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Hălĭcarnassus (-sos ) or Hali-carnāsus , i, f., = Ἁλικαρνασσός,
I.a city of great antiquity in Caria, the birthplace of the historians Herodotus and Dionysius, also celebrated for the mausolēum erected there, now Bodrun or Boudroum, Mel. 1, 16, 2 and 3; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 107; Cic. Tusc. 3, 31, 75; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8, § 25; Liv. 37, 10, 11. —
II. Derivv.
A. Hălĭcarnasseus , ĕi and ĕos, m. adj., = Ἁλικαρνασσεύς, of Halicarnassus: “Scylax,” Cic. Div. 2, 42, 88: “Dionysius,” Quint. 3, 1, 16: “Cleon,” Nep. Lys. 5.—
B. Hălĭcarnassĭi , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Halicarnassus, Halicarnassians, Tac. A. 4, 55.—
C. Hălĭcarnas-senses , ĭum, m., the same, Liv. 33, 20, 12.
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 (7):
    • Cicero, Letters to his brother Quintus, 1.1.8
    • Tacitus, Annales, 4.55
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 33, 20.12
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 10.11
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 2.42
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 3.31
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 3, 1.16
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