proper nounAsphaltītesASPHALTITES☆ KeepMeaningLake AsphaltitesLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ASPHALTITESLEWIS & SHORTASPHALTITESAsphaltītes, ae, m., = Ἀσφαλτίτης; also Asphaltites lacus, = Ἀσφαλτῖτις λίμνη, I. Lake Asphaltites (the Dead Sea), in Palestine, Plin. 5, 15, 15, § 71; 5, 16, 15, § 72; cf. Mann. Palaest. p. 261.Read the whole entry