VOCABULARY  OF   PROPER   NAMES
 

A. = '^Aulus.

Ab-origines, -um, m. pL, the Abo¬
rigines, the supposedly original in¬
habitants of Italy and the reputed
ancestors of the Romans.

Aeneas, -ae, m., the hero of Vergil's
Aeneid, was a Trojan prince, son
of Anchises and Venus, who, after
the fall of Troy, wandered widely,
visiting, among others. Dido at Car¬
thage in Africa, and finally settled
in Latium, where he founded
Alba Longa, the mother city of
Rome.

Allobroges, -um, m. pi., the Allo¬
brogians, a Gallic tribe between the
Alps on the east and the Rhone on
the west, now Savoy, conquered by
Fabius Maximus, 121 B.C. By pre¬
tending to join the conspiracy, they
helped Cicero bring to light the
conspiracy, capture the conspirators,
and drive Catiline from Rome.

Aimius, -ii, m., Quintus Annius
Chilo, a senator and one of Cati¬
line's accomplices.

Antonius, -ii, m., Gaius Antonius
Hyb7'ida, uncle of Mark Antony,
expelled from the senate in 70 B.C.,
colleague with Cicero in the prae-
torship  66, in  the  consulship  63;
 

supposedly, one of the conspirators,
but as Cicero's colleague he had to
lead an army against Catiline ; gov¬
ernor of Macedonia 62, accused of
extortion aiid, though defended by
Cicero, convicted.

Apulia, -ae, f., a district in south¬
eastern Italy.

Arretinus, -a, -um, adj., of or per¬
taining to Arretiu7n, a town in
Etruria, near Florence.

Asia, -ae, f., Asia, Asia Minor.

Athenienses, -ium, m. pi., the
Athenia7ts.

Aurelia Orestilla, the second wife
of Catiline.

Autronius, P., Paetus Autronius,
elected consul 66 B.C., but disquali¬
fied because oif bribery, became one
of the most prominent in the con¬
spiracy.
 

Bestia, -ae, m., L. Calpurnius Bes¬
tia, one of Catiline's accomplices, a
tribune.

Bruttius, -a, -um, adj., ager B., the
country of the Bruttii, the toe of
Italy.

Brutus, -i, m., D. funius Brutus,
consul in 77 B.C., husband of Sem¬
pronia.
 

•^The definition is in italics,

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