Volaterrae

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

Vŏlāterrae, ārum, f.,

I an ancient town in Etruria , now Volterra , Liv. 10, 12; Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 20.

II —Hence, Vŏlāterrā-nus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Volaterrae , Volaterran : Vada, a seaport belonging to the territories of Volaterrae , now Torre di Vado , Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50; Cic. Quint. 6, 24. — Plur. subst. : Vŏlāterrāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Volaterrae , the Volaterrans , Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52; Cic. Caecin. 7, 18; id. Att. 1, 19, 4; Liv. 28, 45 al.

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