proper noun
Ōrĭcos
Meaning
- a seaport town of Illyria Grœca
Ōrĭcos or Ōrĭcus, i, f., or Ōrĭcum, i, n., = Ὠρικός and Ὠρικόν,
I. a seaport town of Illyria Grœca, now Ericho, Caes. B. C. 3, 8 sq.; Liv. 24, 40; Mel. 2, 3, 12; Prop. 1, 8, 20; Luc. 3, 187.—Hence,
A. ōrĭcīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Oricum, the Oricians:
Oricinorum fines, Liv. 26, 25.—