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Pīĕrĭa , ae, f., = Πιερία.
I. A country of Macedonia, south of the Haliacmon, Mel. 2, 3, 2; Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 33; Liv. 39, 26.— Hence,
B. Pīĕrĭcus , a, um, adj., Pierian: “pix,” Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 128.—
II. A country of Syria, between Cilicia and Phœnicia, with a mountain of the same name, and the capital city Seleucia Pieria, Cic. Att. 11, 20, 1; Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 67; 5, 21, 18, § 79.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (3):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 11.20.1
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 4.33
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 39, 26
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