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noun

Arbēla

gen. Arbēlōrum · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
A town in Adiabene; a province of Assyria; Arbil. Between this town and Gaugamela
A town in Adiabene, a province of Assyria, now Arbil. Between this town and Gaugamela, Alexander the Great defeated Darius, Curt. 4, 9; 5, 1; Amm. 23, 6. In Plin. 37, 10, 55, § 149, it designates the region of Arbela.—
A town in Sicily; Arabela
A town in Sicily, Sil. 14, 272, where MSS. also give Arabela.
Perseus ID: n3353 Key: Arbela