Sardanapalicus

Sardanapalicus
Sardănăpālus ( -pallus ), i, m., = Sardanapalos, a celebrated effeminate king of Assyria, who at last burned himself, together with his treasures, Vell. 1, 6, 2; Just. 1, 3, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 35, 101; Juv. 10, 362; Ov. Ib. 313; Val. Max. 4, 7 pr.— Poet., as a designation for a weak, effeminate person, Mart. 11, 11, 6.—Hence, Sardănăpā-lĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Sardanapalus:

Sardanapalicum in morem prandere,

Sid. Ep. 2, 13 med.

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

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