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Tibur

American  
[tahy-ber] / ˈtaɪ bər /

noun

  1. ancient name of Tivoli.


Tibur British  
/ ˈtaɪbə /

noun

  1. the ancient name for Tivoli

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Tibur was a special seat of his cult.

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He lived partly at Rome, partly at his Sabine farm, varying his residence occasionally by visits to Tibur, Praeneste or Baiae.

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The remaining years of his life were spent partly in the capital, partly in his villa at Tibur.

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No more delay, nor always look with favor The sloping fields of Æsula upon; Why gaze so long on ever marshy Tibur Near by the mount of murderer Telegon?

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The invocation to the peninsula of Sirmio was evidently written soon after the return of Catullus from Bithynia; and his next poem worth noticing is a similar address to his villa near Tibur.

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