The corpus record — Latin

Taurĭi lūdi

games at Rome in the

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What it meant

Taurĭi lūdi — Lewis & Short

Taurĭi lūdi,

I games at Rome in the Circus Flaminius, held in honor of the infernal gods, Varr. L. L. 5, § 154 Müll.; Liv. 39, 22; Fest. pp. 350 and 351 Müll.; Serv. Verg. A. 2, 140.—Hence, Taurium aes, quod in ludos Taurios consumitur, Fest. p. 360 Müll.

Where it came from

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