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A / Ăgȳrĭum
noun

Ăgȳrĭum

gen. Ăgȳri · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
a very old town in Sicily; not far from Enna; the birthplace of Diodorus Siculus
a very old town in Sicily, not far from Enna, the birthplace of Diodorus Siculus, now S. Filippo d'Argiro, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 28.—Hence, ăgўrĭnen-ses, ium, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 28; or ăgўrī-ni, orum, inhabitants of Agyrium, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.
Perseus ID: n1648 Key: Agyrium