abundantem

Updated: May 8, 2025

Cicero describes Rome, in his idealising way, as "locum fontibus abundantem," and twenty-three springs are known to have existed; but as early 312 B.C. it was found necessary to seek elsewhere for a purer and more regular supply.

W. Warde (William Warde) Fowler - Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero