Arginusae

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Arginūsae or Arginussae, ārum, f., = Ἀργινοῦσαι or Ἀργινοῦσσαι,

three small islands in the Aegean Sea , near Lesbos : classem ab Arginusis removere, Cic. Off. 1, 24, 84 B. and K.: Arginussae ab Aege IIII. M. passuum distant, Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 140 Jan.—And in sing.: circa Arginussam, Plin. 8, 58, 83, § 225.

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