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Piraeeus

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Romanized Name(s):
Piraeeus

Name as attested:

Piraeeus

Language:
Latin

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Hellenistic Greek, Roman Republic (330 BC-30 BC) (confident, but inferred (i.e., no contemporary evidence))
Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300) (confident)

References:

Evidence:

Gaius Plinius Secundus, Naturalis Historia 2.201.1 (PHI Latin Texts)

Citation:

Lewis and Short, A Latin Dictionary, s.v. "Piraeeus" (Perseus, where "Piraceus" is an OCR error)

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 59 B3 Peiraieus

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