Messana

I shall add an etymology not unworthy of the xith century: Messana is divided from Messis, the place from whence the harvests of the isle were sent in tribute to Rome, (l.ii. c.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Doubtless this too may have some point-the fact that Valerius Corvinus was the first to conquer Messana, and was the first of the family of the Valerii to bear the surname Messana because be had transferred the name of the conquered city to himself, and was later called Messala after the gradual corruption of the name in the popular speech.

doggdot.us 2009

a city in Sicily, which afterwards took its name from this people, and was called Messana; the same place as is called at this day Messina.

The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Charles Rollin 1701

Lucius Caecilius Metellus, victor in a battle in Sicily against Carthage, came to Messana in 250 B.C. in order to cross back to Italy.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

They no doubt sought help and local knowledge from the people of the main Sicilian city on the strait, Messana modern Messina.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

They no doubt sought help and local knowledge from the people of the main Sicilian city on the strait, Messana modern Messina.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

Lucius Caecilius Metellus, victor in a battle in Sicily against Carthage, came to Messana in 250 B.C. in order to cross back to Italy.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

It may not be coincidence that Messana was the one Sicilian city treated well by Verres, perhaps because he anticipated the danger.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

It may not be coincidence that Messana was the one Sicilian city treated well by Verres, perhaps because he anticipated the danger.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

Worst of all, Verres had a man crucified in Messana as a runaway slave and spy for Spartacus when, in fact, he was a Roman citizen, as a simple inquiry could have shown.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009