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I find, too, that Scaevola and L. iElius, and Ateius Capito, were of the same opinion ; and then we read in the play known as the " Pseudolus :'n — " But if it is requisite for him to draw forth what is sweet from the place, has he aught of that?" I FIND TOO THAT SKIVOLA AND EL ALIAS AND AETIUS AND CAPITO WERE OF THE SAME OPINION AND THEN WE READ IN A PLAY KNOWN AS THE PSEUDALUS BUT IF IT IS REQUISITE FOR HIM TO DRAW FORTH WHICH IS SWEET FROM THE PLACE HAS HE AUGHT OF THAT
 of wine. The same Cato, while on his voyage to Spain, from which he afterwards returned triumphant,92 would drink of no other wine but that which was served out to the rowers — very dif- ferent, indeed, to the conduct of those who are in the habit of giving to their guests even inferior wine 93 to that which they drink themselves, or else contrive to substitute inferior in the course of the repast.94 CHAP. 15. WINES DRUNK BY THE ANCIENT EOMANS. The wines that were the most esteemed among the ancient Romans were those perfumed with myrrh,95 as mentioned in the play of Plautus, entitled the " Persian,"96 though we find it there stated that calamus 97 ought to be added to it. Hence it is, that some persons are of opinion that they were particularly fond of aromatites : " but Fabius Dossennus quite decides the question, in the following line : — "I sent them good wine, myrrh- wine ;"99 and in his play called " Acharistio," we find these words — " Bread and pearled barley, myrrh- wine too. WE FIND MENTION MADE OF OFFERINGS OF SECTARI OF MILK BUT NEVER OF WINE THE SAME CATO WHILE ON HIS VOYAGE TO SPAIN FROM WHICH HE AFTERWARDS RETURNED TRIUMPHANT WOULD DRINK OF NO OTHER WINE BUT THAT WHICH WAS SERVED OUT TO THE ROWERS VERY DIFFERENT INDEED TO THE CONDUCT OF THOSE WHO WERE IN THE HABIT OF GIVING TO THEIR GUESTS EVEN INFERIOR WINE TO THAT WHICH THEY DRINK THEMSELVES OR ELSE CONTRIVED TO SUBSTITUTE INFERIOR IN THE COURSE OF THE REPAST CHAPTER FIFTEEN WINES DRUNK BY THE ANCIENT ROMANS THE WINES THAT WERE THE MOST ESTEEMED AMONG THE ANCIENT ROMANS WERE THOSE PERFUMED WITH MUHR AS MENTIONED IN THE PLAY OF PLAUTUS ENTITLED THE PERSIAN THOUGH WE FIND IT THEIR STATED THAT CALAMUS OUGHT TO BE ADDED TO IT HENCE IT IS THAT SOME PERSONS ARE OF OPINION THAT THEY WERE PARTICULARLY FOND OF AROMOTITES BUT PHOBIUS DUSINUS QUITE DECIDES THE QUESTION IN THE FOLLOWING LINE I SENT THEM GOOD WINE MUHR WINE AND IN HIS PLAY CALLED ACARYSTO WE FIND THESE WORDS BREAD AND PEARLED BARLEY MYR WINE TOO
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