Richard,
That's brilliant. Thank you very much.
best regards
David

On 17 Feb 2003, at 7:30, Richard Seddon wrote:

> David
>
> I think you mean "Attalic Bed".
>
> "Nor shall it be on an Attalic bed;" Sextus Propertius part 6, page 214 of
> "Personae"
>
> The corresponding Propertius poem is Book 2 poem 13.  Loeb classics page
> 136-140.  Line 22 of the Latin poem 13.
>  "nec sit in Attalico mors mea nixa toro"
>
> In the Loeb index page 308 Attalicus is the adjective of Attalus III.
> Attallus was King of Pergamum and said to have invented cloth of Gold.
>
> "Nor shall it be on an Attalic bed"; basically means a bed covered with
> golden sheets.
> Loeb renders the line; "nor my corpse rest on a couch of cloth of gold."
>
> Rick Seddon
> McIntosh, NM
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 6:35 AM
> Subject: Atalic Bed
>
>
> > Hello,
> > My name is David Kennedy and I've joined to list as I'm looking for
> > help with identifying the meaning of the above term in 'Homage to
> > Sextus Propertius'.
> >
> > Looking forward to hearing from you all.
> > cheers
> > David
> >