In Verrem, 2.4.3 (2)

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
In Verrem, 2.4.3 (2)
Quotation
Ea domus ante istius adventum ornata sic fuit ut urbi quoque esset ornamento; nam ipsa Messana, quae situ moenibus portuque ornata sit, ab his rebus quibus iste delectatur sane vacua atque nuda est.
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Domestic Structure
Location: City
Object/ Person Ornamented
House of Gaius Heius
City of Messana, Sicily
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Architecture: Building: Domestic Structure
Architecture: Infrastructure
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Painting
Visual Work: Furniture
Visual Work: Vessel: Plate
Medium/a Ornamenting
The house of Gaius Heius is an ornament to Messana, which is also ornamented by its walls and harbours
The ornament of the house itself is unspecified; context suggests: sculpture, painting, fine dinnerware and furniture
Notes
From the wider context
Item Identifier
A00077
Determination
Derived directly from text