Messalla

Messalla (also Messala ) was the cognomen of a branch of the Roman family of the Valerians . It was derived from the city of Messana (now Messina ), which Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla had successfully defended against the Carthaginians, after which he received the cognomen.

Other bearers of the name:

• Marcus Valerius Maximus Messalla , Roman consul 226 BC. Chr.
• Marcus Valerius Messalla (Consul 188 BC) , Roman Consul 188 BC Chr.
• Marcus Valerius Messalla (Consul 161 BC) , Roman Consul 161 BC Chr.
• Marcus Valerius Messalla Niger , Consul 61 BC Chr.
• Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus , Consul 53 BC Chr.
• Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus , Consul 31 BC Chr.
• Marcus Valerius Messalla Appianus , Consul 12 BC. Chr.
• Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus , Consul 3 BC Chr.
• Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus , Roman Senator
• Potitus Valerius Messalla , Roman Senator
• Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus , Consul 5
• Marcus Valerius Messalla, Consul 20
• Marcus Valerius Messala Barbatus , father of Valeria Messalina
• Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus (Consul 58) , Consul in 58 AD.
• Lucius Cornelius Pusio Annius Messala , Roman suffect consul 90
• Lucius Iulius Messala Rutilianus , Roman suffect consul 192
• Marcus Silius Messalla , Roman suffect consul 193
• Lucius Valerius Messalla Thrasea Priscus , Consul 196
• Lucius Valerius Messalla , Roman politician and lawyer, consul 214
• Antoninus Messala Vivianus , Roman patricius and consul 463

Also:

• Messala (moon crater) , named after the Jewish astronomer Māšā'allāh Ibn-Aṯarī
• Name of a main character in the novel Ben Hur and its film adaptations