place
The Sacred Way
Sacra Via
also: the Sacred Way
The main processional street of Rome, lined with luxury shops; the place to 'canvass' for gifts to display to a lover.
Reading notes
- The Loves §1.8 the Sacred Way
Rome's chief shopping street, lined with jewelers; the bawd advises canvassing it for gifts to flaunt.
- The Art of Love §2.13 Sacred Way
The Sacra Via in Rome, lined with shops, where the 'country' gifts were really bought.