Massilia

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Massĭlĭa, ae, f., = Μασσαλία,

I a celebrated seaport town in Gallia Narbonensis, a colony from Phocaea, and a seat of Greek civilization , now Marseilles , Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 35; cf. Caes. B. C. 2, 1; Cic. Off. 2, 8, 28; id. Fl. 26, 63; id. Font. 1, 3; Sil. 15, 169; Luc. 4, 257 et saep.—Hence,

A Massĭlĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Massilia, Massilian : vinum, Mart. 13, 123 in lemm .—

B Mas-sĭlĭensis , e, adj., of or belonging to Massilia, Massilian : mores, i. e. Sybaritic, luxurious , Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 1.—In plur. subst. : Massĭlĭenses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Massilia, Massilians , Cic. Rep. 1, 27, 43; id. Phil. 2, 37, 94; Caes. B. C. 1, 34 et saep.; transf. for Massilia, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 10.—

C Massĭlĭōtĭcus or Massălĭōtĭcus (acc. to the Gr. Μασσαλιωτικός), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Massilia, Massiliotic : ostium Rhodani, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 33; Mart. Cap. 6, § 635.—

D Massī̆lītānus , a, um, adj., Massilitan; in tmesi: Massili portabant juvenes ad litora tanas, Enn. ap. Donat. p. 1777 P. (Ann. v. 605 Vahl.).—Subst.: Massī̆lītāni , ōrum, m., the Massilians , Vitr. 10, 22, 11.—

2 Massĭlĭtānum , i, n., wine of Massilia , Mart. 13, 123 in lemm .

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