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† 1. aula, ae, f. (gen. aulāī, Verg. A. 3, 354; v. Neue, Formenl I. p 11), = αὐλή

  1. I. Lit., the front court of a Grecian house (mostly poet.; syn. atrium): janitor aulae, i. e. Cerberus, Hor C. 3, 11, 16; also a court for the cattle (cf. αὐλη; Serv ad Verg. A. 9, 60): vacuam pastoris in aulam, Prop 4, 12, 39; so Hor. Ep 1, 2, 66; Petr. 119; Grat. Cyn. 167.
    Also an inner court of a house, a hall, = atrium, Verg. A. 3, 354 lectus genialis in aulā est, Hor Ep 1, 1, 87
  2. II. Transf
      1. 1. A palace, the castle of a noble, the royal court (syn.. regia, palatium, basilica): illā se jactet in aulā Aeolus. Verg. A. 1, 140 (cf. Hom. Od 10, 1 sq.) fuscae deus aulae, i. e. Pluto, Prop. 5, 11, 5; cf. Hor. C. 2, 18, 31: laeta Priami aula, id. ib. 4, 6, 16; 4, 14, 36 al.: rarissimam rem in aulā consequi senectutem, in a court, Sen. Ira, 2, 33; cf.: caret invidendā Sobrius aulā, Hor. C. 2, 10, 8.
        Poet., of the cell of the queen-bee: aulas et cerea regna refingunt, Verg G. 4, 202.
      2. 2. Meton.
        1. a. Princely power, dignity: rex omniauctoritate aulae communita imperium cum dignitate obtinuit, Cic. Fam. 15, 4 qui tum aulā et novo rege potiebatur, i. e. possessed the highest influence at court, Tac. A. 6, 43.
        2. b. The persons belonging to the court, the court, courtiers: prona in eum aula Neronis (erat) ut similem, Tac. H. 1, 13 fin.: tum Claudius inter ludibria aulae erat, Suet. Ner. 6.

2. aula, = olla, q. v. init.

† aulaeum, i, n., = αὐλαία (Plut.), a splendidly wrought or embroidered stuff, tapestry, arras, esp. a covering, a curtain, hangings: aulaea genus vestis peregrinum, Varr. de Vita populi Rom. lib. III.; Non. p. 537 sq.: aulaea dicta sunt ab aulā Attali, in quā primum inventa sunt vela ingentia, Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 25.

  1. I. A curtain, canopy: suspensa aulaea, Hor. S. 2, 8, 54; and so Prop. 3, 30, 12.
    In partic., the curtain of a theatre; which, among the ancients, contrary to modern usage, was lowered from the ceiling to the floor at the beginning of a piece or act, and at the conclusion was drawn up; cf. Smith, Dict. Antiq.; hence the expression, aulaeum tollitur, is drawn up, at the end of a piece (act), Cic. Cael. 27, 65; Ov. M. 3, 111; on the contr. mittitur, is dropped, at the beginning, Phaedr. 5, 7, 23. Usually such curtains were wrought with the figures of gods or men, esp. of heroes, and in drawing up the curtain, the upper part of the figures would first become visible, then the lower parts in succession, appearing, as it were, themselves to draw up the curtain; hence, utque Purpurea intexti tollant aulaea Britanni, and how the Britons woven upon it lift the purple curtain, Verg. G. 3, 25 Voss; cf. also Ov. M. l. l. Bach.
  2. II. A covering for beds and sofas, tapestry: aulaeis jam se regina superbis Aurea composuit spondā, Verg. A. 1, 697: Cenae sine aulaeis et ostro, Hor. C. 3, 29, 15; Curt. 8, 5, 21; 8, 9, 15.
  3. III. The drapery of a heavy upper garment, pictae Sarrana ferentem Ex umeris aulaea togae, the folds of his embroidered toga, Juv. 10, 39.

aulax, ăcis, f., = αὖλαξ, a furrow, Veg. Art. Vet. 2, 28, 38; Aus. Ep. 10, 10 (old edd., aulix; the true form was restored by Schneider).

olla, ae (old form aula: aulas antiqui dicebant, quas nos dicimus ollas, quia nullam litteram geminabant. Itaque aulicocia exta, quae in ollis coquebantur, dicebant, id est elixa, Fest. p. 23 Müll.
Examples with aula, for olla, are found in Cato, R. R. 52, 1; 81; 85 sq.; Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 20; 22; 3, 6, 44; 47; 4, 2, 4; 7; id. Capt. 1, 1, 21; 4, 2, 66 et saep.; Inscr. Orell. 2473; 3001; 4537 sqq.; cf. also Non. 543, 8), f. [root uk-, Sanscr. ukha, pot; aula for aukula], a pot or jar: quadrilibrem aulam onustam auro habeo, Plaut. Aul. 5, 1, 2; Varr. ap. Non. 543, 12: ollam denariorum implere, Cic. Fam. 9, 18, 4: fictilis, Col. 8, 8, 7: monendus qui vasa emturus est, ne bibulas aut male coctas emat, id. 12, 43, 11: ET OLLAS PRECATI SVNT, Inscr. Fratr. Arv. tab. 41 a; cf. Marini Atti, p. 593: grandes fumabant pultibus ollae, Juv. 14, 171.
For preserving the ashes of the dead, Inscr. Grut. 865, 10; cf. Inscr. Orell. 4544; Jahn, Specim. Epigr. p. 29 sq.
Prov.: olla male fervet, the pot boils poorly, i. e. the affair looks bad, Petr. 38, 13: ipsa holera olla legit, the pot culls its own herbs, i. e. serves itself, Cat. 94, 2: vultus redigentur in ollam, made as black as a pot, Vulg. Joel, 2, 6.

    1. 2. Trop.: olla cujus rubigo in eā est, i. e. the city full of the vile, Vulg. Ezech. 24, 6.