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1 Suessa
Suessa, ae, f., = Suessa.I.A city of Latium, five miles south of the Liris and eight from the sea, founded B. C. 337 by the [p. 1791] 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. -
2 Suessani
Suessa, ae, f., = Suessa.I.A city of Latium, five miles south of the Liris and eight from the sea, founded B. C. 337 by the [p. 1791] 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. -
3 Suessanus
Suessa, ae, f., = Suessa.I.A city of Latium, five miles south of the Liris and eight from the sea, founded B. C. 337 by the [p. 1791] 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.
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