proper noun
Băsĭlīa
Meaning
- the name of the books of Kings in the Bible
Băsĭlīa, ōrum, n., = βασίλεια, τά (regal),
I. the name of the books of Kings in the Bible, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 14.
Băsĭlīa, ae, f.,
I. another name for the island Balcia, Plin. 4, 13, 27, § 95; 37, 2, 11, § 36.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyBasiliaBasilia 1. (Basel, or Bâle), in the Swiss canton of Bâle, is first mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus (30.3), who speaks of a fortress, Robur, being bu…GeographyBasiliaBasilia The island which Pytheas called Abalus, Timaeus called Basilia. (Plin. Nat. 37.7. s. 11.) It produced amber. On the other hand, the Baltia of …