Marsicadj.n.
/ˈmɑːsɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɑrsɪk/ Ancient History.
A. adj.
Of or relating to the Marsi. Marsic War n. the Social War, 90–89 b.c., in which the Marsi played a prominent part on the side of the Italian allies against Rome (see social adj. 1a(a)).
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1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 7 And Pliny sayth, that at the beginning of the Marsycke warre, there was a mayd-seruaunt that brought foorth another Serpent.
1764 N. Hooke Rom. Hist. III. vii. viii. 108 (heading) The war called the Marsic, the Social, the Italic war.
1849 J. M. Kemble Saxons in Eng. II. ii. vii. 270 The period of the Social, Marsic or Italian war, when the cities of Italy wrested isopolity, or at least isotely, from Rome.
1879 Catholic World Aug. 596/1 Caius Marius crossed it [sc. a river] in the Marsic or Social War between the Romans and the Italians.
1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 541/2 Marsic magicians were famous for miraculous snake-bite cures.
1982 Amer. Hist. Rev. 87 160/2 The problem of Roman relations with its elaborate network of confederates and its outcome in the Social (Marsic) War.
1995 E. Dench From Barbarians to New Men 159 The outrageous emperor had Marsic priests collect the snakes, which he then unleashed onto crowds gathered before the games.
B. n.
The Marsi language; = Marsian n. 2.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > postulated Italo-Celtic > Osco-Umbrian > Osco-Umbrian languages
Oscan1813
Sabine1834
Oscian1851
Umbrian1854
Samnite1859
Volscian1859
Paelignian1897
Sabellian1904
Marrucinian1933
Marsian1933
Vestinian1939
Marsic1974
Marrucine1995
1974 R. A. Hall External Hist. Romance Lang. 48 The Sabellic dialects..: Sabine..; Paelignian, Marrucinian, Vestine, and Marsic in the central Apennines east of Rome; and Volscian.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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