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Firmum , i, n.,
I.a fortified sea-port of Picenum, now Fermo, Mel. 2, 4, 6; Vell. 1, 14, 8; Pompei. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, B. 1.—
II. Deriv.: Firmānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Firmum, Firmian: “cohors,” Liv. 44, 40: “L. Tarutius Firmanus,” of Firmum, Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98: “audivi ex Gavio hoc Firmano,” id. Att. 4, 8, b, 3: “fratres,” id. ib.— Subst.: Firmāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Firmum, Firmians, Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 23.—Castellum Firmānōrum , the port of Firmum, regarded as a separate place, now Porto di Fermo, Plin. 3, 13, 18, § 111.
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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    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 4.8
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 8.12
    • Cicero, Philippics, 7.9.23
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 40
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 2.47
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