Arbela
From LSJ
μαλθακωτέρα πέπονος σικύου → softer than a ripe melon
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Arbēla: ōrum, n., = Ἄρβηλα.
I A town in Adiabene, a province of Assyria, now Arbil. Between this town and Gaugamela, Alexander the Great defeated Darius, Curt. 4, 9; 5, 1; Amm. 23, 6. In Plin. 37, 10, 55, § 149, it designates the region of Arbela.—
II A town in Sicily, Sil. 14, 272, where MSS. also give Arabela.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) Arbēla, æ, f., v. de Sicile : Sil. 14, 271 [mss Arbeia ], v. Thes.
(2) Arbēla,¹³ ōrum, n., Arbèles [ville d’Assyrie] : Curt. 4, 9, 9.
