Pŭtĕŏli, ōrum, m., a city on the coast of Campania, opposite Baiœ, having mineral springs, a favorite resort of the Romans, now Puzzuoli, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Cic. Att. 15, 20, 3; id. Fin. 2, 26, 84; Liv. 24, 13; 34, 35 et saep.—Hence, II. Pŭtĕŏlānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Puteoli, Puteolan: sinus, Plin. 3, 6, 12, 82: praedia, Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 78: Cluvius, id. Fam. 13, 56, 1: pulvis,
volcanic ashes of Puteoli
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Pozzuolana
, Sen. Q. N. 3, 20, 3; Plin. 16, 39, 75, 202; 35, 13, 47, 167.—Substt.: A. Pŭtĕŏlā-num, i, n., a country-seat of Cicero, near Puteoli, Cic. Fat. 1, 2; id. Att. 16, 1, 1.—2.Transf., a blue pigment, Plin. 33, 13, 57, 161.—B. In plur.: Pŭtĕŏlāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Puteoli, the Puteolans, Cic. Att. 5, 2, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 35, 86.