Sardanapalus
ἀσκέειν, περὶ τὰ νουσήματα, δύο, ὠφελέειν, ἢ μὴ βλάπτειν → strive, with regard to diseases, for two things — to do good, or to do no harm | as to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Sardănăpālus: (-pallus), i, m., = Σαρδανάπαλος,
I a celebrated effeminate king of Assyria, who at last burned himself, together with his treasures, Vell. 1, 6, 2; Just. 1, 3, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 35, 101; Juv. 10, 362; Ov. Ib. 313; Val. Max. 4, 7 pr.—Poet., as a designation for a weak, effeminate person, Mart. 11, 11, 6.—Hence, Sardănăpā-lĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Sardanapalus: Sardanapalicum in morem prandere, Sid. Ep. 2, 13 med.>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Sardănăpālus¹⁶ ou -pallus, ī, m. (Σαρδανάπαλλος), Sardanapale [dernier roi du premier empire d’Assyrie, célèbre par sa vie luxueuse ; assiégé dans Ninive et sur le point d’être pris, il se fit brûler sur un bûcher avec son sérail et ses trésors] : Cic. Tusc. 5, 101 ; Just. 1, 3, 1 || [fig.] un homme voluptueux : Mart. 11, 11, 6 || -lĭcus, a, um, de Sardanapale : Sid. Ep. 2, 13.
