Bagophănes, a governor of Babylon, who, when Alexander approached the city, strewed all the streets and burned incense on the altars, &c. Curtius, bk. 5, ch. 1.
Bagrăda, now Megerda, a river of Africa near Utica, where Regulus killed a serpent 120 feet long. Pliny, bk. 8, ch. 14.
[♦]Baiæ, a city of Campania near the sea, founded by Baius, one of the companions of Ulysses. It was famous for its delightful situation and baths, where many of the Roman senators had country houses. Its ancient grandeur, however, has now disappeared, and Baiæ, with its magnificent villas, has yielded to the tremendous earthquakes which afflict and convulse Italy, and it is no longer to be found. Martial, bk. 14, ltr. 81.—Horace, bk. 1, ltr. 1.—Strabo, bk. 5.
[♦] ‘Balæ’ replaced with ‘Baiæ’
Bala, a surname of Alexander king of Syria. Justin, bk. 35, ch. 1.
Balacrus, an officer in Alexander’s army, who took Miletus. Curtius, bk. 4, ch. 13.——Another officer, who commanded some auxiliaries. Curtius, bk. 4, ch. 5.
Balanagræ, a town of Cyrene. Pausanias, bk. 2, ch. 26.
Balanea, a town between Syria and Phœnicia. Pliny, bk. 5, ch. 20.
Balanus, a prince of Gaul, who assisted the Romans in their Macedonian war, A.U.C. 581.—Livy, bk. 44, ch. 14.
Balari, a people of Sardinia. Livy, bk. 41, ch. 6.