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