proper noun
Ā^phrŏdīsĭum
Meaning
- A town on the coast of Latium
Ā^phrŏdīsĭum, ii, n., = Ἀφροδίσιον.
I. A town on the coast of Latium, in the province of Lavinium, with a renowned temple of Venus, which was destroyed as early as the time of Pliny, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 57; cf. Mann. Ital. 1, 617; Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 271.—
II. ā^phrŏdīsĭum promontorium, a promontory in Thessaly, Plin. 31, 2, 7, § 10. —
III. ā^phrŏdīsĭum flumen, a river in Caria, Plin. 31, 2, 7, § 10.