Nicopolis

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

Nīcŏpŏlis, is, f., = Νικόπολις,

the name of several cities , among them a city of Epirus, founded by Augustus to commemorate the battle of Actium , now Prevesa Vecchia , or Paleo-prevesa , Tac. A. 2, 53; Suet. Aug. 18.—Also a city in Lesser Armenia, built by Pompey , Auct. B. Alex. 36.

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