=Tarquinius, ī=, m., the name of a gens in early Rome, said to have come from Etruria. 1. _(L.) Tarquinius Prīscus_, the fifth king of Rome, 616-578 B.C. 2. _L. Tarquinius Superbus_, the son of Priscus, the last king of Rome, 534-510 B.C. 3. _(Sextus) Tarquinius_, son of (2). 4. _(L.) Tarquinius Collātīnus_, cousin of (3), and husband of Lucretia, consul 509 B.C. =Tarracō, ōnis=, f., a city in Spain. =Tarsus, ī=, f., a city in Cilicia in Asia Minor. =Tauromenītānī, ōrum=, pl. m., _the inhabitants of Tauromenium_, a city on the eastern coast of Sicily. =Taurus, ī=, m., a mountain range in Asia Minor. =taxō, āre, āvī, ātus= [freq. of =tangō=], _to touch sharply_, _harass_, _vex_. =tēctōrium, ī= [=tegō=, _to cover_] n., _a covering_, _cover_; _plastering_. =Telesīnus, ī=, m., _Pontius Telesīnus_, commander of the Samnites in the war against Sulla. See Notes, p. 162. =temeritās, ātis= [=temerē=, _rashly_], f., _rashness_, _heedlessness_, _temerity_. =tempestās, ātis= [=tempus=], f., _point of time_, _period of time_; _storm_, _tempest_. =templum, ī=, n., _a sacred spot_; _temple_. =temptō, āre, āvī, ātus= [freq. of =tendō=], _to touch_, _handle_; _try_, _attempt_; _sound_, _try to win over_. =tempus, oris=, n., _time_, _period_, _season_; _opportunity_, _occasion_. =tenāx, ācis= [=teneō=], adj., _holding fast_, _tenacious_; _firm_, _steadfast_, _persistent_. =tendō, ere, tetendī, tentus=, and =tēnsus=, _to spread out_, _stretch_; =īnsidiās tendere=, _to lay a trap for_, _plot against_. =con--contendō, ere, ī, tentus=, _to stretch_; _exert one’s self_, _strive_, _insist_; _hasten_, _march quickly_. =ob(s)--ostendō, ere, ī, tentus=, _to stretch out_, _show_; _produce_, _furnish_; _disclose_, _make known_. =teneō, ēre, uī, tentus=, _to hold_, _keep_, _possess_; _maintain_, _guard_, _defend_; _seize_. =ab--abstineō, ēre, uī, tentus=, _to hold back or from_; _keep aloof from_; _refrain from_, _abstain_. =con--contineō, ēre, uī, tentus=, _to hold_, _keep_, _contain_; _restrain_, _rule_, _curb_. =ob--obtineō, ēre, uī, tentus=, _to hold_, _possess_; _rule_, _govern_. =re--retineō, ēre, uī, tentus=, _to hold_ or _keep_ (back); _retain_, _detain_. =sub(s)--sustineō, ēre, uī, tentus=, _to hold up_, _support_, _sustain_; _bear_, _endure_, _hold in check_, _restrain_. =ter=, num. adv., _three times_. =Terentius, ī=, m., see =Varrō=. =tergum, ī=, n., _the back_; =tergum vertere=, _to flee_. =terminus, ī=, n., _the end_, _boundary_. =terra, ae=, f., _the earth_; _land_; _territory_, _country_. =terrester, tris, tre= [=terra=], adj., _of the earth_ or _land_. =terribilis, e= [=terreō=], adj., _frightful_, _dreadful_. =territōrium, ī= [=terra=], n., _a territory_, _domain_. =terror, ōris= [=terreō=], m., _fear_, _terror_. =tertiō= [=tertius=], num. adv., _the third time_. =tertius, a, um= [cf. =trēs=], num. adj., third. =Tervingī, ōrum=, pl. m., a people of Dacia. =testāmentum, ī= [=testis=, _a witness_], n., _a will_, _testament_.