Pŭtĕŏli, ōrum, m.,
I a city on the coast of Campania , opposite Baiae , 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 , 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.