Mārs Mārtis, m 3 MAR-, Mars, father of Romulus and god of war, with whose month, Martius, the Roman year began, O., Cs.: durus, V.: cruentus, H.: ferox O.: stella Martis, the planet Mars.

—War, batt{*}e, conflict, engagement: Martem accendere cantu, incite to battle, V.: apertus, in the open field, O.: equitem suo alienoque Marte pugnare, i. e. both on horseback and on foot, L.: Mars forensis, a legal contest, O.: si patrii quid Martis habes, martial spirit, V.

—In the phrase, suo Marte, independently, by his own efforts: rex ipse suo Marte res suas recuperavit: cum vos vestro Marte his rebus omnibus abundetis.

—The issue of battle, fortune of war: omnis belli Mars communis: communis adhuc Mars belli erat, L.: aequo Marte, indecisively, Cs.: verso Marte (i. e. versā fortunā), L.