Hippo
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Hippo: ōnis, m., = Ἱππών,
I the name of several cities.
I A city of Numidia, also with the surname of regius, Gr. Ἱππὼν βασιλικός>, afterwards a bishop's see, now Bonah, Mel. 1, 7, 1; Liv. 29, 3, 7; Sil. 3, 259.—
II Hippo Diarrhytus, Ἱππὼν διάρρυτος>, a city of Zeugitana, west of Utica, now Ben Zert, Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23; 9, 8, 8, § 26; Sol. 27 med. —
B Deriv.: Hippōnensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Hippo: sinus, Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23: colonia, Plin. Ep. 9, 33, 2. —Subst.: Hippōnenses, ium, m. <number opt="n">plur.</number>, the inhabitants of Hippo, Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 26. —
III A city of Hispania Tarraconensis, near Toletum, Liv. 39, 30.—
The previous name of Vibo, in the territory of the Bruttii, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 73.
