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sălīnae , ārum sal (cf. Varr. L. L. 8, § 48 Müll.), f. (sc. fodinae),
I.salt-works, saltpits, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 81; Cic. N. D. 2, 53, 132; Caes. B. C. 2, 37; Liv. 1, 33; Col. 2, 2, 15 sq. al.: “Salinae Romanae,the salt-works established by Ancus Martius at Ostia, near Rome, Liv. 7, 19 fin.; cf. id. 1, 33; “also called simply Salinae,id. 5, 45; 24, 47: Herculeae, near Herculaneum, Col. poët. 10, 135.—In a play upon the meaning of this word and that of sal, II.: “quod parum diligenter possessio salinarum mearum a te procuratore defenditur,Cic. Fam. 7, 32, 1. —
B. Sălīnae , nom. prop.
1. The saltworks at Ostia, v. supra.—
2. A square in Rome, near the Porta Trigemina, Front. Aquaed. 5 fin.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 7.32.1
    • Caesar, Civil War, 2.37
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 45
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7, 19
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 24, 47
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 33
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.53
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.2.15
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