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berber, perh. old inf., = fervere, Carm. Frat. Arv.

berbex, v. vervex.

Bercorcātes, ium, m., a people of Gallia Aquitanica, Plin. 4, 19, 33, § 108.

Bĕrĕcyntus, i, m., = Βερέκυντος,

  1. I. a mountain on the banks of the river Sangarius, in Phrygia, sacred to Cybele, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 784; 9, 82; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. C. 4, 1, 22.
  2. II. Derivv., the adjj.
    1. A. Bĕrĕcyntĭus (Bĕrĕcynth-), a, um, = Βερεκύντιος.
      1. 1. Of or pertaining to the mountain Berecyntus, Berecyntian: tractus, Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108 (acc. to Pliny, in Caria): juga, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 300: mater, i. e. Cybele, Verg. A. 6, 785; Stat. Th. 4, 782; and subst.: Bĕrĕcyntia, ae, f., Verg. A. 9, 82; Ov. F. 4, 355.
      2. 2. Of or pertaining to Cybele: heros, i. e. Midas, son of Cybele, Ov. M. 11, 106: Attis, her favorite, Pers. 1, 93: tibia, a flute of a crooked shape (orig. employed only in her festivals), Ov. F. 4, 181; hence, for a curved Phrygian flute, in gen., Hor. C. 3, 19, 18; 4, 1, 22; Ov M. 11, 16; cf. cornu, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13: furores, the madness of the priests of Cybele, Mart. 4, 43, 8.
    2. B. Bĕrĕcyntĭădes, ae, m., Berecyntian: venator, perh. Attis (v. Attis), Ov. Ib. 506 Heins.
    3. C. Bĕrĕcyntĭăcus, a, um, = Berecyntius, 2., of or belonging to Cybele: sacerdos, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 51.

Berē̆grāni, ōrum, m., the people of Beregria, a town in Picenum, Plin. 3, 13, 18, § 111.

Bĕrĕlĭdes, um, f., a group of small islands off the southern coast of Sardima, Plin. 3, 7, 13, § 85.

Bĕrĕnīcē (in MSS. also Bĕrŏnīcē), ēs, f., = Βερενίκη.

  1. I. A female name.
    1. A. Daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus and Arsinoë, and wife of her own brother, Ptolemy Euergetes; her beautiful hair was placed as a constellation in heaven (Coma or Crinis Berenices), Hyg. Astr. 2, 24; cf. the poem of Catullus: de Coma Berenices, 66, 1 sqq. (Another constellation of the same name, Plin. 2, 70, 71, § 178.)
      Hence,
      1. 2. Bĕrĕnīcēus, a, um, adj., of Berenice: vertex, Cat. 66, 8.
    2. B. The daughter of the Jewish king Agrippa I., accused of incest, Juv. 6, 156 sqq.; Tac. H. 2, 2; 2, 81; Suet. Tit. 7; called uxor Titi, Aur. Vict. Epit. 10, 4; called Bernīcē, Vulg. Act. 25, 13.
  2. II. The name of several towns.
    1. A. In Cyrenaica, earlier called Hesperis, now Benghazi, Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 31; Sol. 27, 54; Amm. 22, 16, 4.
      Hence,
      1. 2. Bĕrĕnīcis, ĭdis, f., the region around Berenice: ardens, Luc. 9, 524: undosa, Sil. 3, 249; cf. Inscr. Orell. 3880.
    2. B. A town in Arabia, Mel. 3, 8, 7.
    3. C. A town on the Red Sea, Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 70; cf. Mel. 3, 8, 7.
    4. D. A town on the frontier of Egypt, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 108; 6, 29, 33, § 168.

Bergae, ārum, m., a people of Scythia, Mel. 3, 5, 1; 3, 6, 9.

Bergi, ōrum, m., an island in the North Sea, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 104.

‡ Bergĭmus, i, m., a deity of the Galli Cenomani, in Upper Italy, Inscr. Orell. 1971 sq.; 2194.

Bergistāni or Vergistāni, ōrum, m., a community of robbers in Hispania Tarraconensis, Liv. 34, 16, 9; 34, 17, 5; 34, 21, 6.

Bergŏmum, i, n., = Βέργομον, a town in Gallia Transpadana, now Bergamo, Plin. 3, 17, 21, § 124; Just. 20, 5, 8; Inscr. Orell. 65.
Hence, Bergŏmas, ātis, adj., of Bergomum: MVNICIPIVM, Inscr. Orell. 3349: RESPVBLICA, ib. 3898; and Bergomātes, ium, m., the inhabitants of Bergomum, Plin. 3, 17, 21, § 125; 34, 1, 2, § 2; Cato, Orig. 2, 4.

Bernīcē, es, f., v. Berenice, I. B.

Bĕrŏē, ēs, f., = Βερόη.

  1. I. The nurse of Semele, Ov. M. 3, 278; Hyg. Fab. 167.
  2. II. One of the Oceanids, Verg. G. 4, 341.
  3. III. The wife of Doryclus of Epirus, Verg. A. 5, 620 Wagn.

Bĕroea (Berrh-) (trisyl.), ae, f., = [?*BE/ROIA (*BE/RROIA ?]), a town in Macedonia, later called Irenopolis, north of the river Aliacmon, now Verria, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 33; Liv. 44, 45, 2 and 5; 45, 29, 9; Cic. Pis. 36, 89.
Hence, Bĕroeaeus, i, m., a Berœan, Liv 23, 39, 3 (al. Boeotius); 42, 58, 7; and Beroeenses, ium, m., the Berœans, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82.

Bērōnes, um, m., = Βήρωνες, acc. to Strab. 3, p. 238, a powerful people in Hispania Tarraconensis, Liv. Fragm. 91, lin. 213 sq.; perhaps there is a reference to these Berones in the obscure passage, Hirt. B. Alex. 53: semper enim Berones, etc. (perh. a body-guard of Berones; perh. also kindr. with the Gallic baro, acc. to the Schol. Pers. 5, 138: lingua Gallica barones vel varones dicuntur servi militum).

Bĕrŏnīcē, v. Berenice.

Bērōsus, i, m., = Βηρωσσός, a distinguished Babylonian astrologer of the time of Ptolemy Philadelphus, Vitr. 9, 1, (4); Sen. Q. N. 3, 29, 1; Plin. 7, 37, 37, § 123; 7, 49, 50, § 160; Tert. Apol. 19.

Berresa, ae, f., a town in Ethiopia, Plin. 6, 29, 50, § 180.

Berrĭcē, ēs, f., a large island north of Europe, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 104.

berŭla, ae, f., an herb, called also cardamine, Marc. Emp. 36.

† bēryllus (beryllus, Prud. Psych. 855; bērillus, Isid. Orig. 16, 7, 5; berul-lus, Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 76 Jan.), i, m., = βήρυλλος.

  1. I. A precious stone of a sea-green color, coming from India, beryl, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 9; Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 76 sqq.; Isid. Orig. l. l.; Sol. 53; Juv. 5, 37; Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7.
    1. B. Meton. for a ring with a beryl, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 9.
  2. II. Beryllus aëroides, = βήρυλλος ἀεροειδής, the sapphire, Plin. l. l. § 77.

Bērȳtus (Bērytus, Avien. Descr. Orb. Terr. 1080; cf. Wernsdorf poet. Lat. Min. V. p. 1103), i, f., = Βηρῦτός,

  1. I. a seaport town of Phœnicia, distinguished for its excellent wine; as a Roman colony, called Felix Julia, now Beirout, Plin. 5, 20, 17, § 78; Tac. H. 2, 81; Dig. 5, 15, 8; Prisc. Perieg. p. 853.
    Hence,
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. A. Bērȳtĭus (Bērytĭus, Aus. Praef. ad Syagr. 20), a, um, adj., of Berytus: vinum, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 74: uva, id. 15, 17, 18, § 66.
    2. B. Bērȳtensis, e, adj., Berytensian, of Berytus: colonia, Dig. 50, 15, 1, § 1; and Bērȳtenses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Berytus, Inscr. Orell. 1246; Cod. 1, 17, 2, § 9.

vervex (berbex and verbex), ēcis, m., a wether.

  1. I. Lit., Varr. L. L. 5, § 98 Müll.; id. ap. Non. 189, 30; Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 40; Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 55.
  2. II. Transf., a name for a stupid fellow, qs. mutton-head, Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 6; Auct. ap. Sen. Const. 17, 1; Juv. 10, 50.