Pylae
Pylae, ārum, f., = Πύλαι (gates, gateways).
- In gen., a narrow pass, defile: Tauri, between Cappadocia and Cilicia, Cic. Att. 5, 20, 2; called also Amanicae, Curt. 3, 8, 13; 3, 4, 2: Susides, in Persia, id. 5, 3, 17: Caspiae, Mel. 1, 15.—
- II In partic., the Pass of Thermopylae, Liv. 32, 4; 36, 15. —Hence,
- B Pylăĭcus, a, um, adj., Thermopylaean: concilium, the congress of the Greeks at Thermopylae, Liv. 31, 32; called also Pylaicus conventus, id. 33, 35.
1 Pўlæ, ārum, f. (Πύλαι), ¶ 1 les Thermopyles : Liv. 32, 4 ; 36, 15 [v. Thermopylæ ] ¶ 2 îles près de la Troglodytique : Plin. 6, 174 ¶ 3 ville dʼArcadie : Plin. 4, 20 || -lăĭcus, a, um, des Thermopyles : Liv. 31, 32 ; 33, 35.
PYLAE
PYLAE[THERMOPYLAE]
Pylae
(Πύλαι). A general name for any narrow pass, such as Thermopylae, Pylae, Albaniae, Caspiae, etc.
Pylae
- Paus. 1.4.4
- synonym for Thermopylae: Hdt. 7.201