Allīfae (Alīphae, Allīphae), ārum, also Alīfa, ae, f., = Ἄλλιφαι,
I a town of Samnium , in a pleasant valley , near the left bank of the Vulturnus , early colonized by the Romans , now Alife : Tria oppida in potestatem venerunt, Allifae, Callifae, Rubrium, Liv. 8, 25; 9, 42; 9, 38; 22, 18; cf. Mann. Ital. 1, 789.
II —Hence, Allīfānus ( Alīph- ), a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Allifae : ager Allifanus, Cic. Agr. 2, 25: vinum (in high estimation among the Romans), Sil. 12, 526.— Allīfāni , ōrum, m. (sc. calices), or Allīfāna , ōrum, n. (sc. pocula), large-sized drinking-cups made there , Hor. S. 2, 8, 39.— Allīfāni , ōrum, the inhabitants of Allifae , Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 63.