Falernum

Reading notes

• The Odes §1.20 Falernian

  A celebrated wine of Mount Falernus, which does not 'season' Horace's humble cups.

• The Odes §1.27 Falernian

  The strong wine Horace will share only if the lovesick youth confesses his passion.

• The Odes §2.3 Falernian

  A choice old wine, broached for a holiday in the meadow.

• The Odes §2.11 Falernian

  The strong wine to be cooled with passing water at the impromptu revel.

• The Odes §3.1 Falernian

  A celebrated Campanian wine.

• The Epistles §1.14 Falernian

  District in Campania producing Falernian, the most prized of Roman wines; here its fields are the upstart's estate.

• The Epodes §4 Falernian

  District in Campania producing the most prized Roman wine; here its fields are the freedman's vast estate.