Babylon, A great citie in Chaldie, and signifieth confusion, or transiation, where was a tower buyided by Nemroth, in height siue myles. 170. paces. Afterwarde being enlarged by Semiramis, it conteyued in compasse. 60. myles. The walles were in heigth. 300. feete, in thicknesse of breadth. 75. feete, and had. 100. gates of brasse. There ran through the middle of it, the famous ryuer Euphrates. It is also a towne, or rather a great citie in Aegypt.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
Băblo, ōnis, m. (prob. from Babylon, a Babylonian, foreigner), the name of a slave, Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 17 (acc. to others, a man of Oriental wealth and luxury, a nabob; cf. Bentl. ad loc.).
Băblōn, ōnis, f. (gen. Gr. Babylonos, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 653; acc. Gr. Babylona, Prop. 3 (4), 11, 21; Mart. 9, 76; Plin. 6, 26, 30, 120 and 124), = *babulw/n, Babylon, the ancient and renowned chief city of Babylonia, on both sides of the Euphrates, whose ruins are found at Hille, in Irak Arabi, Mel. 1, 11, 2; Plin. 6, 26, 30, 121 sq.; Curt. 5, 6, 9; Cic. Div. 1, 23, 47; 2, 67, 139; Ov. P. 2, 4, 27; Nep. Eum. 2, 1; Vitr. 8, 3, 8; Vulg. Gen. 10, 10.—II. Derivv. A. Băblō-nĭa, ae, f., = *babulwni/a. 1.The Syrian province, named after its capital, Babylon, between the Euphrates and Tigris, Babylonia; in a more extended sense, sometimes used for all Syria, Assyria, and Mesopotamia; now Irak Arabi, Mel. 1, 11, 1; Plin. 6, 26, 30, 117 sqq.; Curt. 5, 1, 43; 8, 3, 17; Just. 20, 4, 3; Vulg. 1 Macc. 6, 4.—2. For Babylon, the city Babylon, Just. 1, 2, 7; 12, 13, 6; cf. Liv. 38, 17, 11; Plin. 6, 26, 30, 122; Curt. 4, 6, 20.—B. Băblōnĭus, a, um, adj., Babylonian (pertaining as well to the city Babylon as to Babylonia): miles, Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 19: Euphrates, Ov. M. 2, 248: moenia, Luc. 6, 50: arx, Curt. 5, 1, 25: Seleucia, situated in Babylonia, Plin. 6, 27, 31, 129 and 133: juncus (produced in the region of Babylon, of particular excellence), id. 21, 18, 72, 120.—Subst.: Băblōnĭi, ōrum, m., the Babylonians, Cic. Div. 2, 46; Curt. 5, 1, 25; 5, 1, 38; Just. 13, 4, 23; Vulg. 4 Reg. 17, 30 al.—2. In fem. sing. Babylonia, a Babylonian woman, Ov. M. 4, 44; 4, 99.—And, since Babylonia was the primitive seat of astronomy and astrology, Babylonii numeri, Hor. C. 1, 11, 2 (cf. Cic. Div. 2, 47. 98: Chaldaicae rationes); and appel. for skilled in astronomy and astrology: me creat Archytae suboles Babylonius Horops, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 77.—C. Băblōnĭcus, a, um, adj., = Babylonius, Babylonian: peristromata (skilfully woven and inwrought with figures; cf. Plin. 8, 48, 74, 196); Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 53; so, picta superbe texta, Mart. 8, 28, 17.—Hence, subst.: Băblōnĭca, ōrum (more rare in sing. Băblōnĭ-cum, i, Publ. Syr. ap. Petr. 35, 3), n., Babylonian coverings or tapestry, Lucr. 4, 1026; so Dig. 34, 2, 26; cf. Fest. s. v. solla, p. 298 Müll.: pelles, coming from Babylonia (a tribute in the time of the emperors), Dig. 39, 4, 16, 7.—With reference to astrology (cf. II. B.): doctrina, Lucr. 5, 726.—D. Băblōnĭensis, e, adj., = Babylonius, Babylonian (only in Plaut.): miles, Truc. 1, 1, 66; 1, 2, 100; 2, 4, 38.—E. Băblō-nĭăcus, a, um, adj., = Babylonius, Babylonian: undae, i. e.