place
Amyclae
A town near Sparta in Laconia, here associated with a cheap or inferior purple dye contrasted with the costly Tyrian.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §8.205 ancient Amyclae
Amyclae, an ancient town near Sparta.
- The Cure for Love §22 Amyclaean cauldrons
Amyclae, a Laconian town near Sparta, here standing for a cheap dye, set against the costly Tyrian purple.