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Bocchus, Bocchī

Bocchus

noun (m., 2^nd declension)

a king of Mauritania, father-in-law of Jugurtha, whom he gave up bound to Sulla
A plant, so called in honor of him
A king of Mauritania, son of the former

Abbreviations

Bocchus, i, m., a king of Mauritania, father-in-law of Jugurtha, whom he gave up bound to Sulla, Sall. J. 19, 7; 80; 81; 83; 97; 101 sqq.; Vell. 2, 12, 1; Val. Max. 8, 14, 4; Flor. 3, 1, 15; Mel. 1, 5, 5; Plin. 5, 2, 1, § 19; 8, 5, 5, § 15.

— A plant, so called in honor of him: Βώχ, βοτάνης εἶδος, Hesych.; Verg. Cul. 404.

— A king of Mauritania, son of the former, Auct. B. Afr 25.