tensa
tensa, In the Circensian games, a car which bore the images of the gods, chariot for the gods
tensa, ae, f., the chariot or car on which the images of the gods were borne in the Circensian games.
- I Lit.: tensam ait vocari Sinnius Capito vehiculum, quo exuviae deorum ludicris Circensibus in Circum ad pulvinar vehuntur. Fuit et ex ebore, ut apud Titinnium in Barbato, et ex argento, Fest. p. 364 Müll.; cf.: tensa ἅρμα θεῶν, Gloss. Philox.: via tensarum atque pompae, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 59, § 154; 2, 3, 3, § 6; 2, 5, 72, § 186: tensam ducere, Liv. 5, 41, 2; 9, 40, 16: deducere, Suet. Aug. 43; id. Vesp. 5; Inscr. Grut. 35, 12.—*
- II Perh. for a carriage in gen.: vende tensam atque mulos: sine eam pedibus grassari, Titin. ap. Non. 316, 3.
tēnsa, ae, f., a) der Wagen, auf dem man bei den ludi circenses die Bildnisse der Götter fuhr, um sie im Zirkus aufzustellen, der Götterwagen, tensas ducere, Liv., deducere, Suet.: si tensam non tenuit, si lorum omisit, Cic.: quam tu viam tensarum atque pompae eiusmodi exegisti, ut tu ipse ire illā non audeas, Cic. – b) übh. der Wagen, vende tensam atque mulos, Titin. com. 140.
preposituram de B. ‥ tradidimus ad firmam Johanni A. pro centum quadraginta et quinque libris ‥ mandamus ‥ quatinus ‥ preposituram ‥ tradatis eidem pro †tensa [l. censa ] predicta ‥ constabulario ‥ persolvenda
tēnsa, (12) æ, f. , tensa, char sacré sur lequel on promenait les images des dieux dans les ludi circenses : Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 154 ; 5, 186 ; Liv. 5, 41, 2 ; Suet. Aug. 43 || char [en gén.] : Titin. 140.
Teisia, de qua supra. Helgaudus Monachus in Vita Roberti Regis Fr. :
Habet namque ipsa domus longitudine Tensas 42. in
latitudine 12. in alto 10. fenestras 123. etc.
Robertus de
Pontoin viii. Tensas terræ in latum et xvi. in longum, et
Ansegisus vi. Tensas in latum et xvi. similiter in longum...
dederunt S. Vincentio..... ad ædificandum ortum, aream et domum. His
confirmatur interpretatio Cangiana.Loderisius....... per Tensa fugit
Somam. Legendum puto per densa, i. silvas.
Tenda, Tentorium. Otto Morena in Hist. Rer. Laudens. pag. 10 :
Quia prædictus Rex, suam Tensam in ipso proprio burgo Placentino
posuerat. Adde pag. 112. Tensa,
In his autem locis habuit et tenuit dominus
imperator..... fodrum, placitum, banna, erbaticum, escaticum, Tensas, etc. Vide
infra Tensio.Quatuor panes
singulis diebus, et dimidium sextarium vini,..... et unam Tensam
candelæ.tēnsa ae, f
- —In the Circensian games, a car which bore the images of the gods, chariot for the gods: via tensarum: tensas ducere, L.
Tensa
and Thensa. The chariot used for processions, or for the gods at the Circensian Games at Rome (Cic. Verr. ii. 7, 72). The thensa was highly ornamented and drawn usually by horses. The chief senators in their official robes escorted it with the pueri patrimi (see patrimi), all laying hold of the bridles and traces or perhaps thongs attached to the vehicle. When the thensa was used for carrying the statues of the emperors it was sometimes drawn by elephants, as is seen from an existing medal of Nero.