Mennis
Mennis, is, f.,
- a city of Assyria, in Adiabene, Curt. 5, 1, 15.
Mennis, is, f., Stadt in Babylonien, beim j. Dus-Charmatu, nach a. beim j. Kerkuk, Curt. 5, 1 (2), 16 (s. dazu Mützell S. 378 f.).
Mennis, (16) is, f. , ville de la Babylonie : Curt. 5, 1, 15.
MENNIS
MENNIS(Curt. 5.1.16), a small town of Mesopotamia, at which Alexander halted in his march from Arbela to Babylon. Curtius stated that it was celebrated for its naphtha pits,--which indeed abound in that part of Asia.
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