Definition of Helvius, Helvus
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Orthography ID = 2025208
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LNS
Helvius, Helviī
(Helvus, Helvī)
Helvii, Helvi
Mostly Plural
noun (m., 2nd declension)
  1. a people of
  2. whose capital, called
  3. and
  4. was celebrated for its wine
  5. Alps
  6. Viviers
Abbreviations
Helvii (Helvi), ōrum, m., a people of Gallia Narbonensis, whose capital, called Alba Helvorum and Alba Helvia, was celebrated for its wine, now Alps, in Viviers, Départ. Ardèche, Caes. B. G. 7, 7; 75; id. B. C. 1, 35; Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 36; 14, 3, 4, § 43.

— Deriv.: Helvicus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Helvii, Helvian: vinum, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 18.
 
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