Empŏrĭa, ōrum, n., = Ἐμπόρια,
a district on the shore of the Lesser Syrtis , Liv. 29, 25 sq.
EMPO´RIA(τὰ Ἐμπορεῖα),was at first the name of a number of seaport towns, Phoenician and Carthaginia...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
·pl of <<Emporium>>. ...
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