Falisci, An auntient people of Hetruria, which when they were once besieged of Camillus the Romaine, a schoolemaister that had the instruction of % noble mens children, vnder prerence of walking, went out of the citie, and by little and little trayned the yang gentlemen into the Romaine Campe, and there yeelded them to the captaine Camillus, thinking therehy to haue gotten both greate thanke, and a large rewarde: But the noble Camillus detesting the mans falseboode and vntruth towarde the nobilitie of his countrey, caused him to be stripped naked, and with rods to be beatÊ home into the citie by his owne schollers, that hee woulde haue hetrayed and deliuered as captiues. With whiche example of iustice and hono he easilie wrought % which with force of armes he coulde not bring to passe. For the Faliscians moned with the admiration of that noble acre, foorthwith dyd yeelde themselues, and became subiect to the Romaines.
Fălisci, ōrum, m., a people of Etruria, on account of their relationship to the Aequi called also Aequi Falisci, Liv. 5, 26; Ov. Am. 3, 13, 35; Sil. 4, 223; Verg. A. 7, 695.— Their capital was called Fălisca, ae, f., Plin. 3, 5, 8, 51; or Fălisci, ōrum, m., Eutr. 1, 18; or, as altered by the Romans, Falerii, v. h. v.—II. Derivv.: Făliscus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Falerii: ager, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 10; Liv. 10, 12: herba, Ov. F. 1, 84; id. Pont. 4, 4, 32: venter,
a sort of haggess
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a large sausage
, Varr. L. L. 5, 111 Müll.; Stat. S. 4, 5, 35; Mart. 4, 46, 8. —B.Subst.: fălisca, ae, f., a rack in a manger, Cato, R. R. 4, 1; 14, 1.