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Velitrae

Velitrae · f

a town of the Volsci

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What it meant

Vĕlītrae — Lewis & Short

Vĕlītrae, ārum, f.,

I a town of the Volsci, in Latium, whence came the Octavian family, now Velletri, Liv. 2, 31; 2, 34; 6, 36; Suet. Aug. 1; 6; 94; Sil. 8, 379.— Hence,
A Vĕlīternus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Velitrœ: ager, Liv. 2, 31; 30, 38: hostis, id. 6, 22: rus, Plin. 12, 1, 5, § 10: populus, Liv. 8, 12: coloni, id. 6, 36.— Plur.: Vĕlīterni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Velitrœ, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 64; Liv. 8, 14; Suet. Aug. 94.—
B Vĕlīternī-nus, a, um, adj., of Velitrœ, Veliternian: vina, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 65.

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