Persepolis
From LSJ
μηδὲν κοτυλίζειν, ἀλλὰ καταπάττειν χύδην → not to sell by the cupful, but to dole out indiscriminately | not to sell by retail but wholesale
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Persēpŏlis: (Persaep-), is, f., = Περσαιπολις,
I a city of Persia, the ruins of which are now called Istakhr, Plin. 6, 26, 29, § 115; Curt. 5, 4, 33; 5, 6, 11 sq.; Vulg. 2 Macc. 9, 2; Amm. 23, 6, 42.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Persĕpŏlis,¹⁴ is, f. (Περσέπολις), capitale de la Perside : Plin. 6, 115 ; Curt. 5, 4, 33.
Latin > German (Georges)
Persepolis, is, Akk. im, f. (Περσέπολις, d.i. die Perserstadt κατ᾽ εξοχήν), die spätere Hauptstadt Persiens, nördl. vom Flusse Araxes u. östlich vom Medus, j. prachtvolle Ruinen unter dem Namen Takht-i-Dschemschid (Thron des Dsch.) od. Tschil-Miñar (die 40 Säulen), Curt. 5, 4 (16), 33; 5, 6 (21), 11. Amm. 23, 6, 42.
