Thapsus
From LSJ
Καλὸν τὸ μηδὲν εἰς φίλους ἁμαρτάνειν → Nihil peccare in amicos est pulcherrimum → Gut ist, sich gegen Freunde nicht versündigen
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Θάψος, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Thapsus: or -os, i, f., = Θάψος.
I A peninsula and city in Sicily, now Magnisi, Ov. F. 4, 477; Verg. A. 3, 689; Sil. 14, 206.—
II A city in Africa Propria, famed for Cæsar's victory over the partisans of Pompey, now Baltah, Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 25; Liv. 33, 48; Auct. B. Afr. 28, 1; 44, 1; 46, 4; 79, 3; 80, 2.—Hence, Thapsĭtāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Thapsus, Auct. B. Afr. 97, 2.
