Altinum
ὡς οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → since unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Altīnum: i, n., = Ἄλτινον,
I a town in the north of Italy, near Venice, at the mouth of the river Silis, upon the shore of the Adriatic Sea, distinguished for its fat sheep and magnificent villas; now Altino, Mart. 14, 155; Plin. 3, 16, 20, § 118; 3, 18, 22, § 126; cf. Mann. Ital. 1, 85, 86.—Hence, Altīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Altinum, Col. 6, 24.—Altīnas, ātis, the same, Col. 7, 2, 3. —Altīnātes, ium, m., its inhabitants, Plin. Ep. 3, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Altīnum,¹⁵ ī, n., Altinum, ville de Vénétie : Plin. 3, 118, etc.
Latin > German (Georges)
Altīnum, ī, n., Stadt Oberitaliens im Lande der Veneter, am Ausfluß des Silis in das Adriat. Meer, durch lebhaften Betrieb der Gewerbe u. der Schafzucht (Mart. 14, 155), sowie durch die mit Villen reich besetzte Umgegend (Mart. 4, 25) eins der blühendsten Munizipien, j. Dorf Altino, Vell. 2, 76, 2. Mela 2, 4, 3 (= 2, 61). Plin. 3, 119. Aur. Vict. epit. 16, 5. – Dav.: a) Altīnās, ātis, altinatisch, oves, Col. 7, 2, 3. – Plur. subst., Altīnātēs, ium, m., die Einw. von Altinum, die Altinaten, Plin. ep. 3, 2, 2. – b) Altīnus, a, um, altinisch, vaccae, Col. 6, 24, 5: oves, Tert. de pall. 3.
