Caractăcus, a king of the Britons, conquered by an officer of Claudius Cæsar, A.D. 47. Tacitus, Annals, [♦]bk. 12, chs. 33 & 37.
[♦] ‘c. 12, 33,’ replaced with ‘12, chs. 33,’
Caræ, certain places between Susa and the Tigris, where Alexander pitched his camp.
Caræus, a surname of Jupiter in Bœotia,——in Caria.
Carălis (or es, ium), the chief city of Sardinia, Pausanias, bk. 10, ch. 17.
Carambis, now Kerempi, a promontory of Paphlagonia. Mela, bk. 1, ch. 19.
Carānus, one of the Heraclidæ, the first who laid the foundation of the Macedonian empire, B.C. 814. He took Edessa, and reigned 28 years, which he spent in establishing and strengthening the government of his newly founded kingdom. He was succeeded by Perdiccas. Justin, bk. 7, ch. 1.—Paterculus, bk. 1, ch. 6.——A general of Alexander. Curtius, bk. 7.——A harbour of Phœnicia.
Carausius, a tyrant of Britain for seven years, A.D. 293.
Carro, a Roman orator, who killed himself because he could not curb the licentious manners of his countrymen. Cicero, Brutus.——Cneus, a son of the orator Carbo, who embraced the party of Marius, and after the death of Cinna succeeded to the government. He was killed in Spain in his third consulship, by order of Pompey. Valerius Maximus, bk. 9, ch. 13.——An orator, son of Carbo the orator, killed by the army when desirous of re-establishing the ancient military discipline. Cicero, Brutus.
Carchēdon, the Greek name of Carthage.