I.a district of Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 33; Liv. 44, 44, 5; Justin. 7, 1, 1.—
B. In poet. meton.
1. Macedonia, Verg. G. 4, 390.—
2. Thessaly, and esp. for Pharsalia, Verg. G. 1, 492 Serv. and Heyne; v. the foll.—
II. Derivv.
A. Ēmăthĭus , a, um, adj., Emathian, i. e. in poet. meton.,
1. Macedonian: Perses, Corn. Sever. ap. Sen. Suas. 7: “campi,” Ov. M. 5, 313: “dux,” i. e. Alexander, id. Tr. 3, 5, 39; “of the same: manes,” Stat. S. 3, 2, 117; cf. “tecta,” i. e. of Alexandria, Luc. 10, 58.—
2. Thessalian: “vertex,” i. e. Pelion, Verg. Cir. 34: “acies,” i. e. in Pharsalia, Luc. 8, 531; “of the same: clades,” id. 9, 950: “ruina,” id. 9, 33; cf. “also: ferrum,” id. 9, 245; and: “campi,” id. 1, 1.—
3. Thracian: ventus, Lucil. ap. Jul. Rufin. de Fig. § 26 Ruhnk.—
B. Ēmăthis , ĭdis, f. adj., Emathian, i. e.
1. Macedonian; as a subst.: Ēmăthĭdes , the daughters of the Macedonian king Pierus, the Pierides, Ov. M. 5, 669.—