Messana
From LSJ
ποίαν παρεξελθοῦσα δαιμόνων δίκην; (Sophocles, Antigone 921) → What law of the gods have I transgressed?
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
See Messene.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Messāna: ae, f., = Μεσσήνη.
I A Sicilian city, situated on the strait between Italy and Sicily, the mod. Messina, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, § 17; Caes. B. C. 2, 3; Mel. 2, 7, 16: incumbens Messana freto, Sil. 14, 194.—
II Another name for Messene, in the Peloponnesus, Stat. Ach. 1, 422.—Hence, Messānĭus, a, um, adj., Messanic: moenia, Ov. M. 14, 17 Merkel.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Messāna,¹¹ æ, f., Messine [ville de Sicile] : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 17 ; Cæs. C. 2, 3 || Messène [ville du Péloponnèse] : Stat. Ach. 1, 422.
