Argiletum

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Menander, Monostichoi, 277

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Argīlētum: i, n. Argiletum sunt qui scripserunt ab Argolā, seu quod is huc venerit ibique sit sepultus; alii ab argillā, quod ibi id genus terrae, Varr. L. L. 5, § 157 Müll.: sane Argiletum quasi Argilletum multi volunt a pingui terrā, Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 345; cf. Spald. ad Quint. 1, 6, 31,
I a part of Rome, in the Vicus Tuscus, between the Circus Maximus and Mons Aventinus, where handicraftsmen and booksellers traded, Cic. Att. 12, 32; Verg. A. 8, 345.—Also, acc. to the first explanation of the word, separated (per tmesin): Argique letum, Mart. 2, 17, 3; 1, 118, 9.—Hence, Argīlētānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the place Argiletum: aedificium, standing upon the Argiletum, Cic. Att. 1, 14 fin.: tabernae, Mart. 1, 4 (cf. Hor. Ep. 1. 20, 1).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Argīlētum,¹⁵ ī, n., quartier de Rome, près du Mont Palatin : Cic. Att. 12, 32, 2 || -tānus, a, um, de l’Argilète : Cic. Att. 1, 14, 7 || étymologie : argilla, Argilletum Varro L. 5, 157 ; Serv. En. 8, 345, ou par tmèse] Argi letum Mart. 1, 117, 9 ; 2, 17, 3 [un certain Argos ayant été tué là par Évandre].