naumachian.

Brit.

/naʊˈmakɪə/,

/nɔːˈmeɪkɪə/, U.S.

/nɔˈmɑkiə/,

/nɑˈmɑkiə/

Inflections: Plural naumachiae, naumachias, unchanged.

Forms: occasionally with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin naumachia.

Etymology: < classical Latin naumachia mock sea-fight, artificial lake constructed for such fights < ancient Greek ναυμαχία sea battle < ναῦς ship (see nave n.²) + -μαχία -machy comb. form. Compare naumachy n.

Roman History.

1. A mock sea battle staged for entertainment.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > sham battles

field battle1572

naumachia1596

naumachy1606

1596 J. Harington New Disc. Aiax sig. E3 All the pastime hee & his friends shoulde haue had at a Naumachia or sea-game.

1710 D. Manley Mem. Europe II. 276 Those noble Appearances, Naumachia's, the Circus, Assemblies! Glories of former Reigns.

1748 H. Walpole Let. 6 Oct. in Corr. (1974) XXXVII. 297 The superiority that his firework will have over the Roman naumachia.

1814 R. Wilson Private Diary (1861) II. 368 An immense oblong building in the interior of which there is space for horse-races and naumachia or sea-fights.

1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 107/2 Claudius exhibited a naumachia on the lake Fucinus.

1863 Sci. Amer. 9 May 292/1 He celebrated the event by one of the greatest naumachia, or water-fights of Roman times.

1955 L. de Wohl Spear (1957) i. vii. 59 A naumachia, or mock sea battle, was a favorite performance.

1990 Opera Now May 41/1 One person, nominally an architect,..also knew enough about hydraulics to be able to flood the palace courtyard to a depth of 5ft so that a mock sea battle or Naumachia could be performed.

2. A place specially constructed for the exhibition of mock sea battles; esp. a building enclosing an artificial stretch of water.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [noun] > place for public shows > place for mock sea-fight

naumachy1600

naumachia1617

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 132 Under the Church..is the Naumachia of Nero, that is a place to represent Navall fights.

1689 J. Evelyn Let. 12 Aug. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 297 Their famous temples,..circuses, naumachias, bridges.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) There were several of these Naumachias at Rome... Nero's Naumachia serv'd for the Reverse of his Medals.

1774 N. W. Wraxall Tour N. Europe (1775) 3 The venerable remains of amphitheatres, temples and naumachiae.

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands I. 390 After his accession we hear of no more real fights in the naumachiæ.

1850 Jrnl. Brit. Archæol. Assoc. 5 376 A building at Verona, which he conjectured to have been a naumachia, or place for the display of aquatic fights and games.

1870 Appletons' Jrnl. 8 Oct. 480/2 Gray old Roman walls remain here and there, and there are fragments near the southern outworks of an amphitheatre and naumachia (for sham sea-fights).

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 757/1 The water was hardly fit to drink, and was mainly intended to supply his naumachia (lake made for a sham naval battle) at Rome.

1931 J. Gavorse Suetonius' Lives Twelve Caesars iii. 161 Once he sailed in a trireme as far as the gardens near the Naumachia.

1997 J. Higginbotham Piscinae: Artificial Fishponds in Rom. Italy 118 The Alsietina was brought into Rome in 2 B.C. to supply the Naumachia built by Augustus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	naumachia
释义	naumachian. Brit. /naʊˈmakɪə/, /nɔːˈmeɪkɪə/, U.S. /nɔˈmɑkiə/, /nɑˈmɑkiə/ Inflections: Plural naumachiae, naumachias, unchanged. Forms: occasionally with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin naumachia. Etymology: < classical Latin naumachia mock sea-fight, artificial lake constructed for such fights < ancient Greek ναυμαχία sea battle < ναῦς ship (see nave n.²) + -μαχία -machy comb. form. Compare naumachy n. Roman History. 1. A mock sea battle staged for entertainment. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > sham battles field battle1572 naumachia1596 naumachy1606 1596 J. Harington New Disc. Aiax sig. E3 All the pastime hee & his friends shoulde haue had at a Naumachia or sea-game. 1710 D. Manley Mem. Europe II. 276 Those noble Appearances, Naumachia's, the Circus, Assemblies! Glories of former Reigns. 1748 H. Walpole Let. 6 Oct. in Corr. (1974) XXXVII. 297 The superiority that his firework will have over the Roman naumachia. 1814 R. Wilson Private Diary (1861) II. 368 An immense oblong building in the interior of which there is space for horse-races and naumachia or sea-fights. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 107/2 Claudius exhibited a naumachia on the lake Fucinus. 1863 Sci. Amer. 9 May 292/1 He celebrated the event by one of the greatest naumachia, or water-fights of Roman times. 1955 L. de Wohl Spear (1957) i. vii. 59 A naumachia, or mock sea battle, was a favorite performance. 1990 Opera Now May 41/1 One person, nominally an architect,..also knew enough about hydraulics to be able to flood the palace courtyard to a depth of 5ft so that a mock sea battle or Naumachia could be performed. 2. A place specially constructed for the exhibition of mock sea battles; esp. a building enclosing an artificial stretch of water. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [noun] > place for public shows > place for mock sea-fight naumachy1600 naumachia1617 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 132 Under the Church..is the Naumachia of Nero, that is a place to represent Navall fights. 1689 J. Evelyn Let. 12 Aug. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 297 Their famous temples,..circuses, naumachias, bridges. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) There were several of these Naumachias at Rome... Nero's Naumachia serv'd for the Reverse of his Medals. 1774 N. W. Wraxall Tour N. Europe (1775) 3 The venerable remains of amphitheatres, temples and naumachiae. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands I. 390 After his accession we hear of no more real fights in the naumachiæ. 1850 Jrnl. Brit. Archæol. Assoc. 5 376 A building at Verona, which he conjectured to have been a naumachia, or place for the display of aquatic fights and games. 1870 Appletons' Jrnl. 8 Oct. 480/2 Gray old Roman walls remain here and there, and there are fragments near the southern outworks of an amphitheatre and naumachia (for sham sea-fights). 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 757/1 The water was hardly fit to drink, and was mainly intended to supply his naumachia (lake made for a sham naval battle) at Rome. 1931 J. Gavorse Suetonius' Lives Twelve Caesars iii. 161 Once he sailed in a trireme as far as the gardens near the Naumachia. 1997 J. Higginbotham Piscinae: Artificial Fishponds in Rom. Italy 118 The Alsietina was brought into Rome in 2 B.C. to supply the Naumachia built by Augustus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1596
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