place
Gallinarian Wood
Silva Gallinaria
also: silva gallinaria, Gallinarian Wood
A pine forest on the Campanian coast between Cumae and the mouth of the Volturnus, near the bay of Naples. Cicero passes through it in Fam. 9.23 on the way to visit Paetus.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 9.23 §1 the Gallinarian Wood
The Silva Gallinaria was a pine forest on the Campanian coast between Cumae and the mouth of the Volturnus, on the route between the bay-of-Naples estates.