Messēnē, ēs, or Messēna (Messāna), ae, f., = Μεσσήνη,
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.
II —Hence, Messēnĭus ( Messā-nĭus ), a, um, adj., = Μεσσήνιος, 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.