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pūblĭcus (in inscrr. also POBLICVS and POPLICVS), a, um, adj. contr. from populicus, from populus,
I.of or belonging to the people, State, or community; that is done for the sake or at the expense of the State; public, common.
I. Lit.: multi suam rem bene gessere et publicam patriā procul, the business of the State, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. v. 295 Vahl.): “publica magnificentia (opp. privata luxuria),Cic. Mur. 36, 76: “sacrificia publica ac privata,Caes. B. G. 6, 12: “injuriae,done to the State, id. ib. 1, 12: “litterae testimonium,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 31, § 74: “memoria publica recensionis tabulis publicis impressa,id. Mil. 27, 73: “pecunia,id. Agr. 2, 30, 82: “publicum funus,at the public expense, Plin. Ep. 2, 1 init.: “defunctum senatus publico funere honoravit,Suet. Vit. 3: “causa,an affair of State, Liv. 2, 56; “also,a criminal process, Cic. Rosc. Am. 21, 59: “in causis judiciisque publicis,id. Div. in Caecil. 1, 1: “largitiones,Sall. C. 37, 7: res publica, the commonwealth, the State; v. publicus ludus, Hor. C. 4, 2, 42: “in publica commoda peccare,id. Ep. 2, 1, 3: “incisa notis marmora publicis,id. C. 4, 8, 13.—
B. Subst.
1. pūblĭcūs , i, m.
a. A public officer, public functionary, magistrate: “si quis aut privatus aut publicus, etc.,Caes. B. G. 6, 12: metuit publicos, the police, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 6.—
b. A public slave or servant, an attendant upon a college of augurs, etc., Inscr. Orell. 24, 68 sq.; 2470; 2853 al.
2. publĭcum , i, n.
a. Possessions of the State, public territory, communal property: “publicum Campanum,Cic. Agr. 2, 30, 82.—
b. The public purse, the public coffers or treasury, public income, revenue, etc.: solitus non modo in publico (in public, openly; v. under II. b.), sed etiam de publico convivari, at public cost, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 105: “bona alicujus vendere et in publicum redigere,into the public treasury, for public use, Liv. 4, 15 fin.: “in publicum emere,id. 39, 44; 26, 27: “mille et ducenta talenta praedae in publicum retulit,Nep. Timoth. 1, 2: “publicis male redemptis,Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 33: “conducere publica,to farm the public revenues, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 77: “habere publicum,to be a farmer of the public revenues, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 41: “frui publico,Cic. Prov. Cons. 5, 12; Dig. 39, 4, 1, § 1: “publicum quadragesimae in Asiā egit,Suet. Vesp. 1: “publicum agitare,Sen. Ep. 119, 5: “pessimo publico facere,to the injury of the State, Liv. 2, 1, 1.—
(β). Transf.: qui hoc salutationum publicum exercet, who receives pay (like a porter) for admitting to an audience, Sen. Const. 14, 4. —
c. The archives of the State, public records: “ut scriptum in publico in litteris exstat,Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 10.—
d. The commonwealth, State, community, city: “consulere in publicum,to deliberate for the public weal, Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 21.—
II. Transf., common, general, public (as adj. rare, and mostly poet.): “publica lex hominum,Pers. 5, 98: “juvenum Publica cura,Hor. C. 2, 8, 7: “usus,id. Ep. 2, 1, 92: “favor,the favor of all, Ov. P. 4, 14, 56: “lux publica mundi,the sun, id. M. 2, 35: “verba,common, usual, id. Am. 3, 7, 12; id. A. A. 1, 144; Sen. Ep. 3, 1; 59, 1: “moneta,current, Vulg. Gen. 23, 16.— Hence,
2. Substt. *
a. publica , ae, f., a public woman, Sen. Ep. 88, 37.—
b. pu-blicum , i, n., a public place, publicity (freq. and class.): “NEVE IN POPLICOD NEVE IN PREIVATOD, S. C. de Bacchan.: IN. POPLICO, Tab. Bantin. lin. 3: in publico esse non audet, includit se domi,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 35, § 92: “summa in publico copia,id. Tusc. 5, 35, 102: “epistulam in publico proponere,publicly, id. Att. 8, 9, 2: “prodire in publicum,to go out in public, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 80: “egredi,Tac. H. 4, 49: “carere publico,not to go out in public, to remain at home, Cic. Mil. 7, 18: “abstinere publico,Tac. A. 3, 3; Suet. Claud. 36: “lectica per publicum vehi,id. Ner. 9: “oratio, quam nuper in publicum dedi,published, Plin. Ep. 8, 3, 2.—
B. General, in a bad sense, i. e. common, ordinary, bad (very rare): “structura carminis,Ov. P. 4, 13, 4: “vatem, cui non sit publica vena,Juv. 7, 53: “sermo non publici saporis,Petr. 3.—Hence, adv.: pu-blĭcē (poplice ).
A. On account, at the cost, in behalf, or in charge of the State: “haud scio mali quid ortum ex hoc sit publice,Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 89: “AES. ARGENTVM. AVRVMVE. PVPLICE. SIGNANTO,to provide with the public stamp, Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 6: VT BONA EIVS POPLICE POSSIDEANTVR FACITO, for the State, in charge of the State, Tab. Bantin. lin. 9: “sunt illustriora, quae publice fiunt,Cic. Rep. 3, 12, 21: “disciplina puerilis publice exposita,on the part of the State, by the State, id. ib. 4, 3, 3: “publice interfici,by order of the State, id. Brut. 62, 224: “legationis princeps publice dixit,in the name of the State, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 105: “publice maximam putant esse laudem, quam latissime a suis finibus vacare agros,in a national point of view, Caes. B. G. 4, 3: “frumentum, quod Aedui essent publice polliciti,for the State, in the name of the State, id. ib. 1, 16: “gratiam atque amicitiam publice privatimque petere,on behalf of the public, and as individuals, id. ib. 5, 55 fin.; id. B. C. 2, 16: “ea privatim et publice rapere,Sall. C. 11, 6: “potius publice quam privatim amicitiam populi Ron ani colere,id. J. 8, 2; id. C. 49, 3: “Minucius eandem publice curationem agens, quam Maelius privatim agendam susceperat,Liv. 4, 13: “neque publice neque privatim,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 6, § 16: “ut filiae ejus publice alerentur,at the public expense, Nep. Arist. 3, 3: in urbe, celeberrimo loco elatus publice, id. Dion, 10, 3; cf. Liv. 5, 55; Plin. 33, 1, 4, § 11.—
B. Generally, all together, universally: “exulatum publice ire,Liv. 5, 53 fin.; Dig. 39, 2, 24: “Labeo consulentibus de jure publice responsitavit,all without exception, Gell. 13, 10, 1.—
C. Before the people, openly, publicly, = palam (only post-class.): “publice disserere,Gell. 17, 21, 1: “virtutem Claudii publice praedicare,Treb. Pol. Claud. 17: “rumor publice crebuerat,App. M. 10, p. 247, 16; id. Mag. p. 276, 35; id. M. 2, p. 118, 10.
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