Numantia
Ἕκτορ νῦν σὺ μὲν ὧδε θέεις ἀκίχητα διώκων → Hector, you run in pursuit of something unattainable | Hector, now art thou hasting thus vainly after what thou mayest not attain | Hector, now you are hasting thus vainly after what you may not attain
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Νομαντία, ἡ.
people of Numantia: Νομαντῖνοι, οἱ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Nŭmantĭa: ae, f.,
I a city in Hispania Tarraconensis, captured and destroyed by Scipio Africanus the Younger, now Garray, Liv. Ep. 47; 54 sq.; Cic. Off. 1, 11, 35; Flor. 2, 18; Eutr. 4, 17; Mel. 2, 6, 4.—Hence,
II Nŭmantīnus, a, um, adj., Numantine. De Numantino foedere, made by C. Mancinus, but not ratified by the Senate, Cic. Rep. 3, 18, 28; id. Fin. 2, 17, 54.—Subst.: Nŭ-mantīnus, i, m., a surname given to Scipio Africanus, as the taker of Numantia; cf. Ov. F. 1, 596.—In plur. Nŭ-mantīni, ōrum, m., the Numantines, Juv. 8, 11; Liv. Ep. 59.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Nŭmantĭa,¹² æ, f., Numance [ville de la Tarraconnaise] : Cic. Off. 1, 35 ; Liv. Per. 47 || -tīnus, a, um, de Numance : Cic. Rep. 3, 28 ; Fin. 2, 54 || -tīnī, ōrum, m., les habitants de Numance : Juv. 8, 11 ; Liv. Per. 59.
Latin > German (Georges)
Numantia, ae, f., Stadt im tarrakon. Hispanien, vom jüngeren Scipio Afrikanus belagert u. zerstört (133 v. Chr.), wahrsch. j. Ruinen bei Puente de Don Guarray, Liv. epit. 47 u. 54 sq. Flor. 2, 18. Eutr. 4, 17. Cic. de off. 1, 35. – Dav. Numantīnus, a, um, numantinisch, bellum, Cic. u. Sall.: miles, viri, Flor.: foedus, des Mancinus, Quint. – Plur. subst., Numantīnī, ōrum, m., die Einwohner von Numantia, die Numantiner, Cornif. rhet. u.a.
