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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." I find, too, that Scaevola and L. 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 I FIND TOO THAT SKIVOLA AND E
is article. L. Pa- pirius,91 the general, who, on one occasion, commanded against the Samnites, when about to engage, vowed an offering to Jupiter of a small cupfull of wine, if he should gain the victory. In fact, among the gifts presented to the gods, we find mention made of offerings of sextarii of milk, but never 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. ATEST ECONOMY MANIFESTED AT ROME IN USE OF THIS ARTICLE EL PAPYRIUS THE GENERAL WHO ON ONE OCCASION COMMANDED AGAINST THE SEMNITES WHEN ABOUT TO ENGAGE VOWED IN OFFERING TO JUPITER OF A SMALL CUPFUL OF WINE IF HE SHOULD GAIN THE VICTORY IN FACT AMONG THE GIFTS PRESENTED TO THE GODS 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
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