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Prūsĭas , ae, and Prūsĭa , ae, m., = Προυσίας,
I.a king of Bithynia, who hospitably received Hannibal, but afterwards betrayed him to the Romans, Cic. Div. 2, 24, 52; Nep. Hann. 10, 1; Just. 32, 4, 2; Liv. 37, 25; Val. Max. 3, 7, 6 ext.—Form Prusia, Liv. 29, 12, 14.—Hence,
A. Prūsĭăcus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Prusias, Prusiacan: “orae,” i. e. his kingdom, Sil. 13, 888.—
B. Prūsĭădes , ae, m., a male descendant of (an older) Prusias, a Prusiade, applied to king Prusias himself, Varr. ap. Non. 345, 23.
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):
    • Cornelius Nepos, Hannibal, 10.1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 25
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 29, 12.14
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 2.24
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 3.7.6
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