Massilia
Ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Massĭlĭa: ae, f., = Μασσαλία,
I a celebrated seaport town in Gallia Narbonensis, a colony from Phocæa, 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.
