Vĕlĭa, ae, f.
I An elevated part of the Palatine Hill at Rome , Varr. L. L. 5, § 54 Müll.; Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 54; Liv. 2, 7, 6.— Hence, Vĕlĭensis , e, adj., of or belonging to Velia , Velian : Veliense sexticeps in Veliā apud aedem deum penatium, an old formula ap. Varr. L. L. l. l.—
II A town on the coast of Lucania , a colony of the Phocaeans , orig. called Ὑέλη, afterwards Ἐλέα, Lat. Elea (v. h. v.), now Castellamare della Bruca , Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71; Gell. 10, 16, 3; Cic. Fam. 7, 19, 1; 7, 20, 1; id. Verr. 2, 2, 40, § 99; 2, 5, 17, § 44; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 1 al.—Hence,
1 Vĕlĭensis , e, adj., of or belonging to Velia , Velian : sacerdotes, Cic. Balb. 24, 55.— Plur. : Vĕlĭenses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Velia , the Velians , Cic. Fam. 7, 20, 1; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 69.—
2 Vĕlīnus , a, um, adj., of Velia , Velian : portus, i. e. Velia , Verg. A. 6, 366.—
III A Spanish tribe , Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 26.