fastigium

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From the palace at the northeast corner of the Palatine, he crossed the roof of the templum divi Augusti, then the fastigium basilicæ Juliæ, and lastly the Temple of Saturn close to the Capitolium.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo

Tibi debetur ruina proterui proditoris illius, quondam publici hostis nostri, qui regni fastigium quod mihi et de genere meo propagatis iure debetur hereditario, tam impudenter quam imprudenter, contra leges et ius gentium usurpare moliebatur.

From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.

It was said of old, "ὁτι scientiæ fundamentum, διὁτι fastigium."

From What is Darwinism? by Hodge, Charles

Frontal fastigium: in Orthoptera, that process of the face extending dorsad between the antennae and meeting or nearly meeting the fastigium of the vertex in Tettigidae.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

F litteram imum labium superis imprimentibus dentibus, reflexa ad palati fastigium lingua, leni spiramine proferemus.

From The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it by Lord, Frances Ellen