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Grăviscae , ārum (also Grăvisca , ae, Vell. 1, 15, 2), f.,
I.a small town of Etruria, belonging to the territory of Tarquinii, near the modern Le Saline or S. Clementino, on the river Marta, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 51; Liv. 40, 29; 41, 16; Verg. A. 10, 184; Sil. 8, 475.—
II. Deriv. Grăviscā-nus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Graviscœ, Graviscan: “vina,” Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 67.— In plur. subst.: Grăviscāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Graviscœ, Graviscans, Dig. 31, 1, 30; Inscr. Grut. 407, 1.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 10.184
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 3.51
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 40, 29
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 41, 16
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