Spurīna, a mathematician and astrologer, who told Julius Cæsar to beware of the ides of March. As he went to the senate-house on the morning of the ides, Cæsar said to Spurina, “The ides are at last come.” “Yes,” replied Spurina, “but not yet past.” Cæsar was murdered a few moments after. Suetonius, Cæsar, ch. 81.—Valerius Maximus, bks. 1 & 8.
Spurius, a prænomen common to many of the Romans.——One of Cæsar’s murderers.——Latius, a Roman who defended the bridge over the Tiber against Porsenna’s army.——A friend of Otho, &c.
Lucius Staberius, a friend of Pompey, set over Apollonia, which he was obliged to yield to Cæsar, because the inhabitants favoured his cause. Cæsar, Gallic War.——An avaricious fellow, who wished it to be known that he was uncommonly rich. Horace, bk. 2, satire 3, li. 89.
Stabiæ, a maritime town of Campania on the bay of Puteoli, destroyed by Sylla, and converted into a villa, whither Pliny endeavoured to escape from the eruption of Vesuvius, in which he perished. Pliny, bk. 3, ch. 5; bk. 6, ch. 16.
Stabŭlum, a place in the Pyrenees, where a communication was open from Gaul into Spain.
Stagīra, a town on the borders of Macedonia, near the bay into which the Strymon discharges itself, at the south of Amphipolis; founded 665 years before Christ. Aristotle was born there, from which circumstance he is called Stagirites. Thucydides, bk. 4.—Pausanias, bk. 6, ch. 4.—Diogenes Laërtius, Solon.—Ælian, Varia Historia, bk. 3, ch. 46.
Staius, an unprincipled wretch, in Nero’s age, who murdered all his relations. Pausanias, bk. 2, ch. 19.
Stalēnus, a senator who sat as judge in the trial of Cluentius, &c. Cicero, For Aulus Cluentius.
Staphy̆lus, one of the Argonauts, son of Theseus, or, according to others, of Bacchus and Ariadne. Apollodorus, bk. 1, ch. 9.
Stasander, an officer of Alexander, who had Aria at the general division of the provinces. Curtius, bk. 8, ch. 3.