LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

pyrgus

Meaning

  1. a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board

pyrgus, i, m., = πύργος,
I. a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board, hollow and having steps inside, through which the dice were thrown upon the board (pure Lat. turricula), Sid. Ep. 8, 12 (in Hor. S. 2, 7, 17, called phimus; v. phimus).
Pyrgus, i, m., = Πύργος,
I. a castle in Elis, Liv. 27, 32; Rutil. Itin. 223.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPyrgusPyrgus (πύργος), a tower. 1. The towers used in fortification and in war are spoken of under TURRIS and HELEPOLIS 2. In Homer πύργος, πυργηδὸν are use…

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What does pyrgus mean in Latin?
pyrgus, a noun, means “a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board”.