Constantina

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

Constantīna, ae, f.

I A daughter of Constantine the Great , Amm. 14, 7, 4.—

II The name of several cities, esp.,

A A town of Mesopotamia , Amm. 18, 7, 9.—

B A later name of Cirta in Numidia , now Constantine , Aur. Vict. Caes. 40, 28.— Hence, Constantīnĭensis , e, adj., of or belonging to Constantine in Numidia : civitas, Cod. Just. 1, 17, 2, § 1: pugna, Sext. Ruf. Brev. 27 init.

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