Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
chalcis: ĭdis, f., = χαλκίς.
I A fish of the herring kind, Col. 8, 17, 12; Plin. 9, 47, 71, § 154; 9, 51, 74, § 162.—
II A lizard with copper-colored spots on its back, Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 30; 32, 5, 17, § 46.