Suessa

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Suessa: ae, f., = Σύεσσα.
I A city of Latium, five miles south of the Liris and eight from the sea, founded B. C. 337 by the Aurunci, and afterwards made their capital. It was often called Suessa Aurunca, now Sessa, Liv. 8, 15; 9, 28; Vell. 1, 14; Liv. 27, 9; 29, 15; Cic. Phil. 3, 4, 10; 4, 2, 4; 13, 8, 18; it was the birthplace of the satiric poet Lucilius, cf. Juv. 1, 20; Aus. Ep. 15, 9.—
II A very ancient city of Latium, a colony of Alba, conquered by Tarquinius Superbus, usually called Suessa Pometia. It was destroyed by Spurius Cassius, B. C. 502, and its site is unknown, Liv. 1, 41; 1, 53; 2, 16 sq.; cf. Verg. A. 6, 775; Cic. Rep. 2, 24, 44; Sil. 8, 400; Aus. Ep. 15, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 63; 7, 16, 15, § 69. — Hence, Suessānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Suessa, Suessan: in Suessano, in the Suessan territories, Cato, R. R. 22, 3.—Plur.: Suessā-ni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Suessa (Aurunca), Inscr. Grut. 151, 3; 262, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Suessa,¹² æ, f.,
1 ville de Campanie, appelée aussi Suessa Aurunca : Cic. Phil. 3, 10
2 ville des Volsques, appelée aussi Suessa Pometia : Cic. Rep. 2, 44 || Suessānus, a, um, de Suessa : Cato Agr. 22, 3 || m. pl., les habitants de Suessa : CIL 10, 4756.

Latin > German (Georges)

Suessa, ae, f., I) uralte Stadt der Aurunci in Kampanien, von Rom kolonisiert (s. Liv. 9, 28, 7), Geburtsort des Dichters Lucilius, berühmt durch Wagenbau und Korbflechterei aus Binsen, j. Sessa, Cato r.r. 135, 1 u. 3. Cic. Phil. 3, 10 u.a. Liv. 29, 15, 5: vollst. Suessa Aurunca, Liv. 8, 15, 4. Vell. 1, 14, 4: poet. bl. Aurunca, s. Aurunci. – Dav.: A) Suessānus, a, um, suessanisch, municeps, Cic. ad Brut.: subst., in Suessano, im Suessanischen, Cato: Suessānī, ōrum, m., die Einwohner von Suessa, die Suessaner, Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 4748 u. 4756. – B) Suessās, ātis, aus Suessa, suessatisch, ollulae, Gargil. Mart. de arbor. pomif. 2, 13. – II) Stadt der Volsker in Latium, in der Nähe der pontinischen Sümpfe, gew. vollst. Suessa Pometia gen., Cic. de rep. 2, 44. Liv. 1, 53, 2; 2, 25, 5: bl. Suessa, Sil. 8, 398. Auson. epist. 15, 9. p. 173 Schenkl: bl. Pometia, s.d.