people
Seres
also: Sericas, Seras
The 'silk people' of the far East, known to Rome for silk and reputedly for archery.
Reading notes
- The Odes §1.12 Seres
The silk-people of the far East.
- The Odes §1.29 Seric arrows
Arrows of the silk-people of the East, drawn on a father's bow.
- The Odes §3.29 Seres
The silk-people of the far East whose plots the anxious statesman fears.
- The Odes §4.15 Seres
The silk-people, likewise no threat to the Augustan peace.