj., of or belonging to Picenum, Picene: “ager,” Cic. Sen. 4, 11: “populus,” Liv. 10, 10 fin.: “M. Acilius Palicanus, Picens,” Quint. 4, 2, 2: “panes,” Macr. S. 2, 9. —In plur. subst.: Pīcentes , ium, m., the inhabitants of Picenum, the Picenes, Cic. Sull. 8, 25.—Gen.: “Picentium,” Varr. R. R. 1, 2; Plin. 3, 13, 18, § 110: “Picentum,” Sil. 10, 313.—Sing.: “Picens,” Juv. 4, 65.—
B. Pī-cēnus , a, um, adj., Picene (only of things; “whereas Picens is used both of persons and things): ager,” Cic. Brut. 14, 57; Liv. 21, 62; Sall. C. 27, 1: “vitis,” Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 37: “poma,” Hor. S. 2, 3, 272: “olivae,” Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 16; cf. Mart. 5, 78, 20; 11, 52, 11; 13, 36, 1: “mala,” Juv. 11, 74 al.—
C. Pīcentīnus , a, um, adj., lit., of or belonging to the Picentes, Picentian, Picene (very rare): “Ceres,” Mart. 13, 47, 1.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 8.8.1
    • Cicero, For Sulla, 8.25
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 10, 10
    • Horace, Satires, 2.3.272
    • Caesar, Civil War, 1.12
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 15.16
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    • Cicero, De Senectute, 4
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4, 2.2
    • Sallust, Catilinae Coniuratio, 27
    • Cicero, Brutus, 14.57
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