Mausoleus
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Latin-English
Mausōlē|us, -a, -um. (mau.zoˈle.us) adj.
- Mausolean; of or pertaining to Mausolus.
[Greek Μαυσωλεῖος Mausōlēos.]
Loci
- αʹ Propertius, Elegiae 3.2:
| nām nĕquĕ | pȳrămĭ|dūm sūmp|tūs ād | sīdĕră | dūctī, nēc Jŏvĭs | Ēlē|ī || cāel(um) ĭmĭ|tātă dŏ|mūs, nēc Māu|sōlē|ī dīv|ēs fōr|tūnă sĕ|pūlcrī mōrtĭs ăb | ēxtrēm|ā || cōndĭcĭ|ōnĕ vă|cānt. |
For neither the astronomical expense of the pyramids, nor the house of Elean Zeus, modeled on the heavens, nor the rich opulence of the Mausolean tomb can free from the final condition of death. |
