Sogdiana

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

Sogdĭāna rĕgĭo,

I a district in Asia between the Jaxartes and the Oxus , Curt. 7, 10, 1 sqq.

II —Hence, Sogdĭāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Sogdiana , Curt. 7, 4, 5; 9, 2, 24; Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 49; called also Sugdĭāni , Mel. 1, 2, 5; 3, 5, 6.

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