place
Tempe
the Vale of Tempe
also: Tempe, sua Tempe, Τέμπη
The celebrated wooded gorge of the river Peneus in Thessaly, byword for idyllic beauty; Cicero jokingly calls the Reatines' valley 'their own Tempe' (Att. 4.15.5).
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 4.15 §5 their own Tempe
The Reatines, proud of their valley, likened it to the Vale of Tempe in Thessaly, the proverbially lovely gorge of the Peneus.