Acerrae
ὑπὸ δὲ τῆς φιλαυτίας παρηγμένοι ἄλογα φασὶν τὰ ζῷα ἐφεξῆς τὰ ἄλλα σύμπαντα → it is self-love which leads them to say that all the other animals without exception are non-rational
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ăcerrae: ārum, f.
I A town in the interior of Campania, N. E. of Naples, now Acerra, exposed to frequent inundations from the Clanius, on which it is situated; hence in Verg.: vacuis Clanius non aequus Acerris, G. 2, 225 Wagner; imitated by Silius, 8, 538.—Deriv.,
B Ăcerrāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of A., Liv. 27, 3, 6; Vell. 1, 14, 4; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 63.—
II A town in Umbria, called, for the sake of distinction, Acerrae Vatriae, now Gerrha, Plin. 3, 14, 19, § 114.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Ăcerræ,¹⁶ ārum, f., Acerres [ville de Campanie] : Virg. G. 2, 225 ; Liv. 23, 17, 4 || [ville d’Ombrie] : Plin. 3, 114 || -ānī, ōrum, m., habitants d’Acerres (Campanie) : Liv. 23, 17, 5, etc.
Latin > German (Georges)
Acerrae, ārum, f., Stadt in Kampanien, nahe bei Neapel, am Flusse Klanius (u. dessen Überschwemmung oft ausgesetzt, s. Verg. georg. 2, 225. Sil. 8, 537), von Hannibal im zweiten pun. Kriege zerstört, später wieder aufgebaut, j. Acerra, Liv. 23, 17, 1 sqq.; 27, 3, 6. – Dav. Acerrānī, ōrum, m., die Einw. von Acerra, die Acerraner, Liv.
