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Romulus made libations, not with wine but with milk ; a fact which is fully established by the religious rites which owe their foundation to him, and are observed even to the present day. ROMULUS MADE LIBATIONS NOT WITH WINE BUT WITH MILK A FACT WHICH IS FULLY ESTABLISHED BY THE RELIGIOUS RITES WHICH OWE THEIR FOUNDATION TO HIM AND ARE OBSERVED EVEN TO THE PRESENT DAY
e wines of Italy have not been in any great favour from an early period, their high 82 Or "second" press wines. 83 De Re Rust. c. 153. 84 Vinum operarium. *5 This method is still adopted, Fee says, in making " piquette," or " small wine," throughout most of the countries of Europe. 86 Or " wine-lee drink." It would make an acid beverage, of disagree- "7 " Nobilia." In c. 29 he speaks of 195 kinds, and, reckoning all the varieties, double that number. &8 Fee observes that the varieties of the modern wines are quite innu- merable. He remarks also that Pliny does not speak of the Asiatic wines mentioned by Athenaeus, which were kept in large bottles, hung in the chimney corner ; where the liquid, by evaporation, acquired the consistency of salt. The wines of other countries evidently were little known to Pliny. 252 pliny's natural history. [Book XIV. repute having only been acquired since the six hundredth year of the City. CHAP. 14. (12.) — THE INSPECTION OF WINE ORDERED BY KING ROMULUS. NTITY OF MUSK THAT HAS BEEN DRAWN OFF AND AFTER SUBMITTING THE PULP TO PRESSURE THE RESULT IS REDUCED BY BOILING TO ONE THIRD OF ITS ORIGINAL QUANTITY A THIRD KIND AGAIN IS PRESSED OUT FROM THE WINE LEAVES CATO GIVES IT THE NAME OF FAI KATUM NONE OF THESE BEVERAGES HOWEVER WILL KEEP FOR MORE THAN A SINGLE YEAR CHAPTER THIRTEEN AT WHAT PERIOD GENEROUS WINES WERE FIRST COMMONLY MADE IN ITALY WHILE TREATING OF THESE VARIOUS DETAILS IT OCCURS TO ME TO MENTION THAT OF THE EIGHTY DIFFERENT KINDS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH WHICH MAY WITH PROPRIETY BE RECKONED IN THE CLASS OF GENEROUS WINES FULLY TWO THIRDS ARE THE PRODUCE OF ITALY WHICH CONSEQUENTLY IN THIS RESPECT FAR SURPASSES ANY OTHER COUNTRY AND ON TRACING THIS SUBJECT SOMEWHAT HIGHER UP THE FACT SUGGESTS ITSELF THAT IF THE WINES OF ITALY HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY GREAT FAVOR FROM AN EARLY PERIOD THEIR HIGH REPUTE HAVING ONLY BEEN ACQUIRED SINCE THE SIX HUNDREDTH YEAR OF THE CITY CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE INSPECTION OF WINE ORDERED BY KING ROMULUS
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