Hălĭcarnassus (-sos) or Hali-carnāsus, i, f., = Ἁλικαρνασσός,
I a city of great antiquity in Caria , the birthplace of the historians Herodotus and Dionysius , also celebrated for the mausolēum erected there , now Bodrun or Boudroum , Mel. 1, 16, 2 and 3; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 107; Cic. Tusc. 3, 31, 75; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8, § 25; Liv. 37, 10, 11. —
II Derivv.
A Hălĭcarnasseus , ĕi and ĕos, m. adj., = Ἁλικαρνασσεύς, of Halicarnassus : Scylax, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 88: Dionysius, Quint. 3, 1, 16: Cleon, Nep. Lys. 5.—
B Hălĭcarnassĭi , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Halicarnassus , Halicarnassians , Tac. A. 4, 55.—
C Hălĭcarnas-senses , ĭum, m., the same, Liv. 33, 20, 12.