Phalerum

Phălērum, i, n., = Φαληρόν,

• 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., = Φαληρεύς, 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., = Φαληρικός, 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.

Phalērum, ī, n. (Φάληρον), der älteste, südwestl. gelegene Hafen von Athen, der durch eine lange Mauer mit der Stadt verbunden war, nebst einem dazu gehörigen gleichnamigen Flecken Phalerus (Φάληρος δημος, nach Ullrichs bei Hagios Georgios), Piraeeus et Phalera portus, Plin. 4, 24. – Dav.: A) Phalēre͡us, eī u. Akk. ea, m. (Φαληρεύς), aus Phaleros, der Phalerëer, Demetrius Phalereus, Herrscher von Athen, etwa nach 300 v. Chr., Cic. de legg. 3, 14. Nep. Milt. 6, 4. Phaedr. 5, 1, 1 (wo Phălērĕŭs gemessen ist): auch bl. Phalereus, Cic. de div. 2, 96: Akk. Demetrium Phalerea, Quint. 2, 4, 41: Phalerea illum Demetrium, Quint. 10, 1, 80. Vgl. H. Dohrn de Demetrii Phal. vita et rebus. Kiliae 1825. – B) Phalēricus, a, um (Φαληρικός), phalerisch, portus, Nep.: fons, Plin. – subst., Phalēricus, ī, m. (sc. portus), der Hafen von Phalerus, Cic. de fin. 5. § 5.

Phălērum, ī, n. (Φάληρον), c. Phalera.

PHALERUM

PHALE´RUM [ATTICA pp. 304, 305.]

Phalērum

(Φάληρον). The most easterly of the harbours of Athens, and the one chiefly used by the Athenians before the time of the Persian Wars. After the establishment by Themistocles of the harbours in the peninsula of Piraeus, Phalerum was not much used.