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Insāni montes

Meaning

  1. the insane mountains

Insāni montes,
I. the insane mountains ( = τὰ μαινόμενα ὄρη), i. e. absurdly high, Weissenb. (acc. to others, the raging or stormy mountains), a range in the western part of Sardinia, Liv. 30, 39, 2; cf.: Sardiniam Gracchus arripuit. Nihil illi gentium feritas, Insanorumque, nam sic vocantur, immanitas montium profuere, Flor. 2, 6, 35; Claud. B. Gild. 513.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyInsani MontesInsani Montes (τὰ Μαινόμενα ὄρη, Ptol. 3.3.7), a range of mountains in Sardinia, mentioned by Livy (30.39) in a manner which seems to imply that they …

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What does Insāni montes mean in Latin?
Insāni montes, means “the insane mountains”.