Asphaltītes, ae, m., = Ἀσφαλτίτης; also Asphaltites lacus, = Ἀσφαλτῖτις λίμνη,
Lake Asphaltites ( the Dead Sea ), in Palestine , Plin. 5, 15, 15, § 71; 5, 16, 15, § 72; cf. Mann. Palaest. p. 261.
ASPHALTITES LACUS[MORTUUM MARE] ...
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