LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Bessus

Meaning

  1. A Bessian

Bessus, i, m.
I. A Bessian; v. Bessi. —
II. Βῆσσος, a viceroy of Bactria, the murderer of Darius Codomannus, Curt. 5, 8, 4; 5, 9, 2; Just. 12, 5, 10.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyBessusBessus (Βῆσσος), was satrap of Bactria in the time of Dareius III. (Codomannus), who saw reason to suspect him of treachery soon after the battle of I…

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What does Bessus mean in Latin?
Bessus, a proper noun, means “A Bessian”.