Phoenīcē, ēs (Phoenīca, Cic. Fin. 4, 20, 56, v. Madv. ad loc.; Poenīcē, Vulg. 2 Macc. 4, 22 al.), f., = Φοινίκη,
I Phoenicia , a country of Syria , especially celebrated for the purple which came from there; its principal cities were Tyre and Sidon, Mel. 1, 12; Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 66; 5, 19, 17, § 75; 36, 26, 65, § 190; Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 20, 66; id. Phil. 11, 13, 35; id. Fin. 4, 20, 56.—Called also Phoenīcĭa , ae, f., Mart. Cap. 6, §§ 678, 680; Serv. Verg. A. 1, 446; 3, 88.—
2 A small island in the Aegean Sea , otherwise called Ios , Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 69.—
3 A town of Epirus , Liv. 29, 12.—
4 Vid. phoenicea.— Hence,
A Phoenīces , um, m., the Phoenicians , celebrated as the earliest navigators and as founders of many colonies , especially of Carthage , Mel. 1, 12; Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 67; Cic. N. D. 2, 41, 106; Luc. 3, 220; Tac. A. 11, 14.—In sing.: Phoenix , a Phoenician , Cadmus , Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 197.—
2 Transf., the Carthaginians , Sil. 13, 730; in sing., a Carthaginian , id. 16, 25.—Adj., Phoenician : elate, Plin. 29, 3, 13, § 56.—
B phoenī-cĕus ( poenī-, foenī- ), a, um, adj., = φοινίκεος, purple-red : aut phoeniceum florem habet aut purpureum, aut lacteum, Plin. 21, 23, 94, § 164; cf. Gell. 2, 26, 9: poeniceas vestes, Ov. M. 12, 104: poeniceum corium, i. e. made purple-red with blows , Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 92.—
C Phoenīcĭus , a, um, adj., Phoenician : mare, Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 67.—
D Phoenissus , a, um, adj., Phoenician : Dido, Verg. A. 1, 670: exsul, i. e. Anna , Ov. F. 3, 595: Tyros, id. M. 15, 288.—As subst.: Phoenissa , ae, f.: Dido, Verg. A. 1, 714.— Plur. : Phoenissae, the Phoenician women , the name of a tragedy by Euripides; also of one by Seneca.—
2 Transf.
a Theban , because Cadmus was a Phoenician: cohors, Stat. Th. 9, 527.—
b Carthaginian : classis, Sil. 7, 409: juventa, id. 17, 632.—In neutr. plur. : Phoenissa agmina, Sil. 17, 174.—Subst.: Phoenissa , ae, f., Carthage , Sil. 6, 312.—
E Phoenīcĭas , ae, m., the south-south-east wind , Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 120.