Pălātĭum (Pāl- or Pall-, Mart. 1, 70, 5; 9, 102, 13), ĭi, n., = Παλάτιον, Παλλάντιον [root pa-, to protect, nourish; Sanscr. pala, shepherd; cf. Gr. αἰ-πόλος οἰο-πόλος; Lat. pasco],
I one of the seven hills of Rome , that which was first built upon , Varr. L. L. 5, § 53 Müll.; cf.: Palatium id est mons Romae, appellatus est, quod ibi pecus pascens balare consueverit, vel quod palare, id est errare, ibi pecudes solerent; alii, quod ibi Hyperborei filia Palanto habitaverit, quae ex Hercule Latinum peperit, alii eundem, quod Pallas ibi sepultus sit, aestimant appellari, Fest. p. 220 Müll.—Augustus had his residence on the Palatine; hence, since the Aug. period,
B Transf.: pălātĭum , ii, n., a palace : palatia fulgent, Ov. A. A. 3, 119: secreta palatia matris, the temple of Cybele , Juv. 9, 23: magni palatia caeli, the palace of the sky (of the seat of Jupiter), Ov. M. 1, 176; Vulg. 3 Reg. 16, 18 et saep.—
II Deriv. Pălātīnus ( Pāl- or Pall- , Mart. 8, 39, 1; 9, 24, 1; 9, 79, 2; 9, 86, 7; 11, 8, 5; 13, 91, 1), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Palatium , Palatine : pastores, Varr. L. L. 5, § 54 Müll.: Evander, Verg. A. 9, 9: colles, Ov. M. 15, 560: aves, the vultures which Remus saw on the Palatium , id. F. 5, 152: Apollo, so called because he had a temple on the Palatine Hill, built by Augustus, in which also was a library founded by him, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 17; Suet. Aug. 29: dei, Mart. 5, 19, 4: ludi, which Livia caused to be celebrated in honor of Augustus , Suet. Calig. 56: colossus, the colossal statue of Nero , on the Palatium , Mart. 8, 60, 1; cf. Suet. Ner. 31; id. Vesp. 18: Palatina pars urbis, the tenth region , also called simply Palatina, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 13: Palatina tribus, one of the four city tribes : Calvu' Palatina vir nobilis ac bonu' bello, Lucil. ap. Non. 462, 28: C. Claudius C. F. Palatina, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; Inscr. Grut. 36, 11 et saep.—Subst.: Pălātīni ,ōrum, m., the people of the Palatine Mount , Col. 1, 3, 7.—
B Transf., of or belonging to the imperial palace , imperial : palatina laurus, which stood in front of the imperial palace , Ov. F. 4, 953: atriensis, Suet. Calig. 57: domus, id. Aug. 29: cubile, Juv. 6, 117: officia, offices about the court , Aur. Vict. Ep. 14 fin. ; Treb. Gall. 17.—As subst.: Pălātīnus , i, m., an officer of the palace , a chamberlain : Parthenius palatinus, Domitian's chamberlain , Mart. 4, 45, 2; cf. id. 8, 28: Tonans, i. e. Domitian , id. 9, 40, 1.