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|lshtext=<b>Messāpĭa</b>: (Mesāpĭa), ae, f.,<br /><b>I</b> the old [[name]] of a [[part]] of Lower [[Italy]] ([[Apulia]] and [[Calabria]]): [[Messapia]] [[Apulia]] a Messapo rege appellata, Paul. ex Fest. p. 125 Müll.; cf. Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 99.—Hence, Messāpĭus (Mesāp-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to [[Messapia]], Messapian, Apulian, Calabrian: arva, Ov. M. 14, 513.—In | |lshtext=<b>Messāpĭa</b>: (Mesāpĭa), ae, f.,<br /><b>I</b> the old [[name]] of a [[part]] of Lower [[Italy]] ([[Apulia]] and [[Calabria]]): [[Messapia]] [[Apulia]] a Messapo rege appellata, Paul. ex Fest. p. 125 Müll.; cf. Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 99.—Hence, Messāpĭus (Mesāp-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to [[Messapia]], Messapian, Apulian, Calabrian: arva, Ov. M. 14, 513.—In plur., as subst.: Messāpii (Mesāp-), ōrum, m., the [[Messapians]], Liv. 8, 24. | ||
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Messāpĭa: (Mesāpĭa), ae, f.,
I the old name of a part of Lower Italy (Apulia and Calabria): Messapia Apulia a Messapo rege appellata, Paul. ex Fest. p. 125 Müll.; cf. Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 99.—Hence, Messāpĭus (Mesāp-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Messapia, Messapian, Apulian, Calabrian: arva, Ov. M. 14, 513.—In plur., as subst.: Messāpii (Mesāp-), ōrum, m., the Messapians, Liv. 8, 24.
