Capsa

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Capsa, ae, f.,

I a town in Africa , in the districl of Byzacium , surrounded by vast deserts , plundered by Marius in the Jugurthine war , Sall. J. 89, 4; 91 sq.; Flor. 3, 1, 14.—Hence,

II Capsenses , ium, m., the inhabitants of Capsa , Sall. J. 92, 3 sq.; in Plin. 5, 4, 4, § 30, called Capsĭtāni .

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