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Messēnē

Messēnē · f

the capital of Messenia, in the Peloponnesus, on the river Pamisos

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What it meant

Messēnē — Lewis & Short

Messēnē, ēs, or Messēna (Messāna),ae, f., = *messh/nh,

I the capital of Messenia, in the Peloponnesus, on the river Pamisos, now Maura-Matia, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 5, 7, § 15; Nep. Ep. 8; id. Pel. 4; Liv. 36, 31, 1; 32, 21, 23; Ov. M. 6, 417; cf. Messana, II.—Hence, Messēnĭus (Messā-nĭus), a, um, adj., = *messh/nios, Messeni an: Messenia arva (al. Messania), Ov. M. 2, 679.—

II Subst.

A Messēnia, ae, f., the country around Messene, Plin. 4, 5, 7, § 15.—

B Messēnĭi, ōrum, m., the Messenians, Liv. 36, 31.

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