Cōthōn
Cōthōn, ōnis, m. orig. a Semitic word, but identified by the Greeks with κώθων. In gen., a name given to any artificial harbor, Paul. ex Fest. p. 37, 9 Müll.— Esp. The artificial inner harbor of Carthage, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 427.— A similar harbor at Adrumetum, Auct. B. Afr. 62 sq.— The name of several islands, Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 56; Mel. 2, 7, 11.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
cōthōn
Headword (normalized/stripped):
cothon
Intro Text:
Cōthōn, ōnis, m. orig. a Semitic word, but identified by the Greeks with κώθων. In gen., a name given to any artificial harbor, Paul. ex Fest. p. 37, 9 Müll.— Esp. The artificial inner harbor of Carthage, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 427.— A similar harbor at Adrumetum, Auct. B. Afr. 62 sq.— The name of several islands, Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 56; Mel. 2, 7, 11.
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