456.  Caudex.   Caulis.
CAUJDEX,  the  trunk  of  a  tree,  the  stem  of  a  shrub,  is  only  said  of
trees.  Quin  et  caudicibus  sectis,  mirabile  dictu,  truditur  e  sicco  ra-
dix oleagina  ligno.  Virg.  Figuratively  :  a  blockhead,  a  stupid  man.
Caudex,  stipes,  iisinus,  plumbeus.  Ter. — CAULIS,  the  stalk  or  stem  of
a  herb,  the  i/uill  of  bird".  Cauiis  pennarum  avium.  Plin.  A  cabbage,
greens,  roots.  Unge  caules  oleo.  Hor.  Qui  teneros  caules  alieni
iregerit  liorti.  Id.
4-57.   Cavea.   Cavus.
CAVEA,  synonymous  with  cavus,a  cage,  a  place  where  birds  or  wild-
leasts  are  kept.  Avis  inclusa  cavea.  Cic.  E  cavea  leo  missus.  Id.
— CAVUS,  a  hole,  a  hollow  place.  Macra  cavum  repetes  quern  ma-
cra  subsisti.  Hor.  Excipere  cavo.  Id.
•k38.  Cavea.  Circus.   Constssus.
('  \\i:.\,  (fnun  (\ivus)  an  amphitheatre,  alarge  building  of  around
form,  the  inside  of  which  divided  into  rows  of  seals  surrounded  the  area,
from  which  the  combats  of  gladiator?  or  wild-beasts  were  seen  :  It  tras
likewise  a  place  rising,  formed  of  seats  one  above  the  other,  opposite  the
theatre,  from  which  the  spectators  might  more  commodiously  see  the
spectacles.  Quid  clamores  tola  cavea  in  hospitis  ct  amici  mei  Pa-


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cuvii  fuerunt  novafabula?  Cic. — Ciucus,  a  large  place  in  ancient
Rome  between  mount  Avent'meand  Palatine,  wherein  the  people  sat  and
saw  the  put-lie  games,  chiefly  horse-  and  chariot-races.  This  place  was
of  an  oval  form.  Capax  populi  circus.  Ovid.  Nescis  heri  quartum
in  circo  diem  ludorum  Romanorum  i'uisse.  Cic. — CONSESSUS,  (se-
dere  cum)  an  assembly  sitting  together.  Consessus  curiae.  Cic.  Con-
sessum  caveae  clamoribus  implet.  Virg.
459.  Cavere.  Dedinare.
