Cercina

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νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Cercīna: ae, f., = Κέρκινα,
I an island off the east coast of Africa, with a town of the same name, now Kerkein or Kerkena, Plin. 5, 7, 7, § 41; Auct. B. Afr. 34; Liv. 33, 48, 11; Tac. A. 1, 53; 4, 13; Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 42.—The inhabitants, Cercīnātes, Auct. B. Afr. 34.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Cercīna,¹⁴ æ, f., Tac. Ann. 1, 53 et Cercinna, æ, f., Mela 2, 105, île sur la côte d’Afrique || -nĭtānī, ōrum, m., habitants de l’île Cercina : B. Afr. 34, 3.

Latin > German (Georges)

Cercina, ae, f. (Κερκίνα), eine größere Jnsel vor der afrikanischen Küste, am Anfang der kleinen Syrte, mit einer Stadt gl. Namens und einem bequemen Hafen, j. Kerkine od. Cherkara od. Zerbi, Liv. 33, 48, 3 sqq. Auct. b. Afr. 34, 1: unter den Kaisern Verbannungsort, Tac. ann. 1, 53: durch eine Brücke mit der kleinen Jnsel Cercinītis, tidos, f. (Κερκινιτις) berbunden, Plin. 5, 41. – Dav. Cercinitānī, ōrum, m., die Bewohner der Jnsel Cercina, die Cercinitaner, Auct. b. Afr. 34, 3.