circumicio

circum-ĭcĭo or circum-jĭcĭo (access. form circumjăcĭo, Liv. 33, 18, 17, where more recent editt. read circumagere), jēci, jectum, 3, v. a.

• To cast, throw, or place around (in good class. prose): amictum, Varr. L. L. 5, § 132: vallum, Liv. 35, 4, 6: fossam quoque et alia munimenta verticibus iis... circumjecere, id. 38, 19, 5: pars urbis, cui brevior orbis munitionis circumjectus erat, id. 36, 9, 12 miles moenibus Cremonensium castra sua, castris vallum circumjecerat, Tac. H. 3, 26; vehicula, id. A. 14, 37; multitudinem hominum totis moenibus, Caes. B. G. 2, 6; equites levisque armaturae quod erat cornibus circumjectum, Liv. 33, 18, 11; custodes, Tac. A. 6, 19 al.—In pass. with acc. (depending on circum): quod anguis vectem circumjectus fuisset, had wound itself around, Cic. Div. 2, 28, 62.
• —Hence, circumjectus, a, um, of localities, lying around, surrounding: aedificia muris, Liv. 9, 28, 5: silvae itineri, id. 35, 30, 6: moenia regiae, Tac. H. 5, 11 fin.—Absol.: lucus, Liv. 31, 24, 17: silvae, Suet. Aug. 100: campi, Curt. 3, 1, 3: nemora, id. 3, 10, 2: oppida, Tac. A. 4, 27: nationes, id. ib. 6, 31; 12, 31: civitates, id. H. 3, 43 fin.; tecta, id. A. 15, 37.— Subst.: circumjecta, ōrum, n. (sc. loca), the neighborhood: vagi circumjecta populabantur, Tac. A. 1, 21.—Trop., of discourse (cf. circumjaceo, II.): circumjectae orationis copia, standing by, * Quint. 4, 2, 117.—
• II Aliquid aliquā re, to encompass or environ, to surround: extremitatem caeli rotundo ambitu, Cic. Univ. 8, 23: planities saltibus circumjecta, surrounded, Tac. A. 2, 11.

circumicio, iēcī, iectum, ere (circum u. iacio), I) herumstellen, herumwerfen,vallum, ringsum aufwerfen, Liv.: fossam verticibus, Liv. – Dah. circumiectus, a, um, umliegend, ringsum befindlich (v. Örtlichkeiten, Städten, Staaten usw.), absol., lucus, Liv.: campi, Curt.: silvae, Suet.: oppida, nationes, Tac.: m. Dat., aedificia c. muris, Liv.: silvae c. itineri, Liv.: moenia c. regiae, Tac.: m. Acc., quod domi anguis vectem circumiectus fuisset, weil zu Hause eine um den Türriegel geschlungene Schlange gewesen wäre, Cic. de div. 2, 62. – subst., circumiecta, ōrum, n., die Umgegend, Tac. ann. 1, 21. – übtr., v. der Rede, dabeistehend, circumiectae orationis copia, Quint. 4, 2, 117. – II) alqd alqā re, mit etw. umschließen, umgeben, sic animus extremitatem caeli rotundo ambitu circumiecit, Cic. Tim. 26: planities saltibus (mit W.) circumiecta, Tac. ann. 2, 11.

See: circumicere

circumĭcĭō, (12) v. circumjicio.

circumiciō or -iiciō iēcī, iectus, ere

• circum + iacio, to throw around, cast about: vallum, L.: fossam verticibus iis, L.: circumiectā multitudine hominum moenibus, Cs.: quod anguis vectem circumiectus fuisset, had wound itself around: extremitatem caeli rotundo ambitu.