skirmish
skirmish
v. intrans.
P. ἀκροβολίζεσθαι.
v. intrans.
P. ἀκροβολίζεσθαι.
skirmish
subs.
P. ἀκροβολισμός, ὁ, ἀκροβόλισις, ἡ (Xen.).
Skirmish between orators: P. ἁψιμαχία ῥητόρων (Aeschin.).
subs.
P. ἀκροβολισμός, ὁ, ἀκροβόλισις, ἡ (Xen.).
Skirmish between orators: P. ἁψιμαχία ῥητόρων (Aeschin.).
SKIRMISH
s. proelium leve or levius: proelium parvum or minutum (a slight or trifling engagement): pugna fortuita (a fortuitous engagement as distinguished from a regularly planned battle): concursatio (an engagement of short duration; e.g. meliorem concursatione quam comminus militem Curt. 8 14 24. ☞ Concursatoria pugna is late): procursatio (an engagement of light troops in advance of the line): levis armaturae prima excursio (Cic. of a skirmish of the light-armed troops; Vid: quotation in skirmish. IMPROP.). To fight in skirmishes parvulis proeliis cum hoste contendere; minutis proeliis inter se pugnare; hostem levibus proeliis lacessere (also velitari after manner of the velites) in the skirmishes the Gabinians usually had the best of it parvis proeliis Gabina res plerumque superior erat.
IMPROP. prolusio - tamquam levis armaturae primae alicujus rei excursio (the preparatory skirmish; opposed to ipsa pugna; e.g. sin mecum in hac prolusione nihil fueris quem te in ipsa pugna cum acerrimo adversario fore putemus? Div. in Caecil. 14; compare haec tamquam levis armaturae est prima orationis excursio - nunc comminus agamus De Divin. 2 10 26): velitatio (Plaut. Asin. 2 3 41). Nothing took place but a few skirmishes levia tantum proelia fiebant (after Liv. 26 27).
s. proelium leve or levius: proelium parvum or minutum (a slight or trifling engagement): pugna fortuita (a fortuitous engagement as distinguished from a regularly planned battle): concursatio (an engagement of short duration; e.g. meliorem concursatione quam comminus militem Curt. 8 14 24. ☞ Concursatoria pugna is late): procursatio (an engagement of light troops in advance of the line): levis armaturae prima excursio (Cic. of a skirmish of the light-armed troops; Vid: quotation in skirmish. IMPROP.). To fight in skirmishes parvulis proeliis cum hoste contendere; minutis proeliis inter se pugnare; hostem levibus proeliis lacessere (also velitari after manner of the velites) in the skirmishes the Gabinians usually had the best of it parvis proeliis Gabina res plerumque superior erat.
IMPROP. prolusio - tamquam levis armaturae primae alicujus rei excursio (the preparatory skirmish; opposed to ipsa pugna; e.g. sin mecum in hac prolusione nihil fueris quem te in ipsa pugna cum acerrimo adversario fore putemus? Div. in Caecil. 14; compare haec tamquam levis armaturae est prima orationis excursio - nunc comminus agamus De Divin. 2 10 26): velitatio (Plaut. Asin. 2 3 41). Nothing took place but a few skirmishes levia tantum proelia fiebant (after Liv. 26 27).
v. velitari (PROP. and IMPROP.): procursare cum aliquo (PROP.). Vid: also SKIRMISH substantive.
skirmish (subs.):
I. Lit.
1. most usu. expr. by a phr.: leve certamen, Liv. 22, 21, et pass.: praelium leve, Caes. B. G. 7, 36: or parvum, Liv. 1, 54: or parvulum, Caes. B. G. 2, 30: pugna velitaris, Fest.: concursatoria, Amm. 16, 9, 1: unimportant s.s, parva momenta levium certaminum, Liv. 22, 12: to engage in s.s., praeliis parvulis cum hoste contendere, Caes. B. G. 2, 30. (N.B.--all these expr. are opposed to justa, recta pugna, justa acies, collatis, infestis signis pugnare.)
2. concursatio: soldiers better in a s. than at close quarters, miles melior concursatione quam comminus, Curt. 8, 14, 24. Planc. in Cic. Fam. 10, 17, 2. (N.B.--procursatio is a charge, onset, joined to levia certamina, Liv. 23, 40: excursatio is a sally.)
3. pugnĭcŭla: Cato acc. to Perott. ad Mart. 7, 9.
II. Fig.:
1. prōlūsio: but if you are powerless in this s., what may you suppose you will be in the battle? sin in hac p. nihil fueris quem te in ipsa pugna fore putemus? Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47 (R. and A.).
2. praelūsio (rare): Join: pugnae quasi p. atque praecursio, Plin. Ep. 6, 13. Phr.: this is as it were the first s. of light-armed troops in our speech, haec tanquam levis armaturae prima orationis excursio, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26.
I. Lit.
1. most usu. expr. by a phr.: leve certamen, Liv. 22, 21, et pass.: praelium leve, Caes. B. G. 7, 36: or parvum, Liv. 1, 54: or parvulum, Caes. B. G. 2, 30: pugna velitaris, Fest.: concursatoria, Amm. 16, 9, 1: unimportant s.s, parva momenta levium certaminum, Liv. 22, 12: to engage in s.s., praeliis parvulis cum hoste contendere, Caes. B. G. 2, 30. (N.B.--all these expr. are opposed to justa, recta pugna, justa acies, collatis, infestis signis pugnare.)
2. concursatio: soldiers better in a s. than at close quarters, miles melior concursatione quam comminus, Curt. 8, 14, 24. Planc. in Cic. Fam. 10, 17, 2. (N.B.--procursatio is a charge, onset, joined to levia certamina, Liv. 23, 40: excursatio is a sally.)
3. pugnĭcŭla: Cato acc. to Perott. ad Mart. 7, 9.
II. Fig.:
1. prōlūsio: but if you are powerless in this s., what may you suppose you will be in the battle? sin in hac p. nihil fueris quem te in ipsa pugna fore putemus? Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47 (R. and A.).
2. praelūsio (rare): Join: pugnae quasi p. atque praecursio, Plin. Ep. 6, 13. Phr.: this is as it were the first s. of light-armed troops in our speech, haec tanquam levis armaturae prima orationis excursio, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26.
skirmish (v.):
1. expr by phr.: to s., praelia levia conserere, Curt. 8, 13, 12: praeliis parvulis cum hoste contendere, Caes. B. G. 2, 30: v. preced. art. (N.B.--prōcurso is prop. to sally out, to make attacks, Liv. 27, 2.)
2. concurso, 1: Liv. 28, 2.
3. vēlĭtor, 1 (to act as light-armed soldiers: usu. fig.): a contest in which you used to s., certatio qua tu velitabaris, Cic. Quint. 22, 73: App.
1. expr by phr.: to s., praelia levia conserere, Curt. 8, 13, 12: praeliis parvulis cum hoste contendere, Caes. B. G. 2, 30: v. preced. art. (N.B.--prōcurso is prop. to sally out, to make attacks, Liv. 27, 2.)
2. concurso, 1: Liv. 28, 2.
3. vēlĭtor, 1 (to act as light-armed soldiers: usu. fig.): a contest in which you used to s., certatio qua tu velitabaris, Cic. Quint. 22, 73: App.