Greges abigere
From TTT
Latin Construction
- ‘To drive away [one's] herds.’
Constructions
Noun constructions
- greges equarum abigere — Cic. [αʹ], [βʹ]
Loci
- αʹ n. Cicero, In Verrem Secunda 1.10:
| Dionem HS deciens centena milia numerasse ut causam certissimam obtineret; praeterea greges equarum eius istum abigendos curasse, argenti, vestis stragulae quod fuerit curasse auferendum. | Dio paid a million sesterces to win a case that should have been absolutely certain; furthermore, that man [Verres] made sure his herds of mares were driven away; he made sure whatever silver and tapestry he had were carried off. |
- βʹ n. Cicero, In Verrem Secunda 2.7:
| praeterea greges nobilissimarum equarum abactos, argenti vestisque stragulae domi quod fuerit esse direptum | Furthermore, his herds of purebred mares were driven away; whatever silver and tapestry he had at home were plundered. |
- γʹ Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 24.20:
| unde ceterae praedae haud multum, equorum greges maxime abacti, e quibus ad quattuor milia domanda equitibus divisa. | From there, there was not much other booty; mostly scattered herds of horses, four thousand of which were divided among his cavalry to be tamed. |
