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Cassandrēa or -īa , ae, f.,
I.a town in Macedonia, upon the peninsula Pallene, previously called Potidœa, but rebuilt by Cassander, Liv. 28, 8, 14; 44, 11, 1 sq.; Mel. 2, 3, 1; Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 36.—
II. Hence,
A. Cassandrenses , ium, m., the inhabitants of Cassandrea, Liv. 44, 10, 12; Dig. 50, 15, 8.—
B. Cassandreus (trisyl. ), ei, m., = Κασσανδρεύς, of Cassandrea, a surname of the tyrant Apollodorus, who reigned there, Ov. P. 2, 9, 43.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 4.36
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 28, 8.14
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 11
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 10
    • Ovid, Ex Ponto, 2.9
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