Piraceus

Pīraceus (trisyll.) and Pīraeus, i, m., = Peiraieus; also Pīraea, ōrum, n. ( poet. ), 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.