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oppugnatio

oppugnatio · f

a storming

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Where it lives

Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 35-38 - 36 10 · 8.78/10k
Divus Titus 1 · 6.72/10k
De Bello Hispaniensi 4 · 6.61/10k
Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 31-32 - 31 8 · 6.33/10k
De Bello Alexandrino 5 · 4.8/10k
De Bello Civili 14 · 4.33/10k
De bello Gallico 21 · 4.09/10k
Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 35-38 - 37 6 · 3.67/10k
Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 43-44 - 43 2 · 3.49/10k
Ab urbe condita, books 21-25 - 21 5 · 3.21/10k
Divus Vespasianus 1 · 3.13/10k
Ab urbe condita, books 1-5 - 4 5 · 2.98/10k

Densest 12 of 56 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

oppugnātĭo — Lewis & Short

oppugnātĭo (obp-), ōnis, f.id.,

I a storming, assaulting, besieging; an attack, assault, siege (class.).

I Lit.: de oppidorum oppugnationibus, Cic. de Or. 1, 48, 210: oppugnatio Gallorum, i. e. their method of besieging, Caes. B. G. 2, 6, 2; 7, 29, 2: propulsare, Cic. Cael. 9, 20: relinquere, to raise, Tac. A. 15, 16: oppugnatione civitas cingitur, Macr. S. 3, 9, 6.—

II Trop., an assault, attack with words, an accusation, etc.: totum genus oppugnationis hujus propulsare debetis. Cic. Cael. 9, 20; id. Vatin. 2, 5: sine oppugnatione, id. Q. Fr. 2, 8, 1.

In the wild

oppugnatio Livy, Ab urbe condita 1.4.61.3
oppugnatione Livy, Ab urbe condita 3.31.46.13
oppugnatio Sidonius Apollinaris, Carmina 23.68
oppugnatione Livy, Ab urbe condita 4.44.10.7
oppugnatio Livy, Ab urbe condita 2.27.39.14
oppugnatio Livy, Ab urbe condita 2.24.34.12

6 of 255 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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