previous next
ĕpŭlo , ōnis (also EPOLONUS, i, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 78, 11 Müll.), m. epulum,
I.a guest at a feast or banquet, a feaster, carouser.
I. In gen. (mostly post-class.), Cic. Att. 2, 7, 3; App. M. 2, p. 123; 9, p. 235; Firm. Math. 5, 4 fin.—Far more freq.,
II. In partic.: Tresviri or Septemviri Epulones (in inscrr. also SEPTEMVIR and SEPTEMVIRI [VII. VIR.] EPVLONVM), a t. t. of relig. lang., a college of priests, composed at first of three and afterwards of seven persons, who superintended the sacrificial banquets to the gods, Cic. de Or. 3, 19 fin.; Gell. 1, 12, 6; cf. Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 12; Luc. 1, 602; Inscr. Orell. 590; 773; 2259 sq.; Calend. Praenest. Jan. (Orell. Inscr. 2, p. 382).—In sing.: Epulo, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 82 Müll. N. cr.: “Triumvir Epulo,” Liv. 40, 42: “tres viri epulones,” id. 33, 42, 1: “VII. VIRO. EPVLONI,” Inscr. Orell. 2365.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (7 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 2.7.3
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 3.19
    • Lucan, Civil War, 1.602
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 2.11.12
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 33, 42.1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 40, 42
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.12.6
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: