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Tībur , ŭris, n.,
I.an ancient town of Latium on both sides of the Anio, now Tivoli: “Tiburque superbum,” Verg. A. 7, 630; Hor. C. 2, 6, 5: “supinum,” id. ib. 3, 4, 23: “udum,” id. ib. 3, 29, 6; id. Ep. 1, 8, 12; 2, 2, 3: “pronum,” Juv. 3, 192: “vacuum,” quiet, Mart. 1, 13, 1; 4, 64, 32. — Hence,
A. Tīburs , urtis, adj., of or belonging to Tibur, Tiburtine: “populus,” Liv. 8, 12; cf.: “SENATVS POPVLVSQVE TIBVRS,” Inscr. Orell. 113 and 3728: hostis, Liv. 7, 11, 4: “via,” Hor. S. 1, 6, 108: “moenia,” Verg. A. 7, 670: “poma,” Hor. S. 2, 4, 70: “Fauni,” Stat. S. 1, 3, 99: “bibliotheca,” Gell. 19, 5, 4. — Subst.: Tīburs , urtis, n., the Tiburtine territory: “in Tiburti,” Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 6; Cic. Att. 8, 14, 3; id. de Or. 2, 55, 224; for which: in Tiburte, Glaucia ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 263; Gell. 19, 5, 1. — In plur.: Tīburtes , um, m., the inhabitants of Tibur, the Tiburtines, Plin. 16, 44, 87, § 237; Liv. 7, 11; Tac. A. 14, 22 med.; Front. Aquaed. 6 and 66; Verg. A. 11, 757; Inscr. Orell. 1817; 2239; 3114; 3851. —
B. Tī-burtīnus , a, um, adj., of Tibur, Tiburtine: “terra,” Prop. 4 (5), 7, 85. “oves,” Mart. 7, 80, 12: “ficus,” Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 70: “lapis,” id. 36, 6, 5, § 46; 36, 22, 48, § 167: “frigora,” Mart. 4, 57, 10: “Diana,” id. 7, 28, 1: “via,” leading from the Esquiline gate towards Tibur, Plin. Ep. 7, 29, 2.—Subst.: Tībur-tīnum , i, n., the Tiburtine villa (of Scipio): “in Tiburtino Scipionis,” Cic. Phil. 5, 7, 19; Sen. Ben. 4, 12, 4.—
C. Tīburnus , a, um, adj., of Tibur, Tiburtine: “Anio,” Prop. 3, 22, 23. — Subst.: Tīburnus , i, m., an inhabitant of Tibur, a Tiburnian, Stat. S. 1, 3, 74; also, κατ̓ ἐξοχήν, for Tiburtus, the founder of Tibur, Hor. C. 1, 7, 13.
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, 8.14.3
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