I.the celebrated port of Athens, about five Roman miles from the city, with which it was connected by long walls; the Pirœus, now Porto Dracone or Porto Leone: “In Piraeea cum exissem,” Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1: “venio ad Piraeea: in quo magis reprehendendus sum, quod homo Romanus Piraeea scripserim, non Piraeeum (sic enim omnes nostri locuti sunt), quam in quod addiderim: non enim hoc ut oppido praeposui, sed ut loco ... Secutus sum Terentium (Eun. 3, 4, 1): heri aliquot adulescentuli coimus in Piraeeum,” Cic. Att. 7, 3, 10: “curre in Piraeum,” Plaut. Trin. 4, 4, 11: “ex Piraeeo abire,” Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 59: “Piraeeus ille magnificus,” Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; id. Brut. 13, 51: “e litoribus Piraei,” Cat. 64, 74: “Piraeeus et Phalera portuus,” Plin. 4, 7, 11, § 24; Vell. 2, 23, 3.— In neutr.: “Sunion expositum Piraeaque tuta recessu Linquit,” Ov. F. 4, 563.—Hence, Pīraeus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Pirœus, Pirœan: “Piraea litora,” Ov. M. 6, 446: “litus,” Sil. 13, 754: “portus,” Prop. 3 (4), 21, 23.
Pīraceus (trisyll. ) and Pīraeus , i, m., = Πειραιεύς; also Pīraea , ōrum, n. (poet.),
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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