Ecbatana
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ecbătăna: ōrum, n., = τὰ Ἐκβάτανα (Ecbătăna, ae. f., Lucil. ap. Non. 533, 30; Ecbătănae, ārum, f., App. de Mundo, p. 69, 18),
I the principal city of Media, now Hamadan, Curt. 4, 5, 8; 5, 8, 1; Plin. 6, 13, 16, § 42; Tac. A. 15, 31 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Ecbătăna,¹⁴ ōrum, n. (τὰ Ἐκβάτανα), Curt. 4, 5, 8 ; Tac. Ann. 15, 31, et Ecbătăna, æ, f., Lucil. Sat. 464, Ecbatane capitale de la Médie] ou Ecbătănæ, ārum, f., Apul. Mund. 26.
Latin > German (Georges)
Ecbatana, ōrum, n. (τὰ Εκβάτανα), Stadt im nördl. Medien, Hauptstadt des Landes u. wegen ihres angenehmen Klimas Sommerresidenz der persischen u. später der parthischen Könige, j. Hamadam, Curt. 4, 5 (21), 8; 5, 8 (24), 1. Tac. ann. 15, 31. – Nbf. Ecbatana, ae, f., Lucil. 464. Oros. 5, 10, 8; 6, 4, 9. Vulg. 2. Mach. 9, 3.
