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servīlis, e, adj. [servus], of or belonging to a slave, slavish, servile (class.).

  1. I. Lit. (syn. famularis): tumultus, the servile war, insurrection of the slaves, Caes. B. G. 1, 40: imperium, like that of masters over slaves, Sall. H. 1, 9 Dietsch: bellum, Flor. 3, 19, 2; Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28: terror, dread of the slaves, of a servile insurrection, Liv. 3, 16: manus, a band of slaves (with latrones), Hor. Epod. 4, 19: capita, Liv. 27, 16: caput, Dig. 4, 5, 3: de uxoribus in servilem modum quaestionem habent, like slaves, Caes. B. G. 6, 19; cf. Hor. S. 1, 8, 32: inscriptio (i. e. triumphi de servis), Flor. 3, 19, 8: operae (i. e. servis dignae), id. 2, 18, 10: nil servile habet, Hor. S. 2, 7, 111: servilia fingere, Tac. A. 16, 2: caedi discentes, deforme atque servile est, Quint. 1, 3, 14; cf. verbera, Just. 1, 5, 2: causa, Dig. 4, 5, 3, § 1: adfinitates, ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3: cognationes, ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3: condicio, ib. 48, 20, 1: necessitas, ib. 3, 8, 19, § 2.
  2. II. Trop.: serviles nuptiae (opp. liberales), Plaut. Cas. prol. 68 and 73: schema, id. Am. prol. 117: vestis, Cic. Pis, 38, 92: color, id. ib. 38, 1: indoles, Liv. 1, 5: gestus (with humilis), Quint. 11, 3, 83: vernilitas, id. 1, 11, 2: litterae, i. e. the lower branches of learning (writing, reading, arithmetic, etc.; opp. liberales, the higher branches), Sen. Tranq. 9: jugum, Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 6: munus, id. Sull. 19, 55.
    Hence, adv., like a slave, slavishly, servilely.
        1. * a. servīle: gemens, Claud. B. Gild. 364.
        2. b. servīlĭter (class.): serviliter ficti dominum consalutamus, Petr. 117, 6: ne quid serviliter muliebriterve faciamus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 55; so Tac. H. 1, 36: saevire, Flor. 1, 23, 1.
          Comp. and sup. of the adj. and adv. do not occur.

Servīlĭus, i, m.; Servīlĭa, ae, f., the name of a Roman gens.

  1. I. Masc.
    1. A. C. Servilius Ahala, Liv. 4, 13 sq.; v. Ahala.
    2. B. Cn. and Q. Servilius Caepio, consuls, the former A.U.C. 613, the latter the following year, Cic. Font. 11, 23; cf. id. Brut. 25, 97; 25, 43; 25, 161; id. Att. 12, 5, 3 al.
    3. C. Another Cn. Servilius Caepio, Cic. Att. 12, 20, 2.
    4. D. Q. Servilius Caepio, consul A.U.C. 648, Vell. 2, 1, 3; cf. Cic. Brut. 35, 135; id. de Or. 2, 28, 124; id. Inv. 1, 49, 92.
    5. E. Q. Servilius Caepio, quœstor A.U.C. 654, Auct. Her. 1, 12, 21; 2, 12, 17; Cic. Fragm. Scaur. 1, 2, 45 B. and K. al.
      Others of the same name are mentioned, Cic. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. Fam. 3, 10, 2; 3, 11, 1; id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 7.
  2. F. C. Servilius Casca, an assassin of Cœsar, Cic. Phil. 2, 11, 27.
  3. G. P. Servilius Casca, an assassin of Cœsar, Cic. Phil. 2, 11, 27; id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 17, 1; id. Att. 16, 15, 3 al.
  4. H. C. Servilius Glaucia, prœtor, slain by Marius A.U.C. 654, Cic. Brut. 62, 224; id. Cat. 3, 6, 15.
  5. K. C. Servilius Isauricus, a successful general, a friend of Cicero, Cic. Att. 12, 21, 1; id. Prov. Cons. 9, 22 et saep.
  6. L. Another P. Servilius Isauricus, proconsul in Asia A.U.C. 708, to whom are addressed the letters, Cic. Fam. 13, 66-72; cf. id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 2; 3, 4, 6.
  7. II. Fem. Servilia, Cic. Att. 14, 21, 3; 15, 11, 1; 15, 12, 1 al.
    Hence,
    1. A. Servīlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Servilius, Servilian; familia, Plin. 34, 13, 38, § 137: lex, scilicet judiciaria, introduced by Q. Servilius Caepio, Cic. de Or. 2, 55, 223; id. Clu. 51, 140, id. Brut. 43, 161; Tac. A. 12, 60: de pecuniis repetundis, by C. Servilius Glaucia, id. Rab. Post. 4, 9; id. Balb. 24, 54; id. Scaur. 1, 2; Ascon. ap. Scaur. p. 21; single fragments of which, still extant, are collected and explained in C. A. Klenze, Fragmenta legis Serviliae, Berol. 1825: agraria, proposed by P. Servilius Rullus, but defeated through the opposition of Cicero (Oratt. de lege Agr. III.); Servilius lacus, a place in Rome, in the eighth region, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 89; Sen. Prov 3, 7; cf. Fest. pp. 238 and 139.
    2. B. Servīlĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Servilius, Servilian; horti, Suet. Ner. 47; Tac. A. 15, 55; id. H. 3, 38; cf. Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23.