English Explanatory Dictionary

Portus Julius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A port on the Gulf of Naples, Mediterranean in Baiae, Italia, Roman Empire, the primary naval base of the Western Empire.

Word forms

Portus Julius

Etymology

From Latin Portus Iulius (Port Julian). From Iulius (“Gaius Julius Caesar (Gaius Iulius Caesar)”) + portus. From the gens Iulia (Julii clan).

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