I.a mountain in Campania, celebrated for its excellent wine, now Monte Massico: “per juga Massici montis,” Liv. 22, 14: “vertunt felicia Baccho Massica qui rastris (sc. juga, or arbusta),” Verg. A. 7, 725: “in Massici radices,” Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66.—Hence, Massĭcum vīnum , or simply Mas-sĭcum , i, n., wine of the Massicus, Massic wine: “veteris pocula Massici,” Hor. C. 1, 1, 19; 2, 7, 21: “vina,” id. S. 2, 4, 51: “Bacchi umor,” Verg. G. 2, 143; 3, 526.
Massĭcus , i, m. (with or without mons),
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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