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noun

Ĕrătosthĕnes

gen. Ĕrătosthĕnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
= Ἐρατοσθέϝης
a celebrated geographer; poet; and philosopher of Alexandria
a celebrated geographer, poet, and philosopher of Alexandria, under Ptolemy Euergetes, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 3; Cic. Att. 2, 6; Caes. B. G. 6, 24, 2; Plin. Elench. 2; 5; 2, 108, 112; Quint. 1, 1, 16; 11, 2, 14 al.
Perseus ID: n16092 Key: Eratosthenes