I.waging war, warlike, martial, valiant (poet.; “esp. freq. in the post-Aug. per.): gentes,” Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 13: “viri,” Sil. 3, 124: “Augustus, Claud. in Prob. et Olybr Cons. 74: Hannibal,” Sil. 1, 38: “numen,” i.e. Mars, Stat. Achill. 1, 504: “fera,” i.e. the elephant used in war, Sil. 8, 261.—
II. Of inanim things: “manus, Ov A. A. 2, 672 ensis,” id. M 3, 534: “hasta,” Mart. 5, 25: “acies,” Stat. Th. 12, 717: “tropaea,” id. ib. 10, 28: “mens, Sil 3, 162: currus,” id. 1, 434: “axis,” id. 17, 491: “ars,” id. 8, 261: “labores,” Val. Fl. 5, 617: “lusus,” Claud. VI. Cons Hon. 621
