proper noun
Thesprōtus
Meaning
- a king of the region about Puteoli
Thesprōtus, i, m., = Θεσπρωτός,
I. a king of the region about Puteoli, Hyg. Fab. 88;
hence, Regnum Thesproti, i. e. Puteoli, Prop. 1, 11, 3 (al. Protei regnum).