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Pompēji , ōrum, m.,
I.a maritime city in the south of Campania, overwhelmed, together with Herculaneum and Stabiœ, by an eruption of Vesuvius, A. D. 79, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Liv. 9, 38; Sen. Q. N. 6, 1, 1.—Hence,
II. Pompējānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pompeii, Pompeian: “regio,” Sen. Q. N. 6, 27, 1: “Sarnus,” Stat. S. 1, 2, 265: “vinum,” Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 70: “brassica,” id. 19, 8, 41, § 140.—
2. Subst.
a. Pom-pējānum , i, n., a villa of Cicero, near Pompeii, Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 1; 7, 4 al.—
b. Pompējāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Pompeii, the Pompeians, Cic. Sull. 21, 60.
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 (4):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 7.3.1
    • Cicero, For Sulla, 21.60
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 38
    • Statius, Silvae, 1.2
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