person
Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
Messalla
also: Messalla
A distinguished noble, orator, and literary patron of Horace's generation; here a byword for great birth.
Reading notes
- The Art of Poetry §366-378 Messalla
M. Valerius Messalla Corvinus, a distinguished orator of Horace's day, the standard of eloquence.
- The Odes §3.21 Corvinus
Messalla Corvinus, who bids the mellower wines be drawn.
- The Satires §1.6 a Messalla
M. Valerius Messalla Corvinus, distinguished noble, orator, and literary patron of Horace's day; here shorthand for high nobility.