LAT

Lewis Short

victōrĭa (noun F) : victor.
* Prop., victory.
* In war.
* Transf.
* In law contests, etc.
* With de and abl.: cum Canulejus victoriā de patribus ... ingens esset,Liv. 4, 6, 5: Africanus ob egregiam victoriam de Hannibale Poenisque appellatus,id. 21, 46, 8; 25, 39, 17: de Vejentibus,id. 5, 15, 1: quantaecumque, de Romanis tamen, victoriae partae fama,id. 27, 31, 3: Philippi de Atheniensibus victoriam praeferebat,Curt. 8, 1, 33; Just. 31, 3, 9.
* With ab and abl.: ut ab illo insignia victoriae, non victoriam reportarent,Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3, 8.
* With ex and abl.: gens una populi Romani saepe ex opulentissimā Etruscā civitate victoriam tulit,Liv. 2, 50, 2: ex Campanis victoriam pepererunt,id. 7, 34, 13: Domitii ex Arvernis victoria fuit nobilis,Vell. 2, 10, 2.
* In gen.: victoria penes patres fuit,Liv. 4, 50: ex collegā victoriam quaerere,id. 2, 44; cf. Ov. F. 2, 811; id. A. A. 2, 539.
* With gen.: litium,Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 54.
* Personified: Victoria, as a Roman goddess, Victory: Neptunus, Virtus, Victoria,Plaut. Am. prol. 42; cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 61; id. Div. 1, 43, 98; Ov. M. 8, 13; Inscr. Orell. 387; 1803; 1838; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 62 Müll.
* A battle-cry, shout of victory: suo more victoriam conclamant,Caes. B. G. 5, 37.
* A statue of Victory; in a lusus verbb.: nam qui Victorias aureas in usum belli conflari volebat, ita declinavit, victoriis utendum esse,Quint. 9, 2, 92.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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