place
Lake Lucrinus
the Lucrine
also: Lucrina
A lagoon on the Campanian coast famed for its oysters and clams; the Lucrine clam tops Catius's shellfish ranking.
Reading notes
- The Odes §2.15 Lucrine
The Campanian lagoon; new luxury fish-ponds spread 'wider than the Lucrine lake.'
- The Satires §2.4 the Lucrine clam
Lake Lucrinus, a Campanian lagoon famed for oysters and clams, tops Catius's shellfish ranking.