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Paestum , i, n.,
I.a city of Lucania, formerly called Posidonia, celebrated for its twice-blowing roses, now Pesti: “biferique rosaria Paesti,” Verg. G. 4, 119; cf. Ov. M. 15, 708; Prop. 5, 5, 61: “oppidum Paestum Graecis Posidonia appellatum,” Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71.—Hence,
II. Paestānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pœstum, Pœstan: “sinus,” Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1: “rosae,” Ov. P. 2, 4, 28.—In plur.: Paestāni , ōrum, m., the Pœstans, Liv. 37, 10.
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):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 16.6.1
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 15.708
    • Vergil, Georgics, 4.119
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 10
    • Ovid, Ex Ponto, 2.4
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