spectācŭlum | spectāclum (noun N) : (contr. , Prop. 4 (5), 8, 21.and 56), , specto
* A show, sight, spectacle (class.).
* In gen.: lepidum spectaculum,Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 81: superarum rerum atque caelestium,Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140: bis terque mutatae dapis,Hor. Epod. 5, 34: potius quam hoc spectaculum viderem,Cic. Mil. 38, 103: capere oblatae spectacula praedae, Ov. M. 3, 246; cf. id. ib. 7, 780: scorti procacis,Liv. 39, 43: Euripi,id. 45, 27: non hoc ista sibi tempus spectacula poscit,Verg. A. 6, 37: spectaclum ipsa sedens,i. e. exposed to public view, in the sight of all,Prop. 4 (5), 8, 21. neque hoc parentes Effugerit spectaculum,Hor. Epod. 5, 102.—Esp. in the phrases: spectaculum (alicui) praebere, spectaculum (spectaculo) esse alicui: circuitus solis et lunae spectaculum hominibus praebent,Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 155; so, praebere,Liv. 45, 28: praebent spectacula capti,Ov. A. A. 2, 581: o spectaculum illud hominibus luctuosum, cedere e patriā servatorem ejus, manere in patriā perditores!Cic. Phil. 10, 4, 8; cf. id. Corn. 1, § 19: homini non amico nostra incommoda spectaculo esse nolim,id. Att. 10, 2, 2: insequitur acies ornata armataque, ut hostium quoque magnificum spectaculum esset,Liv. 10, 40 fin.
* In partic.
* Lit., in the theatre, circus, etc., a public sight or show, a stageplay, spectacle (cf.: munus, ludi, fabula): spectacula sunt tributim data,Cic. Mur. 34, 72: apparatissimum,id. Phil. 1, 15, 36: gladiatorium,Liv. 39, 42: gladiatorum,id. 28, 21 fin.; Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96: circi,Liv. 7, 2: scenae,Ov. A. A. 3, 351: ludorum,Suet. Aug. 14: athletarum,id. ib. 44; id. Ner. 12: naumachiae,id. Caes. 44: nondum commisso spectaculo,Liv. 2, 36, 1: interesse spectaculo,id. 2, 38, 4: inter matutina harenae spectacula,Sen. Ira, 3, 43, 2: meridianum,id. Ep. 7, 3.
* Transf., the place whence plays are witnessed, the seats of the spectators, seats, places in the theatre, the amphitheatre: spectacula ruunt,Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 47: ex omnibus spectaculis plausus est excitatus,Cic. Sest. 58, 124: resonant spectacula plausu,Ov. M. 10, 668: loca divisa patribus equitibusque, ubi spectacula sibi quisque facerent,Liv. 1, 35, 8: spectaculorum gradus,Tac. A. 14, 13: spectaculis detractus et in harenam deductus,Suet. Calig. 35; id. Dom. 10.
* In gen., the theatre: ingressum spectacula,Suet. Calig. 35: in caelum trabibus spectacula textis surgere,Calp. Ecl. 7, 23.
* A wonder, miracle: spectacula septem, the seven wonders of the world: in septem spectaculis nominari,Vitr. 2, 8, 11: numerari inter septem omnium terrarum spectacula,Gell. 10, 18, 4.