Croesus nōn semper mānsit rēx, Croesus did not always remain king.
b) Passive verbs of making, calling, regarding, etc.; as, creor, appellor, habeor; as,—
Rōmulus rēx appellatus est, Romulus was called king;
habitus est deus, he was regarded as a god.
APPOSITIVES.
[169]. 1. An Appositive is a Noun explaining or defining another Noun denoting the same person or thing; as,—
Cicerō cōnsul, Cicero, the Consul;
urbs Rōma, the city Rome.
2. An Appositive agrees with its Subject in Case; as,—
opera Cicerōnīs ōrātōris, the works of Cicero, the orator;
apud Hērodotum, patrem historiae, in the works of Herodotus, the father of history.
3. When possible, the Appositive agrees with its Subject in Gender also; as,—
assentātiō adjūtrīx vitiōrum, flattery, the promoter of evils.