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tesserarius

tesserarius · adj

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Where it lives

Historiae 1 · 0.19/10k

What it meant

tessĕrārĭus — Lewis & Short

tessĕrārĭus, a, um, adj.tessera,

I of or belonging to tesserae.

I Adj.: ars, the art of dice-playing, Amm. 14, 6, 14; 28, 4, 21.—

II Subst.: tessĕrārĭus, ii, m.

1 A dice-thrower, dice-player, Amm. 28, 4, 21; Inscr. Grut. 624, 8.—

2 He who receives and distributes the watchword from the commander (v. tessera, II.), Tac. H. 1, 25; Veg. Mil. 2, 7; Inscr. Orell. 3462; 3471; 3480.

In the wild

tesserarium Tacitus, Historiae 1.25

Where it came from

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