Compsani

Compsani
Compsa, ae, f., a town of the Hirpini in Samnium, now Conza, Liv. 23, 1, 1; Vell. 2, 63, 3.—Hence, Compsānus ( Cons- ), a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Compsa:

ager,

Liv. 24, 44, 8:

Trebius,

id. 23, 1, 1; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 61, §§ 160 and 164.—In plur.: Compsāni ( Cons- ), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Compsa, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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  • COMPSANI — Hirpinorum populi in Italia. Plin. l. 3. c. 11. Eorum oppid. Compsa; Ptolemaeus, cui Graece scribitur Κιύμψα, perperam Lucanis illud attribuit. Velleius, l. 2. x. 68. Molo Compsam in Hirpinis oppugnans, ubi Cluver. Cassanum legere maluit, vide… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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