195 a.C.
Named for the year the Lex Oppia was repealed, it sets fig leaf and pomegranate over a calm base of black tea, cedar and resin.
Perfumer: Maurizio Cerizza
The name 195 a.C. refers to the year the Lex Oppia was repealed, a Roman law that limited luxury and wealth. Agatho Parfum treats that year as a turning point when the senses reawakened and life's pleasures were celebrated again, and makes that idea the starting point for this perfume in the Pompei Collection.
The scent opens with bergamot, fig leaves, mint and pomegranate. Cool green mint and the tart red fruit of pomegranate meet the slightly bitter green of fig leaves, creating a clear, herbal transparency. In the heart, the soft sweetness of ripe fig is joined by the clean spice of cardamom, keeping the green character while the temperature rises a little.
The base is black tea, cedarwood, incense, patchouli and styrax. Dry tea, the grain of cedar and smoky resin give the earlier greenness and fruit a calmer, shaded frame. Because fig appears as both leaf and fruit, the balance between greenness and sweetness is central to this fragrance.
