place
India
The far eastern land, source of ivory and ebony, bounded by the Ocean.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §6.795 Indians
India, a byword for the farthest east of Augustus's reach.
- The Aeneid §8.705 Indians
India and its peoples, among the Eastern nations that turn and flee at Actium.
- The Georgics §1.57 India
The far East, source of ivory and ebony at the world's edge.