Cyrene

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

Cȳrēnē, ēs, and Cȳrēnae, ārum, f.,

I the chief town of a province of the same name in Libya , now Kuren, celebrated for its trade, and as the birthplace of Callimachus, Eratosthenes, and Aristippus , Mel. 1, 8, 2; Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 31; Sall. J. 19, 3; Plaut. Rud. prol. 41; Cic. Planc. 5, 13; Nep. Ages. 8, 6; Sil. 8, 57; Cat. 7, 4; Sol. 27, 44.—

II Hence,

A Cȳrēnăĭcus , a, um, adj., Cyrenaic : provincia, or absol. : Cȳrē-năĭca , ae, f., the province Cyrenaica, in Libya , Mel. 1, 8, 1; Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 31 sq.; also Cyrenaica Africa, id. ib. § 8: lacrima, i. e. laser, Scrib. Comp. 167; cf. Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 38 sq.: philosophia, the school of philosophy founded by Aristippus , Cic. de Or. 3, 17, 62.—Subst.: Cȳrēnăĭci , ōrum, m., its adherents , Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 42, 131; id. Tusc. 3, 13, 28; id. Off. 3, 33, 116 al.—

B Cȳrē-naeus , a, um, adj., of Cyrene : urbs, i. e. Cyrene , Sil. 8, 159: aquae, i. e. drunk by Callimachus , Prop. 4 (5), 6, 4.—

2 Subst.: Cȳ-rēnaei , ōrum, m.

a The inhabitants of Cyrene , Nep. Hann. 8, 1.—

b The adherents of the Cyrenaic philosophy (cf. the preced.), Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 24, 76.—

C Cȳrēnensis , e, adj., the same: senatus, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 8: populares, id. ib. 3, 2, 1: agri, Cic. Agr. 2, 19, 51: provincia, Dig. 19, 2, 61.—In plur. subst. : Cȳrēnenses , ĭum, m., inhabitants of Cyrene , Sall. J. 79, 2; Plin. 7, 56, 67, § 208; Tac. A. 3, 70.

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