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ammi (ami) and ammium (ami-um), ii, n., = ἄμμι and ἄμμιον, ammi, an umbelliferous plant: est cumino simillimum quod Graeei vocant ami, Plin. 20, 15, 58, § 163; 20, 24, 100, § 264 Jan. (al. ammium): ammium, Scrib. Comp. 121 ext.

Ammĭānus Marcellīnus, i, m., a Latin historian of the 4th century. Of his work, Rerum gestarum libri XXXI., which extended from the beginning of the reign of Nerva (91 A.D.) to the death of Valens (378), the first thirteen books are lost; cf., concerning him, Bähr. Lit. Gesch. 349 sq., and Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 421, 1-5.

Ammīnēus, i. q. Aminaeus.

ammīror and ammitto, v. admiror, etc.

ammium, v. ammi.

ammŏchrȳsus, i, m., = ἀμμόχρυσος (gold sand), a precious stone unknown to us, perh. golden mica, Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 188.

ammŏdytēs, ae, m., = ἀμμοδύτης (sand-burrower), a kind of serpent in Africa, * Luc. 9, 716; Sol. 27 al.

Ammōn, better Hammon, ōnis, m. [Egypt. Amun], = Ἄμμων,

  1. I. a name of Jupiler, worshipped in Africa under the form of a ram (on the present oasis Siwah). Connected with his temple was an oracle often consulted by the ancients; cf. Cat. 7, 5 sqq.; Curt. 4, 7; Luc. 9, 511 al.
    Whence Ammonis cornu, a gold-colored precious stone of the shape of a ram’s horn, ammonite, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 167.
    Hence,
  2. II. Ammōnĭăcus, a, um, belonging to Ammon (Africa, Libya): sal, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 79; Col. 6, 17, 7; Ov. Med. Fac. 94.
    Ammō-nĭăcum, i, n. subst., a resinous gum, which distils from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon: Ammoniaci lacrima, Plin. 12, 23, 49, § 107: Ammoniaci lacrimae, id. 20, 18, 75, § 197: Ammoniaci guttae, Scrib. Comp. 28, 35; Cels. 5, 5.

ammŏnĕo and ammŏnī̆trix, v. admoneo, etc.

ammŏnī̆trum (ham-), i, n., = ἀμμόνιτρον, natron mingled with sand, Plin. 36, 26, 26, § 194.

hammŏchrȳsos (amm-), i, m., = ἀμμόχρυσος (gold sand), a precious stone unknown to us, perh. golden mica, Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 188; Isid. 16, 15, 5.

hammŏdytes (amm-), ae, m., = ἁμμοδύτης (sand-crawler), an African serpent, Sol. 27, 33; Isid. 12, 4, 39; Luc. 9, 716 al.

Hammōn (Amm-), ōnis, m., = Ἄμμων,

  1. I. an Egyptian and Libyan deity, worshipped (in the present oasis Siwah) in the form of a ram, and identified by the Greeks and Romans with Ζεύς and Jupiter; hence, Juppiter Hammon. Connected with his temple was an oracle often consulted by the ancients, Cic. N. D. 29 fin.; id. Div. 1, 43, 95; 1, 1, 3; Curt. 4, 7, 3 sq.; Luc. 9, 514 al. (cf. Cat. 7, 5).
    Hence, Hammonis cornu, a gold-colored precious stone of the shape of a ram’s horn, Ammonite, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 167.
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. A. Hammōnĭum (Amm-), ĭi, n., the oasis El-Siwah, Curt. 4, 7, 3 sq.
    2. B. Hammōnĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Hammonium, Curt. 4, 7, 11.
    3. C. Hammōnĭăcus (Amm-), a, um, belonging to Hammon (Libya, Africa).
      1. 1. Adj.: sal, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 79; Col. 6, 17, 7; Ov. M. Fac. 94.
      2. 2. Subst.: Hammōnĭă-cum, i, n., a resinous gum, which distilled from a tree near the temple of Juppiter Hammon, Plin. 12, 23, 49, § 107; 24, 6, 14, § 23; Cels. 5, 5.