Melita - in ancient sources @ attalus.org

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Melita - an island between Sicily and Africa, the modern Malta
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257/13 C.Atilius carries out raids on Lipara and Melita.
148/6 returns some huge tusks which were stolen from a temple in Melita.
73/34 Diodorus of Melita escapes from Sicily after Verres attempts to seize
Within translations:
Aelian:NA_7.40 his relatives, and his Maltese lap-dog threw itself into
Aelian:NA_16.6 ppearance. It is the size of a Melitean* lapdog. The sca
AnthPal_7.211 hat it contains here the white Maltese dog, Eumelus' faith
Athen_12.518 sigmaf;; and also little Maltese dogs, which follow them
Athen_12.519 arites delighted only in Maltese puppy dogs, and in men
Cic:Verr_2.4.103 is a town, also called Melita, which Verres never visited, but
Cic:Verr_2.4.38 There is a man of Melita named Diodorus, evidence you have
Cic:Verr_2.4.40 ready to prosecute Diodorus of Melita on a capital charge. Everyone
Cic:Verr_2.5.184 in their two islands of Melita and Samos, this same Verres
Cic:Verr_2.5.27 cushion of transparent Maltese embroidery stuffed with
Naev:Pun_31 arcus Atilius Regulus overruns Malta, 256 B.C. : NONIUS
Oros_4.8 marched through Lipara and Melita, famous islands of Sicily,
Plin:HN_3.92 towards Africa are Gaulos, adjacent Melita (which is 87 miles from
THI_194.A (c. 100-50) e council and people of Melite: since Demetrios of Syracuse,
ValMax_1.1e.2 whose admiral had landed in Melita, and taken out of the

Melita - in documents
Syll_622 (c. 185-175) Timonax and his daughter Melita. [Therefore] you

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