Phălērum, i, n., = Φαληρόν,
I the oldest harbor of Athens , connected with the city by a long wall , with a demos of the same name belonging to it , Plin. 4, 7, 11, § 24.— Hence,
A Phălēreus (mostly trisyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Φαληρεύς, of or from Phalerum , a Phalerian : Demetrius Phalereus, or simply Phalereus, a ruler of Athens and a famous orator , about B. C. 300, Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 64; id. Fin. 5, 19, 54; id. Div. 2, 46, 96; Nep. Milt. 6, 4.—Scanned as a quadrisyllable: Demetrius, qui dictus est Phalereus, Phaedr. 5, 1, 1.— Acc. : Phalerea, Quint. 2, 4, 41; 10, 1, 80.—
B Phălērĭcus , a, um, adj., = Φαληρικός, Phalerian : portus, Nep. Them. 6, 1.—As subst.: Phălērĭcus , i, m. (sc. portus), = Phalerum, in Phalericum descendere, Cic. Fin. 5, 2, 5; cf.: in Phalerico, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225.