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In fact, among the gifts presented to the gods, we find mention made of offerings of sextarii of milk, but never of wine. IN FACT AMONG THE GIFTS PRESENTED TO THE GODS WE FIND MENTION MADE OF OFFERINGS OF SECTARI OF MILK BUT NEVER OF WINE
 : and Cato tells us, that it was the usage for the male relatives to give the females a kiss, in order to ascertain whether they smelt of " temetum ;" for it was by that name that wine was then known, whence our word " temulentia," signifying drunken- ness. Cn. Domitius, the judge, once gave it as his opinion, that a certain woman appeared to him to have drunk more wine than was requisite for her health, and without the know- ledge of her husband, for which reason he condemned her to lose her dower. For a very long time there was the greatest 89 " Circa pericula arbusti." This is probably the meaning of this very elliptical passage. See p. 218. 90 Called Metellus, by Valerius Maximus, B. yi. c. 3. Chap. 15.] WINES OF THE ANCIENT EOMANS. 253 economy manifested at Eome in the use of this 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.  WINE FROM THE VAT AND THAT HE WAS ABSOLVED FROM THE MURDER BY ROMULUS PHOBIUS PICTOR IN HIS BOOK OF ANNALS HAS STATED THAT A CERTAIN LADY FOR HAVING OPENED A PERSON WHICH THE KEYS OF THE WINE SELLER WERE KEPT WAS STARVED TO DEATH BY HER FAMILY AND CATO TELLS US THAT IT WAS THE USAGE OF THE MALE RELATIVES TO GIVE THE FEMALES A KISS IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THEY SMELT OF TIMMUTUM FOR IT WAS BY THAT NAME THAT WINE WAS THEN KNOWN WHENCE OUR WORD TAMULEENSIA SIGNIFYING DRUNKENNESS SEEN DEMITUS THE JUDGE ONCE GAVE IT AS HIS OPINION THAT A CERTAIN WOMAN APPEARED TO HIM TO HAVE DRUNK MORE WINE THAN WAS REQUISITE FOR HER HEALTH AND WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HER HUSBAND FOR WHICH REASON HE CONDEMNED HER TO LOSE HER DOWER FOR A VERY LONG TIME THERE WAS THE GREATEST 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
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