I. Of or pertaining to citizens, civil, civic, citizens (more rare than the class. civilis, and, except in the phrase civica corona, mostly poet.): “jura,” Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23: “motus,” id. C. 2, 1, 1: “rabies,” id. ib. 3, 24, 26; Flor. 3, 21, 5; cf. “furor,” id. 4, 2, 75: “bella,” Ov. P. 1, 2, 126: “invidia,” Sil. 8, 21: “arma pro trepidis reis,” i. e. defence before a tribunal, Ov. F. 1, 22.—
B. Esp. corona civica, the civic crown, made of oak leaves (hence, civilis quercus, Verg. A. 6, 772, and querna corona. Ov. F. 1, 614; id. Tr. 3, 1, 36), the crown of highest distinction, except the corona obsidionalis, and bestowed upon him who had saved the life of a fellow-citizen in war; “its inscription was: OB CIVEM (CIVES) SERVATVM (SERVATOS),” Liv. 6, 20, 7; Plin. 16, 4, 3, § 7 sq.; Gell. 5, 6, 11 sq.; Cic. Planc. 30, 72; id. Pis. 3, 6; Liv 10, 46, 3, Dict. of Antiq. p 310. —Also subst.: cīvĭca , ae, f.: “civicam mereri,” Sen. Clem. 1, 26, 5: “aliquem civicā donare,” Quint. 6, 3, 79: “servati civis decus,” Tac. A. 12, 31 fin.—
II. Of or pertaining to a town or city: errare intra muros civicos, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 181 P. (in Liv. 1, 40, 2, vicinae, not civicae, is the true reading).—No comp. or sup.
