Halicarnassian

British  

/ ˌhælɪkɑːˈnæsɪən /

adjective

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

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Halicarnassian

What is suitable for the Historian you will have learnt more correctly from the ancient authors, Polybius, the Halicarnassian, Diodorus, Cicero, Lucian, and many others, who have handed down certain stray precepts concerning that subject.

From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by Masson, David

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

Concerning the Antheadæ as priests of Poseidon see an Halicarnassian inscription in Corp.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

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