proper noun
Dyrrăchĭum
Meaning
- a famous sea-coast town of Grecian Illyria
Dyrrăchĭum (Dyrrh-), ii, n., = Δυρράχιον,
I. a famous sea-coast town of Grecian Illyria, the landing-place of those coming from Italy, formerly called Epidamnus, now Durazzo, Mel. 2, 3, 12; Plin. 3, 23, 26, § 145; Cic. Pis. 38; id. Att. 3, 22 fin.; id. Fam. 14, 1, 6 sq.; Liv. 29, 12 et saep.—Its inhabitants are called Dyrră-chīni, ōrum, m., = Δυρραχηνοί, Cic. Att. 3, 22 fin.; id. Prov. Cons. 3.—Also Dyr-răchēni, Dig. 50, 15, 8.