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Ξένος ὢν ἀπράγμων ἴσθι καὶ πράξεις καλῶς → Rerum abstine peregrinus et vives bene → Als Fremder sei friedliebend und es geht dir gut

Menander, Monostichoi, 399

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

aspălăthus: i, m., = ἀσπάλαθος,
I a thorny shrub, whose bark and roots yielded a fragrant oil, which was used in the preparation of spiced wine (vinum aromatites), rosewood, Plin. 12, 24, 52, § 110; 15, 7, 7, § 30>