Parthi

Parthi, ōrum, m., = Parthoi, the Parthians, a Scythian people, situated to the north-east of the passes of the Caspian and south of Hyrcania, famed in antiquity as roving warriors and skilful archers, Just. 41, 1, 2; Cic. Att. 5, 18, 1; id. Phil. 11, 14; Verg. G. 4, 314; Hor. C. 2, 13, 18; id. S. 2, 1, 15; Ov. A. A. 1, 209:

Parthis mendacior,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 112; Tac. A. 2, 1; 6, 34; Vulg. Act. 2, 9.—In sing., Inscr. Orell. 2982.— Collect., the Parthian, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 1:

ecce! fugax Parthus,

Ov. R. Am. 155:

versis animosus equis,

Hor. C. 1, 19, 12.—Hence,

A.

Parthus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian:

eques,

Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 1; Ov. Tr. 2, 228:

manu,

id. F. 5, 580:

rex,

Juv. 6, 407.—

B.

Parthĭa, ae, f., = Parthia, the country of the Parthians, Parthia, the mod. Kohestan, Plin. 6, 15, 17, § 44; Luc. 8, 350.—

C.

Par-thĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Parthians, Parthian, Parthic:

equitatus,

Flor. 4, 9, 3:

regnum,

Plin. 37, 2, 8, § 2:

bellum,

with the Parthians, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 2; 12, 19, 2:

damna,

Luc. 1, 106:

pellis,

leather dyed of a scarlet-red, prepared by the Parthians, Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7;

hence, too: cingula,

of Parthian leather, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 94: PARTHICVS as a surname of the emperor Trajan, Inscr. Orell. 795 sq.; of the emperor Septimius Severus, ib. 905 sq. —

D.

Parthĭēnē, ēs, f., for Parthia, the [p. 1308] country of the Parthians, Parthiene, Parthia, Curt. 6, 2, 12; 6, 3, 3 et saep.—

E.

Parthĭēni, ōrum, another name for Parthi, the Parthians, Curt. 4, 12, 11; 9, 10, 17. —

F.

Parthĭcārĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Parthian peltry or wares: negotiatores, Imp. Const. Cod. Just. 10, 47, 7:

PRAETOR,

one who had jurisdiction over the dealers in Parthian peltry, Inscr. Grut. 350, 7.