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scīpĭo , ōnis, m. root skap-; Gr. σκήπτω, to support, σκίπων, = σκῆπτρον, a staff; cf.: scāpus, scopio, scamnum,
I.a staff (carried by persons of wealth, rank, high official station, etc.): “unde ornatu hoc advenis? quid fecisti scipione?Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 6; id. Am. 1, 3, 22; id. As. 1, 1, 111; id. Men. 5, 2, 103; Cat. 37, 10; Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 15: “eburneus, carried by the viri triumphales,Liv. 5, 41 fin.; cf. Val. Max. 4, 4, 5; in the time of the emperors, also by the consuls, Val. Imp. ap. Vop. Aur. 13 fin. ; Amm. 29, 2, 15; given as a present from the Roman nation to friendly princes; “so to Masinissa,Liv. 30, 15; 31, 11; “to Eumenes,id. 42, 14 fin.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Plautus, Amphitruo, 1.3
    • Plautus, Asinaria, 1.1
    • Plautus, Menaechmi, 5.2
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 28.15
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 42, 14
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 30, 15
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 31, 11
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 41
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 4.4.5
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