Vectis
Vectis, is, f.,
- an island south of Britain, now the Isle of Wight, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 130; Suet. Vesp. 4.—Also called Vec-ta, f., Eutr 7, 19.
2. Vēctis, is, Akk. em, f., eine Insel an der Südseite von Britannien, j. Wight, Plin. 4, 103. Suet. Vesp. 4, 1: dasselbe Vēcta, ae, f., Eutr. 7, 19, 1. Eumen. pan. Const. 15, 1.
2 Vectis, (16) is, f. , île entre la Gaule et la Bretagne [île de Wight] : Plin. 4, 103.
Vectis
or Vecta. Now the Isle of Wight; an island off the southern coast of Britain. It was conquered by Vespasian in the reign of Claudius (Suet. Vesp. 4). Remains of Roman villas have been found at Carisbrook and Brading.