Arx
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Latin-English
ar|x, -cis. (ˈarks) fem.
- A citadel or fortress.
Loci
- αʹ Vergil, Aeneis 9.150-153:
| ————— ————— —— tĕnĕ|brās ĕt ĭ|nērtĭă | fūrtă Pāllădĭ|ī cāe|sīs lā|tē cūs|tōdĭbŭs | ārcīs nē tĭmĕ|ānt, nĕc ĕ|quī cāe|cā cōn|dēmŭr ĭn | ālvō |
They needn't fear the night, and the cowardly theft of the Palladium after guards all over the citadel were slain; nor will we hide ourselves in the secret belly of a horse. |
