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currūlis, e, adj. [currus], of or belonging to a chariot, or a chariot-race: rabies equorum (post-class. and rare), App. M. 9, p. 221: strepitus (opp. equester fremitus), Fronto Ep. 3 Mai; cf. curulis.

currus, ūs, m. [curro], a chariot, car, wain.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen., Poët. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 153 Müll.; Cic. Att. 13, 21, 3; Lucr. 3, 642; Cic. Div. 2, 70, 144; Verg. A. 5, 819; id. G. 3, 359; Sen. Ira, 3, 21, 2 et saep.
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. A triumphal car, Cic. Cael. 14, 34; Suet. Caes. 49; Flor. 1, 5, 6; Hor. Epod. 9, 22; Ov. M. 13, 252 al.
        1. b. Meton., a triumph, Cic. Fam. 15, 6, 1; Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 36; Flor. 4, 2, 89; Prop. 3 (4), 9, 53; Luc. 1, 316 et saep.; cf. Sil. 6, 345 Drak.
      2. 2. A war-chariot ( = esseda), Caes. B. G. 4, 33, 2.
  2. II. Poet. transf.
    1. * A. A ship, boat, Cat. 64, 9.
    2. B. The horses drawing a chariot, a team, span, Verg. G. 1, 514; id. A. 12, 287; Sil. 16, 367; Luc. 7, 570.
    3. * C. A pair of small wheels by which the beam of a plough was supported and guided: currus a tergo torquere imos, Verg. G. 1, 174 Forbig ad loc.; v. Heyne Exc. ad h. l.

cŭrūlis (curr-), e, adj. [currus], of or pertaining to a chariot.

  1. I. In gen.: equi, the four horses provided at the public cost for the games of the circus, Liv. 24, 18, 10; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 49, 14 Müll.; Cod. Th. 15, 5, 3; 15, 10, 1: ludi, Min. Fel. Oct. 37 fin.: triumphus, i. e. upon a chariot (in opp. to an ovatio, on horseback or on foot), Suet. Aug. 22: Juno curulis, in an ancient form of prayer in Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 17.
  2. II. Esp.: sella curulis, the curule chair, official chair, adopted from the Etruscans, and inlaid with ivory; used by the consuls, praetors, and curule ediles, who hence received their name (v. aedilis, and cf. Gell. 3, 18, 4; Isid. Orig. 20, 11, 11; Dict. of Antiq.), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Liv. 1, 8, 3; 9, 46, 9 al.; Quint. 6, 3, 25; Suet. Aug. 26; Ov. P. 4, 9, 27; Plin. 37, 6, 21, § 81; Flor. 1, 13, 10; Cat. 52, 2 et saep.: sedes, Tac. A. 2, 83; 15, 29 al.; and absol.: cŭrūlis, is, f., Tac. A. 1, 75; id. H. 2, 59; Plin. Pan. 59, 2; Suet. Ner. 13; Luc. 3, 107; Sil. 8, 488; Stat. S. 3, 3, 115; Mart. 11, 98, 18 al.
    Poet.: major curulis, i. e. consulship, Stat. S. 1, 4, 82.
    Hence,
    1. B. Meton., pertaining to the honor of a sella curulis, curule: aedilis, L. Pis. ap. Gell. 6, 9, 2; Liv. 7, 1, 6 and 8; Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 131 al.; cf. aedilitas, Cic. Har. Resp. 13, 27; Liv. 7, 1, 1; Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 19: ebur ( = sella curulis), consulship, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 53; cf. magistratus, Gab. Bass. ap. Gell. 3, 18.
      Subst.: cŭrūlis, is, m., = aedilis curulis, Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 42; and curules, the curule magistracies, Stat. S. 4, 1, 5.