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Ĕrȳ^thrae , ārum, f., = Ἐρυθραί.
I. A city of Boeotia, near Mount Cithaeron, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 26; Stat. Th. 7, 265.—By it was founded,
II. One of the twelve chief cities of Ionia, Plin. 31, 2, 10, § 14; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 19, § 49; Liv. 44, 28.—Hence,
B. Ĕrȳ^thraeus , a, um, adj., Erythraean: “Sibylla,” Cic. Div. 1, 18; Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 6, 36: “terra,” Liv. 36, 45: “triremes,” id. 37, 11.—Subst.: Erythraea , ae, f., the district of Erythrae, Liv. 37, 12; 44, 28.— Erythraei , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Erythrae, id. 38, 39; Front. Strat. 2, 5, 15.—
III. The port of the city of Eupalium, in Locris, on the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 28, 8.
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 (11):
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.49
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 31.14
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 4.26
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 28, 8
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 11
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 12
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 28
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 36, 45
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 39
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 1.18
    • Statius, Thebias, 7
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