Semiramis, A famous Oueene of Assiria, wife to king Ninus, who, after the death of hir susbande, being loth on the one part to commit the charge of su greate an empyre to the gouernment of hir yong sonne, and other, fearing that the fierce people would be loth to ve gauered by a woman, altered hir apparasse some what to the fashion of men, and tooke on hir the person of hir sonne, to whume she was both in stature and fauont very like. But when b notable enterprises and valiaunt actes shee had so m consirmed and inlarged hir Empire, as she might seene to haue passed the compasse of enuie, the disclosed what she was, & who she had so done. Which thing knowne did not onely nothing appaire hir authoritie, but stirred greater admiration warde hir. As she was on a time artiring hir selfe, was hastilye brought so hir, that the citie of Babilon rebelled. She being in a rage therewith, ranne foorth with the one side of hir hayre not dressed vp, and with a poiuer that she had in readinesse, assayled the Citie, and neuer gaue ouer, nor dressed head till she had brought the citie in snbiection. At she falling frõ noblenesse to sensnall lust, she desired the companie of hir owne sonne, and of him was slayne.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
Sĕmīrămis (Sămērămis, in good MSS. and Schol., Juv. 2, 108), is or ĭdis, f., = *semi/ramis,the celebrated queen of Assyria, consort and successor of Ninus, Just. 1, 1, 9; Curt. 5, 1, 24; Ov. M. 4, 58; Juv. 2, 108.—Acc. Semiramin, Curt. 7, 6, 20; Amm. 28, 4, 9.—Abl. Semirami, Just. 36, 2, 1: Semiramide, id. 1, 1, 10.—So Cicero sarcastically calls the profligate A. Gabinius, Cic. Prov. Cons. 4, 9.—Hence, Sĕmīrămĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Semiramis, Semiramian: Semiramio sanguine cretus Polydaemon, Ov. M. 5, 85: acus, i.e.
Babylonian
, Mart. 8, 28, 18; so, turres, Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olybr. 162.