Ariana
From LSJ
Οἷς μὲν δίδωσιν, οἷς δ' ἀφαιρεῖται τύχη → Fortuna multos spoliat, alios munerat → Den einen gibt, den andern aber nimmt das Glück
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ărĭāna: ae, f.,
I a general name of the eastern provinces of the great Persian kingdom, now Afghanistan, Mel. 1, 2, 4; Plin. 6, 23, 25.—Hence, Ărĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Ariana: regio, Plin. 6, 23, 25, § 93.—Ărĭāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Ariana, Plin. 6, 25, 29, § 116.
