Δάλμιον

Δάλμιον OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓

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Entry #8
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 216.27 | Billerbeck: Δ8
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-18
Word count: 37
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Στράβων (Strabo) Str. 7,5,5 [C 315,19], Ἀππιανός (Appian) Ill. 32 [Ill.], Κουάδράτος (Quadratus) FGrHist 97 F 23
Entities: Δάλμιον (Dalmion (city)) [place], Δαλματία (Dalmatia) [place], Ἰλλυρία (Illyria) [place], Ἰταλία (Italy) [place], Δαλμιεύς (Dalmieus (ethnic name)) [people], Δαλμάται (Dalmatans) [people], Δελμίνιον (Delminium (city)) [place], Δέλμινον (Delminium (variant)) [place], Δαλμάται (Dalmatans) [people]
Etymologies: Unclear Metalinguistic: The ethnic (demonym) is similarly 'Δαλμιεύς' (Dalmiēus).; Unclear Metalinguistic: Appian calls the city 'Δελμίνιον' (Delminion), Quadratus 'Δέλμινον' (Delminon) — variant forms of the place-name.; Unclear Metalinguistic: They (the people) are also called 'Δαλμάτας' (Dalmatae).
Place: Delminium | 📍 Map
Source: vol2_037.jpg
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Δάλμιον, πόλις Δαλματίας μεταξὺ Ἰλλυρίας καὶ Ἰταλίας. τὸ ἐθνικὸν ὅμοιον ἢ Δαλμιεύς. “ἴδιον δὲ τῶν Δαλματέων τὸ διὰ ὀκταετηρίδος τῆς χώρας ἀναδασμὸν ποιεῖσθαι”. Ἀππιανὸς δὲ τὴν πόλιν Δελμίνιον καλεῖ, Κουάδρατος δὲ Δέλμινον. φασὶ δὲ αὐτοὺς καὶ Δαλμάτας.

Dalmion: a city of Dalmatia, between Illyria and Italy. The ethnic adjective is the same (i.e. formed likewise), or Dalmieus. “It is a peculiar custom of the Dalmatae to make a redistribution (re-allotment) of their land every eight-year cycle” (Strabo 7.5.5). Appian (Illyr. 32) calls the city Delminion, while Quadratus (FGrHist 97 F 23) calls it Delminon. They are also said to be called Dalmatae (Dalmatas).

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