Calacte

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

Călactē, ēs, f., = Καλὴ ἀκτή (i. e. Fair Beach),

I a town on the north coast of Sicily , now Caronia , Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 101; Sil. 14, 251.—Hence,

II Călactīnus , i, m., an inhabitant of Calacte , Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 49; id. Fam. 13, 37.—In plur.: Calactini, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 101.

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