Paestum
φιλοσοφώτερον καὶ σπουδαιότερον ποίησις ἱστορίας ἐστίν: ἡ μὲν γὰρ ποίησις μᾶλλον τὰ καθόλου, ἡ δ' ἱστορία τὰ καθ' ἕκαστον λέγει → poetry is something more scientific and serious than history, because poetry tends to give general truths while history gives particular facts
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Paestum: i, n.,
I a city of Lucania, formerly called Posidonia, celebrated for its twice-blowing roses, now Pesti: biferique rosaria Paesti, Verg. G. 4, 119; cf. Ov. M. 15, 708; Prop. 5, 5, 61: oppidum Paestum Graecis Posidonia appellatum, Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71.—Hence,
II Paestānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pœstum, Pœstan: sinus, Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1: rosae, Ov. P. 2, 4, 28.—In plur.: Paestāni, ōrum, m., the Pœstans, Liv. 37, 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Pæstum,¹⁴ ī, n., ville de Lucanie, célèbre pour ses roses : Cic. Att. 11, 17, 3 ; Prop. 4, 5, 59 ; Virg. G. 4, 119 || -ānus, a, um, de Pæstum : Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1 ; Ov. P. 2, 4, 28 || subst. m. pl., habitants de Pæstum : Liv. 37, 10.
