Messala
The name Messala, or Messalla, can refer to several people in Ancient Rome:
- Marcus Valerius Messalla (disambiguation)
- The Roman general Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus.
- The ancient Roman Senator Marcus Valerius Messalla Niger.
- The ancient Roman politician Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus.
- The fourth and final wife of Sulla, whose name was Valeria Messala.
- Marcus Silius Messala
- Ennodius Messala
- Messala, a character in the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and films derived from it.
- The astronomer Mashallah ibn Atharī (died 815 AD), after whom the crater Messala on the Moon is named.
- A character in the manga version of the film Big Tits Zombie.
- A Mobile Suit that appears in the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, probably named after either the Roman general or the crater.
See also
- Messalina (disambiguation), diminutive form
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