also from Sicily

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frĕtum, i, n., and frĕtus, ūs, m. [root phru, to be in uneasy motion, boil, flash; cf. Sanscr. bhur; Lat. ferveo], a strait, sound, channel.

Lit.

In gen.

Form fretum:

fretum dictum a similitudine ferventis aquae, quod in fretum saepe concurrat aestus atque differvescat,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 22; Isid. Orig. 13, 18:

(presteres) freta circum Fervescunt,

Lucr. 6, 427:

quid de fretis aut de marinis aestibus plura dicam?

Cic. Div. 2, 14, 34; cf.:

aestus maritimi, fretorumque angustiae,

id. N. D. 2, 7, 19; id. Mur. 17, 35:

Seston Abydena separat urbe fretum,

Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 28:

fretum Siciliense,

the Sicilian Strait, the Strait of Messina, Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24;

also called fretum Siciliae,

Caes. B. C. 2, 3, 1; v. infra:

fretum nostri maris et Oceani,

i. e. the Gaditanian Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Sall. J. 17, 4.—

Form fretus: salis fretus, Lucil. ap. Non. 205, 30; Naev. ib. 27 (Trag. Rel. p. 12 Rib.):

angusto fretu,

Lucr. 1, 720; cf.:

ut perangusto fretu divisa servitutis ac libertatis jura cognosceret,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 169 (cf. Gell. 13, 20, 15):

in Scyllaeo illo aeris alieni tamquam in fretu,

Cic. Sest. 8, 18: inter Italiam et Siciliam qui est fretus, Varr. ap. Non. 205, 31: a Gaditano fretu, Cic. ap. Charis. p. 103 P.: angustiae fretus, Messala, ib.: salsi fretus, Licin. ib.—

In partic., the Strait, for the Strait of Sicily:

cum se ille septimo die venisse a freto dixisset,

Cic. Att. 2, 1, 5; id. Verr. 2, 1, 59, § 154; 2, 2, 7 fin.; Caes. B. C. 1, 29, 1; Suet. Tib. 2; Flor. 2, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 7 al.—

Hence, Frĕtensis, e, adj.:

Fretense mare,

i. e. the Strait of Sicily, Cic. Att. 10, 7, 1.—

Poet. transf.

In gen., the sea (syn.: mare, oceanus, pelagus, pontus).— Plur.:

fervet fretis spirantibus aequor,

Verg. G. 1, 327:

in freta dum fluvii current,

id. A. 1, 607; cf. Ov. M. 1, 36:

pastor cum traheret per freta navibus Idaeis Helenen,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 1:

fretis acrior Hadriae,

id. ib. 1, 33, 15.— Sing.:

Euxinum,

Ov. P. 2, 2, 2:

Libycum,

id. F. 3, 568.—

Of the sky: (pulvis) omnem pervolat caeli fretum, Enn. ap. Non. 205, 29 (Trag. v. 31 Vahl.).—

Of the spring, as the period of transition from cold to heat:

fretus ipse anni permiscet frigus et aestum,

Lucr. 6, 364; so,

freta anni,

ib. 374 ex conject. Lachm. v. ej. annot. p. 369.—

A raging, swelling, heat, violence:

aetatis freta,

Lucr. 4, 1030; cf.:

fretum adolescentiae, id est secunda imperii aetas,

Flor. 1, 26:

invidiae atque acerbitatis fretum effervescit,

Gell. 10, 3, 7.

āra, ae, f. (Osc. form aasa; Umbr. asa: PELLEX. ASAM. IVNONIS. NE. TAGITO., Lex Numae ap. Gell. 4, 3, 3; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 219; Macr. S. 3, 2) [perh. Sanscr. ās, Gr. hêmai, Dor. hêsmai = to sit, as the seat or resting-place of the victim or offering; v. Curt. p. 381 sq.], an altar.

Lit.: Jovis aram sanguine turpari, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85 (Trag. v. 125 Vahl.):

Inde ignem in aram, ut Ephesiae Dianae laeta laudes,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 1:

omnīs accedere ad aras... aras sanguine multo Spargere,

Lucr. 5, 1199 sq.; so id. 1, 84:

turicremas aras,

id. 2, 353 (adopted by Verg. A. 4, 453);

2, 417: multo sanguine maesti Conspergunt aras adolentque altaria donis,

id. 4, 1237 al.:

ara Aio Loquenti consecrata,

Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101:

ara condita atque dicata,

Liv. 1, 7; cf. Suet. Claud. 2:

ara sacrata,

Liv. 40, 22; cf. Suet. Tib. 14:

exstruere,

id. Aug. 15; so Vulg. 4 Reg. 21, 4:

construere,

ib. 2 Par. 33, 3:

facere,

ib. ib. 33, 15:

erigere,

ib. Num. 23, 4:

aedificare,

ib. 3 Reg. 14, 23:

ponere,

ib. ib. 16, 32:

destruere,

ib. Exod. 34, 13, and ib. Jud. 6, 25:

subvertere,

ib. Deut. 7, 5:

dissipare,

ib. ib. 12, 3:

suffodere,

ib. Jud. 31, 32:

demolire,

ib. Ezech. 6, 4:

depopulari, ib. Osee, 10, 2: interibunt arae vestrae,

ib. Ezech. 6, 6 et saep.—Altars were erected not only in the temples, but also in the streets and highways, in the open air, Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 20.—Esp. were altars erected in the courts of houses (impluvia), for the family gods (Penates), while the household gods (Lares) received offerings upon a small hearth (focus) in the family hall (atrium); hence, arae et foci, meton. for home, or hearth and home, and pro aris et focis pugnare, to fight for altars and fires, for one's dearest possessions:

urbem, agrum, aras, focos seque dedere,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 71:

te amicum Deiotari regis arae focique viderunt,

Cic. Deiot. 3:

de vestris conjugibus ac liberis, de aris ac focis, decernite,

id. Cat. 4, 11, 24; id. Sest. 42:

nos domicilia, sedesque populi Romani, Penates, aras, focos, sepulcra majorum defendimus,

id. Phil. 8, 3:

patriae, parentibus, aris atque focis bellum parare,

Sall. C. 52, 3:

pro patriā, pro liberis, pro aris atque focis suis cernere,

id. ib. 59, 5:

sibi pro aris focisque et deūm templis ac solo, in quo nati essent, dimicandum fore,

Liv. 5, 30 et saep.—Criminals fled to the altars for protection, Don. ad Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 22:

interim hanc aram occupabo,

Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 45:

Priamum cum in aram confugisset, hostilis manus interemit,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85:

eo ille confugit in arāque consedit,

Nep. Paus. 4, 4:

Veneris sanctae considam vinctus ad aras: haec supplicibus favet,

Tib. 4, 13, 23.—Hence, trop., protection, refuge, shelter:

tamquam in aram confugitis ad deum,

Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 25:

ad aram legum confugere,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 3:

hic portus, haec ara sociorum,

id. ib. 2, 5, 48; Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 2; 5, 6, 14; id. H. 1, 110; id. P. 2, 8, 68.—One who took an oath was accustomed to lay hold of the altar, in confirmation of it, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 46:

qui si aram tenens juraret, crederet nemo,

Cic. Fl. 36, 90; Nep. Hann. 2, 4 (cf. Liv. 21, 1):

tango aras, medios ignes et numina testor,

Verg. A. 12, 201; 4, 219: ara sepulcri, a funeral pile, regarded as an altar, Verg. A. 6, 177; Sil. 15, 388.—

Meton.

The Altar, a constellation in the southern sky, Gr. Thutêrion (Arat. 403 al.): Aram, quam flatu permulcet spiritus austri, poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; so Cic. Arat. 202; 213 Orell.; Hyg. Astr. 2, 39, and id. ib. 3, 38:

pressa,

i. e. low in the south, Ov. M. 2, 139. —

Arae, The Altars.

Rocky cliffs in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily Sardinia and Africa, so called from their shape, Varr. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 108;

Quadrig. Ann. ib.: saxa vocant Itali, mediis quae in fluctibus, Aras,

Verg. A. 1, 109.—

Arae Philaenorum, v. Philaeni.—

Transf., in gen., a monument of stone:

ara virtutis,

Cic. Phil. 14, 13:

Lunensis ara,

of Lunensian marble, Suet. Ner. 50 fin. —Also [p. 150] a tombstone:

ARAM D. S. P. R. (de suā pecuniā restituit),

Inscr. Orell. 4521; so ib. 4522; 4826.

Māmers, mertis, m., the Oscan name for Mars: Mamers Mamertis facit, id est lingua Osca Mars Martis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 131 Müll.; cf. id. s. v. Mamertini, p. 158 ib. The Sabines also gave to Mars the name of Mamers, acc. to Varr. L. L. 5, § 73 Müll. —Hence,

Māmertīni, ōrum, m., the Mamertines.—After the death of Agathocles of Syracuse, B. C. 289, the mercenary troops which he had collected from Umbria seized the city of Messana in Sicily, murdered the inhabitants, and made themselves masters of the vicinity. They called themselves Mamertines, from Mamers, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 88; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 5, § 13; id. Balb. 23, 52; Liv. 21, 22; 28, 28, 6.—

Māmertīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Mamertines, Mamertine:

civitas,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 5, § 13; 2, 3, 6, § 13; 2, 4, 10, § 22:

vina,

Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 66:

amphora,

Mart. 13, 117.

Māmers, mertis, m., the Oscan name for Mars: Mamers Mamertis facit, id est lingua Osca Mars Martis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 131 Müll.; cf. id. s. v. Mamertini, p. 158 ib. The Sabines also gave to Mars the name of Mamers, acc. to Varr. L. L. 5, § 73 Müll. —Hence,

Māmertīni, ōrum, m., the Mamertines.—After the death of Agathocles of Syracuse, B. C. 289, the mercenary troops which he had collected from Umbria seized the city of Messana in Sicily, murdered the inhabitants, and made themselves masters of the vicinity. They called themselves Mamertines, from Mamers, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 88; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 5, § 13; id. Balb. 23, 52; Liv. 21, 22; 28, 28, 6.—

Māmertīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Mamertines, Mamertine:

civitas,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 5, § 13; 2, 3, 6, § 13; 2, 4, 10, § 22:

vina,

Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 66:

amphora,

Mart. 13, 117.

Pompējus (trisyl.) or Pompēïus (quadrisyl.), i, m., and Pompēja, ae, f., name of a Roman gens. So the famous Cn. Pompejus Magnus, the triumvir, Caes. B. C. 3, 86; Cic. Fam. 3, 4, 2; 13, 41, 1; id. Imp. Pomp. 1 sqq. et saep.—In fem., Pompeja, his sister, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2;

another,

his daughter, Hirt. B. Afr. 95, 3;

a third,

daughter of Q. Pompeius, wife of Julius Cœsar, divorced from him, Suet. Caes. 6; 74.— Hence,

Pompējus ( Pompēïus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Pompey, Pompeian:

domus,

Ov. P. 4, 5, 9:

lex,

Caes. B. C. 3, 1:

porticus,

at Rome, Prop. 2, 23, 45 (3, 30, 11); cf. Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 59; Suet. Caes. 81:

via,

leading through Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 169:

ficus,

Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 70.—

Pompējānus, a, um, adj., of Pompey, Pompeian:

equitatus,

Caes. B. C. 3, 58:

classis,

id. ib. 3, 101:

triumphi,

Luc. 3, 166:

caedes,

id. 10, 350:

porticus (usually called Pompeja porticus),

Vitr. 5, 9:

theatrum,

Mart. 6, 9; 14, 29;

hence also, Notus,

which blew in Pompey's theatre, id. 11, 21: ficus (also called Pompeja ficus), Cloat. ap. Macr. S. 2, 16:

partes,

Sen. Ep. 71, 9.—

Subst.: Pompējāni, ōrum, m., the adherents or soldiers of Pompey, Pompey's party, Pompey's troops, Caes. B. C. 3, 46; Vell. 2, 52, 4; Sen. Ira, 3, 30, 5.—In sing., Tac. A. 4, 34:

Pompejanus Cilix,

Luc. 4, 448.

Pompējus (trisyl.) or Pompēïus (quadrisyl.), i, m., and Pompēja, ae, f., name of a Roman gens. So the famous Cn. Pompejus Magnus, the triumvir, Caes. B. C. 3, 86; Cic. Fam. 3, 4, 2; 13, 41, 1; id. Imp. Pomp. 1 sqq. et saep.—In fem., Pompeja, his sister, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2;

another,

his daughter, Hirt. B. Afr. 95, 3;

a third,

daughter of Q. Pompeius, wife of Julius Cœsar, divorced from him, Suet. Caes. 6; 74.— Hence,

Pompējus ( Pompēïus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Pompey, Pompeian:

domus,

Ov. P. 4, 5, 9:

lex,

Caes. B. C. 3, 1:

porticus,

at Rome, Prop. 2, 23, 45 (3, 30, 11); cf. Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 59; Suet. Caes. 81:

via,

leading through Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 169:

ficus,

Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 70.—

Pompējānus, a, um, adj., of Pompey, Pompeian:

equitatus,

Caes. B. C. 3, 58:

classis,

id. ib. 3, 101:

triumphi,

Luc. 3, 166:

caedes,

id. 10, 350:

porticus (usually called Pompeja porticus),

Vitr. 5, 9:

theatrum,

Mart. 6, 9; 14, 29;

hence also, Notus,

which blew in Pompey's theatre, id. 11, 21: ficus (also called Pompeja ficus), Cloat. ap. Macr. S. 2, 16:

partes,

Sen. Ep. 71, 9.—

Subst.: Pompējāni, ōrum, m., the adherents or soldiers of Pompey, Pompey's party, Pompey's troops, Caes. B. C. 3, 46; Vell. 2, 52, 4; Sen. Ira, 3, 30, 5.—In sing., Tac. A. 4, 34:

Pompejanus Cilix,

Luc. 4, 448.

căpĭtĭum, ĭi, n. [caput], a covering for the head: capitia = capitum tegmina, Varr. ap. Non. p. 542, 25; also an undervest, as put over the head, though Varr. derives it from capio:

capitium ab eo quod capit pectus, id est, ut antiqui dicebant, comprehendit,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 131 Müll.: induis, Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 7, 9 (Com. Rel. v. 61 Rib.); Dig. 34, 2, 24.— A vestment of a priest, Hier. Ep. 64.—

The opening in the tunic through which the head passed (eccl. Lat.), Hier. Ep. 64; id. Vest. Sacerd. 14; Vulg. Exod. 28, 32; 39, 21; id. Job, 30, 18.

Căpĭtĭum, ĭi, n., a town in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 103.

căpĭtĭum, ĭi, n. [caput], a covering for the head: capitia = capitum tegmina, Varr. ap. Non. p. 542, 25; also an undervest, as put over the head, though Varr. derives it from capio:

capitium ab eo quod capit pectus, id est, ut antiqui dicebant, comprehendit,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 131 Müll.: induis, Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 7, 9 (Com. Rel. v. 61 Rib.); Dig. 34, 2, 24.— A vestment of a priest, Hier. Ep. 64.—

The opening in the tunic through which the head passed (eccl. Lat.), Hier. Ep. 64; id. Vest. Sacerd. 14; Vulg. Exod. 28, 32; 39, 21; id. Job, 30, 18.

Căpĭtĭum, ĭi, n., a town in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 103.

Eryx, ycis, m., = Erux, the name of a high mountain in the northwestern angle of Sicily, and of a city near it famous for its temple of Venus. According to fable, it was named from the Sicilian king Eryx, son of Butes and Venus, and brother of Aeneas; the mountain is now called S. Giuliano, Mel. 2, 7, 17; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; Ov. A. A. 2, 420; id. F. 4, 874; id. M. 2, 221; Verg. A. 1, 570; 5, 24; 419; 630; 772; Hyg. Fab. 260. The mountain is also called Erycus, i (mons), m., Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 8; 2, 2, 47; Tac. A. 4, 43 (and perh. in Flor. 2, 2, 12).—Deriv.,

Erycīnus, a, um, adj., Erycinian:

vertex,

Verg. A. 5, 757 Heyne: Venus, Cic. Div. ap. Caecil. 17; id. Verr. 2, 1, 10; 2, 2, 8; cf. Liv. 23, 30 and 31; 40, 34; Ov. F. 4, 871 sq.:

templa,

Stat. S. 1, 2, 160:

concha,

sacred to Venus, Prop. 3, 13, 6 (4, 12, 6 M.):

litora,

i. e. Sicilian, Verg. A. 10, 36; cf.

thapsos,

Luc. 9, 919.— Subst.: Erycīna, ae, f., i. e. Venus, Hor. C. 1, 2, 33; Ov. M. 5, 363.— Erycīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of the city Eryx, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.

Eryx, ycis, m., = Erux, the name of a high mountain in the northwestern angle of Sicily, and of a city near it famous for its temple of Venus. According to fable, it was named from the Sicilian king Eryx, son of Butes and Venus, and brother of Aeneas; the mountain is now called S. Giuliano, Mel. 2, 7, 17; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; Ov. A. A. 2, 420; id. F. 4, 874; id. M. 2, 221; Verg. A. 1, 570; 5, 24; 419; 630; 772; Hyg. Fab. 260. The mountain is also called Erycus, i (mons), m., Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 8; 2, 2, 47; Tac. A. 4, 43 (and perh. in Flor. 2, 2, 12).—Deriv.,

Erycīnus, a, um, adj., Erycinian:

vertex,

Verg. A. 5, 757 Heyne: Venus, Cic. Div. ap. Caecil. 17; id. Verr. 2, 1, 10; 2, 2, 8; cf. Liv. 23, 30 and 31; 40, 34; Ov. F. 4, 871 sq.:

templa,

Stat. S. 1, 2, 160:

concha,

sacred to Venus, Prop. 3, 13, 6 (4, 12, 6 M.):

litora,

i. e. Sicilian, Verg. A. 10, 36; cf.

thapsos,

Luc. 9, 919.— Subst.: Erycīna, ae, f., i. e. Venus, Hor. C. 1, 2, 33; Ov. M. 5, 363.— Erycīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of the city Eryx, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.

Eryx, ycis, m., = Erux, the name of a high mountain in the northwestern angle of Sicily, and of a city near it famous for its temple of Venus. According to fable, it was named from the Sicilian king Eryx, son of Butes and Venus, and brother of Aeneas; the mountain is now called S. Giuliano, Mel. 2, 7, 17; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; Ov. A. A. 2, 420; id. F. 4, 874; id. M. 2, 221; Verg. A. 1, 570; 5, 24; 419; 630; 772; Hyg. Fab. 260. The mountain is also called Erycus, i (mons), m., Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 8; 2, 2, 47; Tac. A. 4, 43 (and perh. in Flor. 2, 2, 12).—Deriv.,

Erycīnus, a, um, adj., Erycinian:

vertex,

Verg. A. 5, 757 Heyne: Venus, Cic. Div. ap. Caecil. 17; id. Verr. 2, 1, 10; 2, 2, 8; cf. Liv. 23, 30 and 31; 40, 34; Ov. F. 4, 871 sq.:

templa,

Stat. S. 1, 2, 160:

concha,

sacred to Venus, Prop. 3, 13, 6 (4, 12, 6 M.):

litora,

i. e. Sicilian, Verg. A. 10, 36; cf.

thapsos,

Luc. 9, 919.— Subst.: Erycīna, ae, f., i. e. Venus, Hor. C. 1, 2, 33; Ov. M. 5, 363.— Erycīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of the city Eryx, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.

Gĕla, ae, f., = Gela, a city on the southern coast of Sicily, at first called Lindos, and afterwards Gela, from the River Gela or Gelas, on which it stood, now Terranova (acc. to others Alicata), Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 73; 31, 7, 41, § 86; Verg. A. 3, 702; Sil. 14, 218. — Gĕla, ae, m., the river Gela, now Fiume di Terranova, Ov. F. 4, 470; also Gelas, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89.—

Derivv.:

Gĕ-lōus, a, um, adj., = Gelôios, of or belonging to Gela:

campi,

Verg. A. 3, 701.—

Gĕlenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Gela, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 103; 2, 4, 33, § 73. —

Gĕlāni, ōrum, m., the same, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.

Gĕla, ae, f., = Gela, a city on the southern coast of Sicily, at first called Lindos, and afterwards Gela, from the River Gela or Gelas, on which it stood, now Terranova (acc. to others Alicata), Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 73; 31, 7, 41, § 86; Verg. A. 3, 702; Sil. 14, 218. — Gĕla, ae, m., the river Gela, now Fiume di Terranova, Ov. F. 4, 470; also Gelas, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89.—

Derivv.:

Gĕ-lōus, a, um, adj., = Gelôios, of or belonging to Gela:

campi,

Verg. A. 3, 701.—

Gĕlenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Gela, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 103; 2, 4, 33, § 73. —

Gĕlāni, ōrum, m., the same, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.

Gĕla, ae, f., = Gela, a city on the southern coast of Sicily, at first called Lindos, and afterwards Gela, from the River Gela or Gelas, on which it stood, now Terranova (acc. to others Alicata), Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 73; 31, 7, 41, § 86; Verg. A. 3, 702; Sil. 14, 218. — Gĕla, ae, m., the river Gela, now Fiume di Terranova, Ov. F. 4, 470; also Gelas, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89.—

Derivv.:

Gĕ-lōus, a, um, adj., = Gelôios, of or belonging to Gela:

campi,

Verg. A. 3, 701.—

Gĕlenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Gela, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 103; 2, 4, 33, § 73. —

Gĕlāni, ōrum, m., the same, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.

Hēraclēa or Hēraclīa, ae, f., = Hêrakleia (city of Heracles or Hercules), the name of several cities. —In partic.

A seaport of Lucania, on the river Siris, a colony of Tarentum, and the birthplace of the painter Zeuxis, now Policoro, Mel. 2, 4, 8; Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 97; Cic. Arch. 4, 6; Liv. 1, 18; 8, 24.—

Deriv.: Hēraclēen-ses or Hēraclīenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Heraclea, Heracleans, Cic. Arch. 4, 6 sq.; id. Balb. 8, 21.—

A very ancient city of Sicily, a colony from Crete, called in earlier times Minoa, now Capo Bianco, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 125; Liv. 24, 35; 25, 40.—

Deriv.: Hēraclēenses or Hēraclīenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Heraclea, Heracleans, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43.—

A city of Phthiotis in Thessaly, near Thermopylœ, a colony of Sparta, formerly Trachis, Liv. 28, 5, 13 sq.; Just. 13, 5, 8.—

Heraclea Sintica or Heraclea ex Sintiis, a city in Pœonia, on the western bank of the Strymon, now Melenik, Caes. B. C. 3, 79, 3; Liv. 42, 51, 7.—

A maritime town of Pontus, also with the epithet Pontica, now Erekli or Eregri, Mel. 1, 19, 7; Plin. 6, 1, 1, § 4; Liv. 42, 56.

Hēraclēa or Hēraclīa, ae, f., = Hêrakleia (city of Heracles or Hercules), the name of several cities. —In partic.

A seaport of Lucania, on the river Siris, a colony of Tarentum, and the birthplace of the painter Zeuxis, now Policoro, Mel. 2, 4, 8; Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 97; Cic. Arch. 4, 6; Liv. 1, 18; 8, 24.—

Deriv.: Hēraclēen-ses or Hēraclīenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Heraclea, Heracleans, Cic. Arch. 4, 6 sq.; id. Balb. 8, 21.—

A very ancient city of Sicily, a colony from Crete, called in earlier times Minoa, now Capo Bianco, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 125; Liv. 24, 35; 25, 40.—

Deriv.: Hēraclēenses or Hēraclīenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Heraclea, Heracleans, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43.—

A city of Phthiotis in Thessaly, near Thermopylœ, a colony of Sparta, formerly Trachis, Liv. 28, 5, 13 sq.; Just. 13, 5, 8.—

Heraclea Sintica or Heraclea ex Sintiis, a city in Pœonia, on the western bank of the Strymon, now Melenik, Caes. B. C. 3, 79, 3; Liv. 42, 51, 7.—

A maritime town of Pontus, also with the epithet Pontica, now Erekli or Eregri, Mel. 1, 19, 7; Plin. 6, 1, 1, § 4; Liv. 42, 56.

Hēraclēa or Hēraclīa, ae, f., = Hêrakleia (city of Heracles or Hercules), the name of several cities. —In partic.

A seaport of Lucania, on the river Siris, a colony of Tarentum, and the birthplace of the painter Zeuxis, now Policoro, Mel. 2, 4, 8; Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 97; Cic. Arch. 4, 6; Liv. 1, 18; 8, 24.—

Deriv.: Hēraclēen-ses or Hēraclīenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Heraclea, Heracleans, Cic. Arch. 4, 6 sq.; id. Balb. 8, 21.—

A very ancient city of Sicily, a colony from Crete, called in earlier times Minoa, now Capo Bianco, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 125; Liv. 24, 35; 25, 40.—

Deriv.: Hēraclēenses or Hēraclīenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Heraclea, Heracleans, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43.—

A city of Phthiotis in Thessaly, near Thermopylœ, a colony of Sparta, formerly Trachis, Liv. 28, 5, 13 sq.; Just. 13, 5, 8.—

Heraclea Sintica or Heraclea ex Sintiis, a city in Pœonia, on the western bank of the Strymon, now Melenik, Caes. B. C. 3, 79, 3; Liv. 42, 51, 7.—

A maritime town of Pontus, also with the epithet Pontica, now Erekli or Eregri, Mel. 1, 19, 7; Plin. 6, 1, 1, § 4; Liv. 42, 56.