Ăcerrae, ārum, f.
I A town in the interior of Campania , N. E. of Naples, now Acerra , exposed to frequent inundations from the Clanius, on which it is situated; hence in Verg.: vacuis Clanius non aequus Acerris, G. 2, 225 Wagner; imitated by Silius, 8, 538.—Deriv.,
B Ăcerrāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of A. , Liv. 27, 3, 6; Vell. 1, 14, 4; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 63.—
II A town in Umbria , called, for the sake of distinction, Acerrae Vatriae, now Gerrha , Plin. 3, 14, 19, § 114.