Halicarnassian

British  

/ ˌhælɪkɑːˈnæsɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus

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Example Sentences

Accordingly he first attempted and prepared to persuade the citizens privately, and studied an oration composed to this purpose by Cleon, the Halicarnassian.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

If they display too nice an arrangement, the Halicarnassian shall vindicate me.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac

These mendacious patriots found little difficulty in palming their false tale upon the simple Halicarnassian, thereby at once extending the antiquity of their empire and concealing its shame behind a halo of fictitious glory.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

It is ascribed by Plutarch to Pigres, the brother of the Halicarnassian Queen, Artemisia, contemporary with the Persian War.

From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan

Not three ships’ lengths behind the Halicarnassian raced the ship of the son of Miltiades.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns