Anthemusias

Anthemusias
Anthĕmūs, untis, f., = Anthemous.
I.
A region in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 36. —
II.
A town in Mesopotamia, Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 118; called also Anthĕmūsĭăs, ădis (sc. urbs), Tac. A. 6, 41.—
III.
A river of Colchis, Plin. 6, 5, 5, § 15.—Hence, Anthĕ-mūsĭus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Anthemus, Eutr. 8, 2; Amm. 14, 9.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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