marsian
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5ADJ.
doubtful, little, mixed
VERB + MARSIAN
remains
MARSIAN + NOUN
language, latin, legions
PREP.
on
ADV.
mainly
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The extinct (since ca. 150 BC) Osco-Umbrian language of the Marsi, native to Marruvium.
Caso Cantovios and allies. Bronze plate found in the Fucine Lake. Dialect-Latin or mixed Marsian and Latin.
Though much of what remains of Marsian is of doubtful status and meaning, the following inscription (plate 3), from Antinum, is relatively unambiguous.
adj
Relating to the Marsi.
To this signal honour many warriors aspired. Among these was distinguished the valiant Aulon, a descendant of Cacus, who, instead of a sword or javelin, carried an axe of such an enormous magnitude, that no one among the Marsi, except himself, could wield; Pentheus also, who was equally active in the practice of war, and who numbered among his ancestors the unfortunate Marsias, the father of the Marsian people;
Caso Cantovios Aprufclanos [set up] pillars at the Esalican boundary in the city Casontonia; and his allies brought a sacred gift to Angitia on behalf of Marsian legions.
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6Caso Cantovios and allies. Bronze plate found in the Fucine Lake. Dialect-Latin or mixed Marsian and Latin.
WiktionaryThough much of what remains of Marsian is of doubtful status and meaning, the following inscription (plate 3), from Antinum, is relatively unambiguous.
WiktionaryThere is little evidence for Marsian, the language of the Marsi, a people who occupied the area south of the Fucine Lake. Marsian is mainly attested in a few short inscriptions from the third and seco
WiktionaryTo this signal honour many warriors aspired. Among these was distinguished the valiant Aulon, a descendant of Cacus, who, instead of a sword or javelin, carried an axe of such an enormous magnitude, t
WiktionaryCaso Cantovios Aprufclanos [set up] pillars at the Esalican boundary in the city Casontonia; and his allies brought a sacred gift to Angitia on behalf of Marsian legions.
WiktionaryThe Marsi attracted some notice. A term from this region was consiligo: Col. 6.5.3 praesens etiam remedium cognouimus radiculae, quam pastores consiliginem uocant: ea Marsis montibusplurima nascitur (
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