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Mytĭlēnē (in later times Mĭtylēnē ), ēs, f., and Mytĭlēnae , ārum, f., = Μυτιλήνη,
I.the capital of Lesbos, the birthplace of Sappho, Pittacus, Alcæus, and Diophanes, the orator, now Mytilini or Castro.— “Mytilene: laudabunt alii claram Rhodon, aut Mytilenen,” Hor. C. 1, 7, 1; id. Ep. 1, 11, 17 al.—In plur. form, Mytilenae: “Mytilenis an Rhodi malles vivere,” Cic. Agr. 2, 16, 40; id. Fam. 4, 7, 4; Suet. Caes. 2; id. Aug. 66; id. Tib. 10; Caes. B. C. 3, 102, 5.— Hence,
1. Mytĭlēnaeus (Mĭty- ), a, um, adj., = Μιτυληναιος and Μυτιληναίος, of or belonging to Mytilene, Mytilenean: “mango,” Mart. 7, 80, 9: “vulgus,” Luc. 8, 109: “Theophanes,” Tac. A. 6, 18.—As subst.: My-tĭlēnaei , ōrum, m. (sc. incolae), the inhabitants of Mytilene, the Mytileneans, Vell. 2, 18, 3.—
2. Mytĭlēnensis , e, adj., of or belonging to Mytilene: “secretum,” Tac. A. 14, 53.
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 (9):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 4.7.4
    • Cicero, On the Agrarian Law, 2.16.40
    • Caesar, Civil War, 3.102.5
    • Tacitus, Annales, 14.53
    • Tacitus, Annales, 6.18
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 66
    • Suetonius, Divus Julius, 2
    • Suetonius, Tiberius, 10
    • Lucan, Civil War, 8.109
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