Buthrotum

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

Būthrōtum, i, n. (Būthrōtŏs, i, f., Ov. M. 13, 721), = Βουθρωτόν and Βουθρωτός,

I a town on the coast of Epirus , now Butrinto , Caes. B. C. 3, 16; Verg. A. 3, 293 sq.; Mel. 2, 3, 10; Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 4.

II —Hence, Būthrōtĭus , a, um, adj., of Buthrotum : ager, causa, Cic. Att. 16, 16, A, 4: Plancus, id. ib. 15, 29, 3; and subst.: Būthrōtĭi , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Buthrotum , id. ib. 14, 11, 2; 15, 2, 2; 16, 16, A, 4.

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