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1 Asia
Ā̆sĭa, ae, f. (in regard to the quantity of the A, cf. Jahn ad Ov. M. 5, 648), = Asia.I.A.. Orig., a town in Lydia; afterwards the region around it; hence,B.Adj.: Ā̆sĭus, a, um, of Asia:II.palus,
the marshy region on the river Cayster, Verg. A. 7, 701; cf. id. G. 1, 383, and Hom. Il. 2, 461;Asia,
a nymph, Verg. G. 4, 343; cf. Hyg. Fab. prooem.—A.. In an extended signif., Asia Minor, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6; Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 5; Verg. A. 2, 557; Sen. Troad. 6; Vulg. Act. 19, 26; 21, 27 al.—Hence also for Pergamos, Liv. 26, 24; Vell. 2, 4; and, as a Roman province, or Proconsular Asia, kat' exochên (hê idiôs kaloumenê Adia, Strabo, 17, p. 118), Asia comprehended Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and Phrygia; cf.:B.Namque, ut opinor, Asia vestra constat ex Phrygiā, Cariā, Mysiā, Lydiā,
Cic. Fl. 27; id. Imp. Pomp. 6; Vulg. Act. 2, 9; 6, 9; ib. 1 Cor. 16, 19 et saep.— Hence,Ā̆sĭus, a, um, adj., Asiatic (cf. Asiaticus): villa, Varr. ap. Non. p. 466, 3.— For Troas, Ov. M. 13, 484.—III.In a still wider sense, the whole of the quarter of the globe Asia (hence the distinction Asia Minor, Oros. 1, 2), Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 47 sqq.—A poet. form, Ā̆sis, īdis, Asia, Ov. M. 5, 648; 9, 448. ††2. -
2 asia
Ā̆sĭa, ae, f. (in regard to the quantity of the A, cf. Jahn ad Ov. M. 5, 648), = Asia.I.A.. Orig., a town in Lydia; afterwards the region around it; hence,B.Adj.: Ā̆sĭus, a, um, of Asia:II.palus,
the marshy region on the river Cayster, Verg. A. 7, 701; cf. id. G. 1, 383, and Hom. Il. 2, 461;Asia,
a nymph, Verg. G. 4, 343; cf. Hyg. Fab. prooem.—A.. In an extended signif., Asia Minor, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6; Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 5; Verg. A. 2, 557; Sen. Troad. 6; Vulg. Act. 19, 26; 21, 27 al.—Hence also for Pergamos, Liv. 26, 24; Vell. 2, 4; and, as a Roman province, or Proconsular Asia, kat' exochên (hê idiôs kaloumenê Adia, Strabo, 17, p. 118), Asia comprehended Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and Phrygia; cf.:B.Namque, ut opinor, Asia vestra constat ex Phrygiā, Cariā, Mysiā, Lydiā,
Cic. Fl. 27; id. Imp. Pomp. 6; Vulg. Act. 2, 9; 6, 9; ib. 1 Cor. 16, 19 et saep.— Hence,Ā̆sĭus, a, um, adj., Asiatic (cf. Asiaticus): villa, Varr. ap. Non. p. 466, 3.— For Troas, Ov. M. 13, 484.—III.In a still wider sense, the whole of the quarter of the globe Asia (hence the distinction Asia Minor, Oros. 1, 2), Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 47 sqq.—A poet. form, Ā̆sis, īdis, Asia, Ov. M. 5, 648; 9, 448. ††2. -
3 Halys
Hălys, yos, m., = Halus.I.A river in Asia Minor, flowing between Paphlagonia and Cappadocia, now Kisil-Irmak:II.secundum Halyn,
Mel. 1, 19, 9; Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 6; 6, 3, 3, § 8:circa Halyn,
Liv. 38, 16, 13:Croesus Halym penetrans magnam pervertet opum vim,
Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115; cf.:Croeso fatalis Halys,
Luc. 3, 272.— Acc.: Halym, also Curt. 4, 11, 3.—A man's name, Stat. Th. 2, 574.—As a surname, Inscr. Grut. 877, 9. -
4 Lysis
1.lysis, is, f., = lusis.I.A loosening, rupture:II.trabes frangunt suā lysi structuras,
Vitr. 6, 11.—A talon, ogee, Vitr. 3, 4, 5; 5, 6, 6.2.Lysis, is, m., a small river in Asia Minor, Liv. 38, 15, 3.3.Lysis, ĭdis, m., = Lusis, a Pythagorean of Tarentum, instructor of Epaminondas, Cic. de Or. 3, 34, 139; id. Off. 1, 44, 155; Nep. Epam. 2. -
5 lysis
1.lysis, is, f., = lusis.I.A loosening, rupture:II.trabes frangunt suā lysi structuras,
Vitr. 6, 11.—A talon, ogee, Vitr. 3, 4, 5; 5, 6, 6.2.Lysis, is, m., a small river in Asia Minor, Liv. 38, 15, 3.3.Lysis, ĭdis, m., = Lusis, a Pythagorean of Tarentum, instructor of Epaminondas, Cic. de Or. 3, 34, 139; id. Off. 1, 44, 155; Nep. Epam. 2. -
6 Amasia
Ămăsīa, ae, f., = Amaseia, a town in Pontus, on the river Iris, the birthplace of Strabo, Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 8; 6, 3, 4, § 10; cf. Mann. Asia Minor, 2, 461 sq.
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