noun

Pĕtēlĭa

gen. Pĕtēliae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

(also and ), , , = Πετηλία

A very ancient town in the Bruttian territory; north of Croton; colonized by Lucanians

A very ancient town in the Bruttian territory, north of Croton, colonized by Lucanians, near the mod. Strongoli, Liv. 23, 30; Verg. A. 3, 402; Mel. 2, 4, 8; Plin. 3, 10, 15, § 96.—Hence,

Petelian; fin.—Subst; the inhabitants of Petelia •

Pĕtēlī-nus (Pĕtellīn-), a, um, adj., Petelian: Petelinus lucus, near Rome, Liv. 6, 20: Petelina fides, Val. Max. 6, 6 fin.—Subst.: Pĕtēlīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Petelia, the Petelians, Inscr. Orell. 3678.—

A city on the western coast of Lucania; between

A city on the western coast of Lucania, between Paestum and Velia, Val. Max. 9, 8, ext. 1.—Hence,

the Petelians

† Pĕtēlīni, ōrum, m., the Petelians, Inscr. Orell. 137; 3939.

Perseus ID: n35796 Key: Petelia