place
Thasos
also: Thasius
An Aegean island off Thrace, famed for its white marble; Seneca recalls it as once a rare temple stone, now common bath-house veneer.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §86.6 Thasian stone
The white marble of the Aegean island of Thasos; once reserved for temples, in Seneca's day a common veneer for private pools.