Pydna

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

Pydna, ae, f., = Πύδνα,

a city in Macedonia , on the Thermaic Gulf (the modern Kitro ), celebrated for the battle in which Perseus was defeated by Aemilius Paulus , Liv. 44, 6, 3; 44, 42, 2 sqq.; Nep. Them. 8, 5.— Pydnaei , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Pydna , Liv. 44, 45.

Related Words