Phalerum

Phălērum, i, n., = Phalêron, the oldest harbor of Athens, connected with the city by a long wall, with a demos of the same name belonging to it, Plin. 4, 7, 11, § 24.— Hence,

A.

Phălēreus (mostly trisyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Phalêreus, of or from Phalerum, a Phalerian: Demetrius Phalereus, or simply Phalereus, a ruler of Athens and a famous orator, about B. C. 300, Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 64; id. Fin. 5, 19, 54; id. Div. 2, 46, 96; Nep. Milt. 6, 4.—Scanned as a quadrisyllable:

Demetrius, qui dictus est Phalereus,

Phaedr. 5, 1, 1.— Acc.:

Phalerea,

Quint. 2, 4, 41; 10, 1, 80.—

B.

Phălērĭcus, a, um, adj., = Phalêrikos, Phalerian:

portus,

Nep. Them. 6, 1.—As subst.: Phălērĭcus, i, m. (sc. portus), = Phalerum, in Phalericum descendere, Cic. Fin. 5, 2, 5; cf.:

in Phalerico,

Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225.