sub Iove

Latin

Etymology

Literally "under Jove", from sub (“under”) + ablative of Iovis (“Jupiter, god of the sky”).

Adverb

sub Iove (not comparable)

1. (figuratively) under the Jovian sky, under the open sky, in the open air, outside.
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.299–300:

     sub Iove dūrābant et corpora nūda gerēbant
     docta gravēs imbrēs et tolerāre Notōs.

     [Living] under the open sky they were toughened up, and displayed their bodies naked,
     trained to endure heavy rains and southern winds.