noun #3736

Attălus

gen. Attăli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

The name of several kings of Pergamos; the most renowned of whom; both from his wealth and his discovery of the art of weaving cloth from gold

The name of several kings of Pergamos, the most renowned of whom, both from his wealth and his discovery of the art of weaving cloth from gold, was Attalus III., who made the Roman people his heir, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196; 33, 11, 53, § 148; Flor. 2, 20, 2; 3, 12, 3; Hor. C. 2, 18, 5.—Hence,

pertaining to Attalus; Attalian; garments of inwoven gold by metonymy ••

Attălĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Attalus, Attalian: urbes, i. e. Pergamean, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 5: Attalicas supera vestes, woven with gold, Prop. 4, 17, 19: Porticus aulaeis nobilis Attalicis, id. 3, 30, 12; Sil. 14, 659.—Also absol.: Attălĭca, ōrum, n. (sc. vestimenta), garments of inwoven gold: Aurum intexere in eādem Asiā invenit Attalus rex, unde nomen Attalicis, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196: torus, ornamented with such cloth or tapestry, Prop. 3, 5, 6; 5, 5, 24.—Meton., rich, splendid, brilliant: Attalicis condicionibus Numquam dimoveas, etc., Hor. C. 1, 1, 12: divitiae, Tert. Jejun. 15 fin.—

A general of Alexander the Great

A general of Alexander the Great, Curt. 4, 13. —

A Macedonian; enemy of Alexander

A Macedonian, enemy of Alexander, Curt. 6, 9.

Perseus ID: n4318 Key: Attalus