Canusium

Cănŭsĭum, ii, n. ( Cănŭsĭa, ae, f., Inscr. Murat. 1037, 3), a very ancient town in Apulia, now Canosa, founded by the Greeks, and celebrated for its excellent wool, Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, § 1; Liv. 22, 50, 4; 22, 52, 4; Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104; 8, 48, 73, § 190 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 91; 2, 3, 168.—

II.

Derivv.

A.

Cănŭsīnus, a, um, adj., of Canusium, Canusian:

ager,

Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2:

rufae,

Mart. 14, 129:

birri,

Vop. Carin. 20. —

2.

Subst.

(α).

Cănŭsīnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Canusium:

bilinguis,

i. e. speaking Greek and Latin, Hor. S. 1, 10, 30. —

(β).

Cănŭsīna, ae, f. (sc. vestis), garments made of Canusian wool, Mart. 14, 127.—

B.

Cănŭsīnātus, a, um, adj., clothed in Canusian wool:

muliones,

Suet. Ner. 30:

Syrus,

Mart. 9, 23, 9.