Ctesiphon
From LSJ
Ῥᾷον παραινεῖν ἢ παθόντα καρτερεῖν → Patientiam suadere facile, non pati → Es spricht sich leichter zu, als stark zu sein im Leid
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Κτησιφῶν, -ῶντος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ctēsĭphōn: ontis, f., = Κτεσιφῶν,
I a town in Assyria, residence of the Parthian kings, Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 122; Tac. A. 6, 42; Amm. 23, 6, 23; Eutr. 8, 3; Spart. Sev. 16, 1.
Ctēsĭphōn: ontis, m., = Κτησιφῶν,
I an Athenian defended by Demosthenes, Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213 al.
