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Pōmētĭa , ae, f. (collat. form Pōmē tii , ōrum, m., Verg. A. 6, 775),
I.a very old town of the Volsci, in Latium, also called Suessa Pometia; perh. the mod. Torre Petrara or Mesa, Cic. Rep. 2, 24, 45; Liv. 1, 53; 2, 16; 2, 25 al.—Hence, Pōmētīnus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pometia, Pometian: “manubiae,” Liv. 1, 55.
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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    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.775
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 16
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 25
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 53
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 55
    • Cicero, De Republica, 2.24
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