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Phălantus

gen. Phălanti · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
= Φάλαντος
a Spartan who emigrated to Italy and there founded Tarentum •
a Spartan who emigrated to Italy and there founded Tarentum: et regnata petam Laconi Rura Phalanto, i.e. Tarentum, Hor. C. 2, 6, 11; Just. 3, 4, 7.—Hence,
Phalantean •
Phă-lantēus, a, um, adj., Phalantean: Phalanteum Tarentum, Sil. 11, 16.—
Phalantine; Tarentine poetic •
Phă-lantīnus, a, um, adj., Phalantine, poet. for Tarentine: Phalantinus Galesus, Mart. 5, 37, 2.—
poetic name for the city of Tarentum
Phălanthum, i, n., poetic name for the city of Tarentum, Mart. 8, 28, 3.
Perseus ID: n35901 Key: Phalantus