Caere

Caere, n. indecl. ( gen. Caerĭtis. f., Verg. A. 8, 597; abl. Caerēte, id. ib. 10, 183), = Kairê Steph., Kairea Strab., a very ancient city of Etruria, one of the twelve; previously called Agylla, now Cervetri, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 51; Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 597; 10, 183; Liv 1, 60, 2.—

II.

Derivv.

A.

Caeres, ĭtis and ētis, adj., of or pertaining to Cœre, Cœritic:

populus,

Liv. 7, 19, 6:

aquae,

Val. Max. 1, 6, 9; cf. Liv. 22, 1, 10.—In plur.: Caerĭtes ( Caerētes ), um, m., the inhabitants of Cœre, Liv. 7, 19, 8 and 10; 7, 20, 1; 5, 50, 3. In consequence of assisting the Romans in the Gallic war, they received the privilege of Roman citizenship, but without the jus suffragii. Hence the catalogues of such quasi-citizens were called tabulae Caerites or Caeritum, and Roman citizens, in consequence of disfranchisement inflicted by the censor, were enrolled in these, being deprived of the right of voting;

hence the odious access. idea of the expression in tabulas Caerites (um) referri,

to be degraded. Ascon. Cic. Div. in Caecil. 3, 8; Gell. 16, 13, 7 sq.—Hence:

Caerite cerā ( = tabulā) digni,

Hor. Ep 1, 6, 62 (notā infamiae et omni ignominiā digni sumus, Schol. Crucq.).—

B.

Caerētā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Cœre:

amnis,

Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 51.—Subst.

1.

Cae-rētānum, i, n., a country-seat near Cœre, Col. 3, 3, 3.—

2.

Caerētāna, ōrum, n. (sc. vina), wine from Cœre, Mart. 13, 124.—

3.

Caerētāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cœre, Val. Max. 1, 1, 1.