MENNIS(Curt. 5.1.16), a small town of Mesopotamia, at which Alexander halted in his march from Arbela to Babylon. Curtius stated that it was celebrated for its naphtha pits,—which indeed abound in that part of Asia.[V]
Mennis, is, f., a city of Assyria, in Adiabene , Curt. 5, 1, 15. ...
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