duella
From LSJ
κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dŭella: ae, f. duo,
I a Roman weight = two sextulae, or the third part of an uncia, Rhemn. Fann. de Pond. 23; Isid. Or. 16, 25.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dŭella, æ, f. (duo), le tiers de l’once : Isid. Orig. 16, 25, 15.
Latin > German (Georges)
duella, ae, f. (duo), zwei sextulae, d.i. der dritte Teil einer uncia, Auct. de asse § 15 (Metrol. Scriptt. p. 74, 21 u. 24 H.). Auct. carm. de pond. 23 (p. 89 H.). Auct. carm. de libr. partt. 11 (p. 99 H.). Frontin. aqu. 45. 47. 51 sqq. Isid. 16, 25, 15.
