LAT

Lewis Short

Hister | Ister (noun M) : (less correctly ), , = Ἴστρος
* The lower part of the Danube (the upper part, Danubius).
* Prop.
* In gen.: Ponticum simul et Hadriaticum mare et Histrum amnem et Alpes conspici posse,Liv. 40, 21: turbidus et torquens flaventes Hister arenas,Verg. G. 3, 350: stat vetus urbs, ripae vicina binominis Histri,Ov. P. 1, 8, 11.
* Meton., one who dwells on the Danube: collo triumphati proculcat Honorius Histri,Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 648: aut tibi captivo famulus mittetur ab Histro,Mart. 7, 79, 11.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

PIR

Male Personal name
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
  • Hister (Masc), ref: PIR H 0187 | PIR ID6970
  • Pacuvius Hister (Masc), ref: PIR P 0048 | PIR ID10026
  • Sex. Palpellius Hister (Masc, senator), ref: PIR P 0073 | PIR ID10052
Prosopographia Imperii Romani
See also: hister
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