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Τοῦ ὅλου οὖν τῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ καὶ διώξει ἔρως ὄνομα → Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete

Plato, Symposium, 192e10

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Zăma: ae, f., = Ζάμα.
I A small town in Numidia (now Zamra), celebrated for the victory gained there by Scipio over Hannibal, Liv. 30, 29; Sil. 3, 261 al.—
II Another town in Numidia, also, with the addition regia, the residence of Juba, now Jama, Sall. J. 57 sq.; Auct. B. Afr. 91; Inscr. Grut. 364, 1.—Hence, Zămensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Zama: oppidum, i. e. Zama, Plin. 5, 4, 4, § 30 (al. Ziamensis). —As subst.: Zămenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Zama, Auct. B. Afr. 92.