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Messana

Messana · f

A Sicilian city, situated on the strait between Italy and Sicily

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De Brevitate Vitae 2 · 3.24/10k
In C. Verrem 26 · 2.59/10k
C. Caligula 1 · 1.31/10k
De Bello Civili 4 · 1.24/10k
De Bello Africo 1 · 0.77/10k
Ab urbe condita 21 · 0.41/10k
Epitome Rerum Romanorum 1 · 0.38/10k
Fasti 1 · 0.32/10k
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Naturalis Historia 4 · 0.1/10k
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What it meant

Messāna — Lewis & Short

Messāna, ae, f., = *messh/nh.

I A Sicilian city, situated on the strait between Italy and Sicily, the mod. Messina, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, § 17; Caes. B. C. 2, 3; Mel. 2, 7, 16: incumbens Messana freto, Sil. 14, 194.—

II Another name for Messene, in the Peloponnesus, Stat. Ach. 1, 422.—Hence, Messānĭus, a, um, adj., Messanic: moenia, Ov. M. 14, 17 Merkel.

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