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ap-pugno (adp-, Halm), āre, v. a., to fight against, attack, assault (only in Tac. in the three foll. exs.): castra adpugnare, Tac. A. 4, 48: castellum, id. ib. 15, 13: classem, id. ib. 2, 81.

Appŭlēius (also, Āpŭl-), i, m., the name of several Romans, among whom the most distinguished were,

  1. I. L. Appuleius Saturninus, a turbulent tribune of the people (about A.U.C. 653): post Gracchos eloquentissimus, Cic. Brut. 62, 224.
  2. II. A native of Madaura, in Africa, who was a spirited and flowery, but sometimes bombastic writer of the second century. His principal work yet extant is called Metamorphoseon sive de Asino Aureo libri XI.; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 422 sq.; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 362.
    Hence,
  3. III. Appŭlēius, a, um, adj., of Appuleius: lex, proposed by the tribune Appuleius, Cic. Balb. 21; id: Leg. 2, 6; Flor. 3, 16.

Appūlĭa (better, Āpūl-; v. Mart. Lagun. Luc. 2, 608; cf. also Jahn ad Hor. C. 3, 4, 10), ae, f.

  1. I. A province in Lower Italy, at the north of Calabria, and east of Samnium, on both sides of the Aufidus, which divides it into Daunia and Peucetia, now Puglia, Hor. S. 1, 5, 77; id. C. 3, 4, 10; id. Epod. 3, 16; Mart. 14, 155; cf. Mann. Ital. 2, 3.
    Hence,
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. A. Appūlĭcus (Āpūl-), a, um, adj., Appulian: mare Apulicum, i.e. the Adriatic Sea, Hor. C. 3, 24, 4 (K. and H., publicum).
    2. B. Appŭlus (Āpŭl-), a, um, the same: gens, Hor. S. 2, 1, 38: Daunus, id. C. 4, 14, 26: Vultur, id. ib. 3, 4, 9 al.

1. appulsus (adp-), a, um, Part. of 1. appello.

2. appulsus (adp-), ūs, m. [1. appello], a driving to some place.

  1. I. In the lit. signif. only in the jurists: pecoris, a driving of a flock to drink, Dig. 43, 19, 1.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. A landing, bringing to land: ab litorum appulsu arcere, Liv, 27, 30: oppidum celerrimum adpulsu, Tac. A. 3, 1; 2, 6: utrinque prora paratam semper adpulsui frontem agit, id. G. 44.
    2. B. An approaching, approach, in gen.: pars terrae adpulsu solis exarsit, Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 24.
    3. C. An effect, influence caused by approach: frigoris et caloris adpulsus sentire, Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 141: deorum adpulsu homines somniare, id. Div. 1, 30 fin.