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noun

Nŭmantĭa

gen. Nŭmantiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a city in; captured and destroyed by Scipio Africanus the Younger; Garray
a city in Hispania Tarraconensis, captured and destroyed by Scipio Africanus the Younger, now Garray, Liv. Ep. 47; 54 sq.; Cic. Off. 1, 11, 35; Flor. 2, 18; Eutr. 4, 17; Mel. 2, 6, 4.—Hence,
Numantine; made by; but not ratified by the Senate as adjective
Nŭmantīnus, a, um, adj., Numantine. De Numantino foedere, made by C. Mancinus, but not ratified by the Senate, Cic. Rep. 3, 18, 28; id. Fin. 2, 17, 54.—Subst.: Nŭ-mantīnus, i, m., a surname given to Scipio Africanus, as the taker of Numantia; cf. Ov. F. 1, 596.—In plur. Nŭ-mantīni, ōrum, m., the Numantines, Juv. 8, 11; Liv. Ep. 59.
Perseus ID: n31394 Key: Numantia