noun

Commāgēnē

gen. Commāgēnēs · gender feminine

(in MSS. erroneously ), , , = Κομμαγηνή.

The northern province of Syria; Samosat

The northern province of Syria (whose chief town was Samosata, now Samosat), Mel. 1, 11, 1; Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 66; 5, 24, 20, § 85; 10, 22, 28, § 55; 29, 3, 13, § 55; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 1 al.—Hence,

of Commagene; a remedy made there; the inhabitants of Commagene ••

Commāgēnus, a, um, adj., of Commagene: legati, Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 2: haruspex, Juv. 6, 550: galla, Plin. 16, 7, 9, § 27: regio, Tac. A. 15, 12.—Hence, subst.: com-māgēnum, i, n. (sc. medicamentum), a remedy made there, Plin. 29, 3, 13, § 55; 10, 22, 28, § 55; cf. plur. (sc. unguenta), Dig. 34, 2, 21.—And subst.: Commāgēni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Commagene, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 29, 3, 13, § 55; Tac. A. 2, 42 al.—

An unknown plant

(Supply herba.) An unknown plant, perh. Nardus Syriaca, Plin. 29, 3, 13, § 55.

Perseus ID: n9292 Key: Commagene