people
The Marsi
Marsi
An Italic people of central Italy famed as snake-charmers and magicians; their chants were believed to burst serpents apart.
Reading notes
- The Festivals §6.11 Marsian
The Marsians, an Italic people; the foe to whom Rutilius fell in the Social War.
- Cosmetics for the Female Face §4 Marsian
The Marsi, an Italic people reputed as snake-charmers and magicians; their incantations were believed to make serpents burst apart — one of the magical impossibilities Ovid dismisses.