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THE
DEIPNOSOPHISTS
OR
BANQUET OF THE LEARNED
OF
ATHENÆUS.
LITERALLY TRANSLATED
By C. D. YONGE, B.A.
WITH AN APPENDIX OF POETICAL FRAGMENTS,
RENDERED INTO ENGLISH VERSE BY VARIOUS AUTHORS,
AND A GENERAL INDEX.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
M DCCC LIV.
BANQUET OF THE LEARNED
OF
ATHENÆUS.
LITERALLY TRANSLATED
By C. D. YONGE, B.A.
WITH AN APPENDIX OF POETICAL FRAGMENTS,
RENDERED INTO ENGLISH VERSE BY VARIOUS AUTHORS,
AND A GENERAL INDEX.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
M DCCC LIV.
CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
| BOOK XII. | |
|---|---|
| Love of Pleasure—Luxury of the Persians—Profligacy of the Lydians | |
| Persian Customs—The Sybarites—The Tarentines—The Milesians | |
| —The Abydenes—The Colophonians—Luxury of the Syrians—Of the | |
| Asiatic Kings—Sardanapalus—Philip—The Pisistratidæ—Alcibiades | |
| —Pausanias—Diomnestus—Alexander—Polycrates—Agrigentum | |
| —Lucullus—Aristippus—The Persian—Epicurus—Anaxarchus— | |
| Ptolemy Euergetes—The Lacedæmonians—Cincsias—Anointing— | |
| Venus Callipyge | 818‒888 |
| BOOK XIII. | |
| Lacedæmonian Marriages—Hercules—Rapacity of Courtesans—Folly | |
| of Marrying—Love—Beauty—Courtesans—Hetæræ—Courtesans— | |
| Love—Beauty of Women—Praise of Modesty—Faults of Philosophers | |
| —Lending Money | 888‒978 |
| BOOK XIV. | |
| Jesters—Concerts—Songs—Rhapsodists—Magodi—Harp-players— | |
| Music—Dancing—Dances—Music—Musical Instruments—Music— | |
| Love Songs—Sweetmeats—Different Courses at Dinner—Dessert— | |
| Cheesecakes—Cakes—Vegetables—Pomegranates—Figs—Grapes— | |
| Peacocks—Partridges—The Helots—Cheese—Cooks—The | |
| Thessalians—Ματτύη | 978‒1062 |
| BOOK XV. | |
| The Cottabus—Garlands—Dyes—Perfumes—Libations—Scolia— | |
| Parodies—Torches | 1062‒1122 |
| Appendix | 1123 |
| Index. |
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BOOK XII.
1. You appear to me, my good friend Timocrat
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