Lewis & Short

No entries found. Showing closest matches:

2. Balista (Ballista), ae, f., a mountain in Liguria, Liv. 39, 2, 7; 40, 41, 2.

‡ ballātor, ōris, m. [ballo], a dancer: SODALES. BALLATORES. CYBELAE., Inscr. Orell. 2337.

ballēmătĭcus, a, um, adj. [cf. ballo], accompanying the dance, Isid. Orig. 3, 21, 11.

Ballio, ōnis, m., the name of a worthless pimp in the Pseudolus of Plautus; hence, for designating any worthless man, Cic. Phil. 2, 6, 15; id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20.
Whence, Ballĭōnĭus, a, um, adj., of Ballio, Plaut. Ps. 4, 6, 2.

† 1. ballista (better than balista; in Gloss. also ballistra), ae, f. [βάλλω],

  1. I. a lārge military engine, resembling a bow, stretched with cords and thongs, by which masses of stone and other missiles were thrown to a great distance; a machine for projectiles, the ballista (orig. diff. from catapulta, which was used for throwing arrows; but afterwards often interchanged with it; cf. Vitr. 10, 16-18; Veg. 4, 22): centenariae, throwing stones of a hundred pounds weight, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 555, 25: ballistae lapidum et reliqua tormenta telorum eo graviores emissiones habent, quo sunt contenta atque adducta vehementius, *Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57; Caes. B. C. 2, 2; Liv. 24, 40, 15; 21, 11, 10; Tac. A. 12, 56; 15, 9; id. H. 3, 23; 3, 29; 4, 23; Gell. 7 (6), 3; Sil. 1, 334; Luc. 2, 686; Vulg. 1 Macc. 6, 20; 6, 51.
    Sportively: meus est ballista pugnus, cubitus catapulta est mihi, umerus aries, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 17.
    For throwing other missiles, Caes. B. C. 2, 2; Luc. 2, 686; 3, 465.
  2. II. Transf., the weapon thrown, a missile, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 42; Lucil. lib. XXVIII.: ballistas jactans centenarias. Sisenn. Hist. lib. IIII: ballistas quattuor talentarias, Non. p. 555, 24 sq.
  3. III. Trop.: jam infortunii intenta ballista probe, an instrument, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 73; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 58.

2. Ballista, ae, v. 2. Balista.

ballistārĭum (balist-), ii, n., = ballista, or the place where the ballista is worked, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 74 (cf. ballista fin.).

ballistārĭus (balist-; and in Gloss. ballistrārĭus), ii, m. [1. ballista].

    1. A. A maker of ballistœ, Dig. 50, 6, 6: COLLEGIVM BALLISTARIORVM., Inscr. Orell. 4066.
    2. B. One who discharges the ballista, a slinger, Veg. Mil. 2, 2; Amm. 16, 2, 5.

† ballistĭa (balist-), ōrum, n. [βαλλίξω, to dance], music or songs accompanying dancing, Vop. Aurel. 6, where an example of such dancing songs is given.

* ballo, āre, v. n. [βάλλω, βαλλίξω], to dance, Aug. Serm. 215 (hence, Fr. bal; Engl. ball).

Ballŏnŏti, ōrum, m., a Scythian tribe, Val. Fl. 6, 160.

† ballōtē, ēs, f., = βαλλωτή, a plant, also called porrum nigrum, black horehound: Ballota nigra, Linn.; Plin. 27, 8, 30, § 54.

†† ballux (bal-), ūcis, f. [Spanish], gold-sand, gold-dust, χρύσαμμος, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 77; Just. 44, 1, 10 (less correctly paludibus); Mart. 12, 57, 9 (less correctly paludes); and Latinized ballūca (bal-), ae, f., Cod. Valent. 11, 6, 1 and 2; Cod. Th. 10, 19, 3 and 4; Veg. Vet. 1, 20, 2.