I.an important maritime town in Appulia, now S. Maria di Siponto, Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103; Cic. Att. 9, 15, 1; 10, 7, 1; Liv. 34, 45, 3; 39, 23, 3 al. (in Liv. 8, 24, 4 dub., v. Weissenb. ad h.l.).—In a Greek form, Sīpūs , Sil. 8, 635; Luc. 5, 377: “Sipontum, aut ut Graii dixere, Sipus,” Mel. 2, 4, 7.—Hence, Sīpontīnus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Sipontum, Sipontian: “siccitas,” Cic. Agr. 2, 27, 71: “POPVLVS,” Inscr. Murat. p. 1081, 6.
Sīpontum , i, n., = Σιποῦς (cf. Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3),
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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