Metapontum
Ὁ μὲν βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή → Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience misleading and judgment difficult
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Μεταπόντιον, τό.
people of Metapontum: Μεταποντῖνοι, οἱ, or Μεταπόντιοι, οἱ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Mĕtăpontum: i, n.,
I a town of Lucania, where Pythagoras lived and died, now Torre a Mare, Cic. Fin. 5, 2, 4; Liv. 1, 18, 8; Mela, 2, 4, 3; Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 97.—Hence, Mĕtăpontīnus, a, um, adj., Metapontine: ager, Liv. 24, 20.—In plur.: Mĕtă-pontīni, ōrum, m., the Metapontines, Liv. 22, 61.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Mĕtăpontum,¹⁵ ī, n., Métaponte [ville de Lucanie] : Cic. Fin. 5, 4 ; Liv. 1, 18, 8 || -tīnus, a, um, de Métaponte : Liv. 24, 20 || -tīnī, ōrum, m., les habitants de Métaponte : Liv. 22, 61.
Latin > German (Georges)
Metapontum, ī, n. (Μεταπόντιον), eine griech. Kolonie am Tarentinischen Meerbusen, Aufenthalts- u. Sterbeort des Pythagoras, Mela 2, 4, 3 (2. § 68). Liv. 1, 18, 2. Cic. de fin. 5, 4. – Dav. Metapontīnus, a, um, metapontinisch, Liv. – Plur. subst., Metapontīnī, ōrum, m., die Metapontiner, Liv.
Wikipedia EN
Metapontum or Metapontium (Ancient Greek: Μεταπόντιον, romanized: Metapontion) was an important city of Magna Graecia, situated on the gulf of Tarentum, between the river Bradanus and the Casuentus (modern Basento). It was distant about 20 km from Heraclea and 40 from Tarentum. The ruins of Metapontum are located in the frazione of Metaponto, in the comune of Bernalda, in the Province of Matera, Basilicata region, Italy.
