Palmyra
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
Latin > English
Palmyra Palmyrae N F :: Palmyra, city in Syria
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Palmȳra: (Palmīra), ae, f., = Παλμύρα, Παλμιρα,
I a city of Syria, whose ruins still remain, the seat of the empire of Odenathus and Zenobia, Plin. 5, 25, 21, § 86; 6, 28, 32, § 144.—Hence, Palmȳrēnus (Palmīr-), a, um, adj., of Palmyra: solitudines, Plin. 5, 24, 21, § 87.—Subst.: Palmȳ-rēna, ae, f., the country around Palmyra, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 143; and Palmȳrēnus, i, m., an epithet of the emperor L. Domitius Aurelius, on account of his victory over Palmyra, Inscr. Grut. 276, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Palmȳra, æ, f., Palmyre [ville de Syrie : Plin. 5, 88 ; Capel. 6, 680 || Palmȳrēnus, a, um, de Palmyre : Plin. 5, 87 || subst. m., vainqueur de Palmyre : Inscr.
Latin > German (Georges)
Palmȳra (Palmīra), ae, f. (Παλμύρα, Παλμίρα), Stadt in Syrien, Residenz des palmyrenischen Reichs unter Odenathus u. dessen Gemahlin Zenobia, eine der herrlichsten Städte des Orients, j. großartige Ruinen beim Flecken Thadmor, Plin. 5, 88. Mart. Cap. 6. § 680. – Dav. Palmȳrēnus, a, um (Παλμυρηνός), palmyrenisch, Plin. 5, 87.
