caetratus
caetratus, armed with a caetra, shield-bearing
caetrātus, a, um, adj. [caetra],
- armed with a caetra, shield-bearing ( = πελταστής): cohors, Caes. B. C. 1, 39; so Liv. 31, 36, 1: juventus, Sil. 9, 231; and subst.: caetrā-ti, ōrum, Caes. B. C. 1, 70; Liv. 31, 36, 1; 33, 4, 4 et saep.
caetrātus (cētrātus), a, um (caetra), leicht bewaffnet, caetratae cohortes u. subst. caetrāti, ōrum, m., in der Mitte zwischen den leichten u. schweren Truppen, Caes. – insbes. caetrata cohors u. subst. caetrati = πελτασταί, die Peltasten der Griechen, Liv.
caetrātus
adj.
- caetra, armed with a caetra, shield-bearing: cohortes, Cs., L.