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Sămē , ēs (collat. form Sămŏs , acc. to the Homeric Σάμος, Ov. M. 13, 711 Jahn and Bach
I.N. cr.; Aus. Per. Odyss. 4), f., = Σάμη.
I. An earlier name for the island of Cephalenia, in the Ionian Sea, the mod. Cephalonia, Verg. A. 3, 271; Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 67; Sil. 15, 303; Liv. 26, 42 (acc. to Mel. 2, 7, 10, and Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 54, another neighboring island).—
II. The principal town of the island of Cephalenia, Liv. 38, 29.—Hence, Sămaei , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Same, Liv. 38, 28 and 29.
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 (6):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 3.271
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 13.711
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 26, 42
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 29
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 28
    • Ovid, Tristia, 1.5
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