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C. Sentius, whom we have seen Praetor, used to say that Chian wine never entered his house until his physician prescribed it to him for the cardiac7 dis  ease. On the other hand, Hortensius left ten thousand casks of it to his heir." Such is the statement made by Varro. (15.) And besides, is it not a well known fact that Caesar, when Dictator, at the banquet given on the occasion of his triumph, allotted to each table an amphora of Falernian and a cadus of Chian CENTIUS WHOM WE HAVE SEEN PRAETOR USED TO SAY THAT CAYEN WINE NEVER ENTERED HIS HOUSE UNTIL HIS PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED IT TO HIM FOR THE CARDIAC DISEASE ON THE OTHER HAND HORTENSIUS LEFT TEN THOUSAND CASKS OF IT TO HIS HEIR SUCH IS THE STATEMENT MADE BY VARRO AND BESIDES IS IT NOT A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT CAESAR WHEN DICTATOR AT THE BANQUET GIVEN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS TRIUMPH ALLOTTED TO EACH TABLE AN AMPHER OF FALARNIAN AND A CADUS OF CAYEN
ore than a single cup was served to a guest during the repast. CHAP. 17. AT WHAT PERIOD FOUR KINDS OF WINE WERE FIRST SERVED AT TABLE. M. Varro gives us the following statement as to the wines that were held in the highest esteem at table in his day: "L, Lucullus, when a boy, never saw an entertainment at his father's house, however sumptuous it might be, at which Greek 2 Must boiled down to half its original quantity. 3 Apothecas. The " apothecse" were rooms at the top of the house, in which the wines were placed for the purpose of seasoning. Sometimes a current of smoke was directed through them. They were quite distinct from the " cella vinaria," or « wine-cellar." The Opimian wine is men- tioned in c. 4. 4 This writer is unknown. 5 Or amphora. Chap. 18.] USES OF THE WTLD TINE. 255 wine was handed round more than once during the repast : whereas he himself, when he returned from Asia, distributed as a largess among the people more than a hundred thousand eongiaria6 of the same wine. LEARN FROM THE LINE OF THE COMMECRATOR I SHALL DRAW FIVE CUPS OF THUSSIAN AND TWO OF FELERNIAN P LASINIUS CRASUS AND L JULIUS CAESAR WHO WERE CENSERS IN THE YEAR FROM THE BUILDING OF THE CITY SIX SIXTY FIVE ISSUED IN EDICT FORBIDDING THE SALE OF EITHER GREEK OR ARMINIAN WINE AT A HIGHER PRICE THAN EIGHT ASSES THE QUADRANTAL FOR SUCH IN FACT ARE THE EXACT WORDS OF THE EDICT INDEED THE GREEK WINES WERE SO HIGHLY VALUED THAT NOT MORE THAN A SINGLE CUP WAS SERVED TO A GUEST DURING THE REPAST CHAPTER SEVENTEEN AT WHAT PERIOD FOUR KINDS OF WINE WERE FIRST SERVED AT TABLE M VARRO GIVES US THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AS TO THE WINES THAT WERE HELD IN THE HIGHEST ESTEEM AT TABLE IN HIS DAY L LUCULUS WHEN A BOY NEVER SAW AN ENTERTAINMENT AT HIS FATHER'S HOUSE HOWEVER SUMPTUOUS IT MIGHT BE AT WHICH GREEK WINE WAS HANDED ROUND MORE THAN ONCE DURING THE REPAST WHEREAS HE HIMSELF WHEN HE RETURNED FROM ASIA DISTRIBUTED AS A LARGESSE AMONG THE PEOPLE MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND CONGIARIA OF THE SAME WINE
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