I.overthrow, demolition, subversion, ruin (especially of cities, buildings, etc.), destruction (not freq. till the Aug. per.; “not in Caes. and Cic.): urbis,” Liv. 27, 39 fin.; Tac. H. 1, 80; 3, 76; Verg. A. 5, 626.—In plur.: “petit urbem excidiis,” Verg. G. 2, 505; id. A. 2, 643; 10, 46; Liv. 9, 45; 29, 1 al.: “castellorum,” Tac. H. 4, 15: “arcium,” Verg. A. 12, 655: “Libyae,” id. ib. 1, 22: “gentium,” Vell. 2, 98, 2; Tac. H. 5, 25; cf. “Cretensium,” Sall. H. Fragm. p. 290 ed. Gerl.: “legionum,” Tac. H. 4, 61: “meorum,” Verg. A. 8, 386 et saep.
excĭdĭum (sometimes written exscidium , as if from exscindo), ii, n. usually referred to ex-cīdo,