I. Adv.
A. After, behind: Am. Age, i ut secundum. So. Sequor, subsequor te, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 1.—
B. Afterwards, in the next place, secondly (so very rare): animadvertendum primum, quibus de causis constituerint paces; secundum, quā fide eas coluerint, Varr. ap. Non. 149, 15 (but secundum is a false reading for iterum in Liv. 7, 3, 3; 6, 18, 1).—
II. Prep. with acc.
A. Prop.
1. In space.
a. Following after, i.e. after, behind (ante-class.): “ite hac secundum vos me,” Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 45: “nos secundum ferre haec,” after us, behind us, id. Mil. 4, 8, 39: secundum ipsam aram aurum abscondidi, id. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 890 P.—
b. Following an extension in space, i. e. by, along (class.): “cum leno secundum parietem transversus iret,” Varr. L. L. 7, § 81 Müll.: “quae (legiones) iter secundum mare superum faciunt,” Cic. Att. 16, 8, 2: “sex legiones ad oppidum Gergoviam secundum flumen Elaver duxit,” Caes. B. G. 7, 34: “quid illuc est hominum secundum litus?” Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 61: “hoc genus saepes fieri secundum vias publicas solent et secundum amnes,” Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 3: secundum flumen, Caes. B. G. 2, 18 fin.; cf.: “castra secundum mare haberet,” id. B. C. 3, 65 fin.: vulnus accepit in capite secundum aurem, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 2: “centaurium secundum fontes nascitur,” Plin. 25, 6, 31, § 68.—
2. In time, succession, rank, value, etc., immediately after, after, next to (class.): “secundum vindemiam, ubi vites ablaqueantur,” Cato, R. R. 114, 1: “secundum ludos,” Plaut. Cas. prol. 28; cf.: “tua ratio est, ut secundum binos ludos mihi respondere incipias: mea, ut ante primos ludos comperendinem,” Cic. Verr. 1, 11, 34; so, “comitia,” id. Att. 3, 12, 1: “hunc diem,” id. de Or. 1, 62, 264: “aequinoctium vernum,” Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 147: “proelium,” Liv. 8, 10, 9: “quietem,” after going to sleep, while asleep, in a dream, Cic. Div. 1, 24, 48; so id. ib. 2, 61, 126; Suet. Aug. 94; Petr. 104: “secundum patrem tu es pater proximus,” Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 42; cf.: “proxime et secundum deos homines hominibus maxime utiles esse possunt,” Cic. Off. 2, 3, 11: “ille mihi secundum te et liberos nostros ita est, ut sit paene par,” id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5, § 18: “secundum te nihil est mihi amicius solitudine,” id. Att. 12, 15: “qui secundum deos nomen Romanum veneretur,” Liv. 36, 17 fin.: “in actione secundum vocem vultus valet,” Cic. de Or. 3, 59, 223; id. Or. 18, 60: “secundum ea quaero, servarisne, etc.,” id. Vatin. 6, 15; so, “secundum ea,” Caes. B. G. 1, 33; cf. (with preceding maxime) Sall. J. 14, 3 Fabri ad loc.—
B. Fig.
1. Agreeably to, in accordance with, according to (class.): “tigna prona et fastigata, ut secundum naturam fluminis procumberent,” Caes. B. G. 4, 17; cf.: “secundum naturam vivere,” Cic. Fin. 5, 9, 26; and: “facilius esse secundum naturam, quam contra eam, vivere,” Quint. 12, 11, 13: “collaudavi secundum facta et virtutes tuas,” Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 60: “duumviros secundum legem facio,” Liv. 1, 26, 5; so, “legem,” Quint. 5, 13, 7; 12, 7, 9: “rationem,” id. 11, 3, 45: “secundum consuetudinem praedatum ire,” Front. Strat. 2, 12, 2.—
2. Pregn., according to the will of, in favor of, to the advantage of: “nuntiat populo, pontifices secundum se decrevisse...multa secundum causam nostram disputavit,” Cic. Att. 4, 2, 3 sq.: “de absente secundum praesentem judicare,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 17, § 41: “secundum eam (partem) litem judices dare,” Liv. 23, 4: “rei, quae undique secundum nos sit,” Quint. 3, 8, 34: “post principia belli secundum Flavianos,” Tac. H. 3, 7.
