noun

Caere

gen. indecl. · gender neuter

a very ancient city of Etruria; one of the twelve;; Cervetri

gen. Caerĭtis. f., Verg. A. 8, 597; abl. Caerēte, id. ib. 10, 183), = Καιρη Steph., Καιρέα Strab., a very ancient city of Etruria, one of the twelve; previously called Agylla, now Cervetri, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 51; Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 597; 10, 183; Liv 1, 60, 2.—

Derivv.

pertaining to Cœre; Cœritic; the inhabitants of Cœre ••

Caeres, ĭtis and ētis, adj., of or pertaining to Cœre, Cœritic: populus, Liv. 7, 19, 6: aquae, Val. Max. 1, 6, 9; cf. Liv. 22, 1, 10.—In plur.: Caerĭtes (Caerētes), um, m., the inhabitants of Cœre, Liv. 7, 19, 8 and 10; 7, 20, 1; 5, 50, 3. In consequence of assisting the Romans in the Gallic war, they received the privilege of Roman citizenship, but without the jus suffragii. Hence the catalogues of such quasi-citizens were called tabulae Caerites or Caeritum, and Roman citizens, in consequence of disfranchisement inflicted by the censor, were enrolled in these, being deprived of the right of voting; hence the odious access. idea of the expression in tabulas Caerites (um) referri, to be degraded. Ascon. Cic. Div. in Caecil. 3, 8; Gell. 16, 13, 7 sq.—Hence: Caerite cerā ( = tabulā) digni, Hor. Ep 1, 6, 62 (notā infamiae et omni ignominiā digni sumus, Schol. Crucq.).—

belonging to Cœre •

Caerētā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Cœre: amnis, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 51.—Subst.

a country-seat near Cœre

Cae-rētānum, i, n., a country-seat near Cœre, Col. 3, 3, 3.—

wine from Cœre

Caerētāna, ōrum, n. (sc. vina), wine from Cœre, Mart. 13, 124.—

the inhabitants of Cœre

Caerētāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cœre, Val. Max. 1, 1, 1.

Perseus ID: n6065 Key: Caere