Arbela
Μὴ κρῖν' ὁρῶν τὸ κάλλος, ἀλλὰ τὸν τρόπον → Mores in arbitrando, non faciem vide → Nach dem Charakter, nicht nach Schönheit urteile
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.
Latin > German (Georges)
Arbēla, ōrum, n. pl. (Ἄρβηλα), Stadt in Adiabene, einer Landschaft Assyriens, wo Darius von Alexander i. J. 331 v. Chr. geschlagen wurde, j. Arbil od. Erbil, Curt. 4, 9 (36), 9. Amm. 23, 6, 22. – Nbf. Arbelo urbe non procul, Auct. itin. Alex. 22 (57).
