LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Bacchĭădae

Meaning

  1. the Bacchiadœ

Bacchĭădae, ārum, m., = Βακχιάδαι,
I. the Bacchiadœ, a very ancient royal family of Corinth, descended from Bacchis, one of the Heraclidœ, which, being expelled from the throne by Cypselus, wandered to Sicily, and founded Syracuse, Ov. M. 5, 407; Plin. 35, 12, 43, § 152 (cf. Aelian, V. H. 1, 19; Pausan. Corinth. p. 120; Strabo, 8, p. 260).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyBacchiadaeBacchiadae (Βακχιάδαι), a Heracleid clan, derived their name from Bacchis, who was king of Corinth from 926 to 891 B. C., and retained the supreme rul…

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What does Bacchĭădae mean in Latin?
Bacchĭădae, a proper noun, means “the Bacchiadœ”.