e/Apicius (1st century BC)

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has glosseng: Apicius is the name of a Roman lover of luxury who lived in the 90s BC and was said to have outdone all his contemporaries in lavish expenditure. According to Poseidonius, Apicius was responsible for the banishment from Rome of Rutilius Rufus, who was the author of a history of Rome written in Greek and was notable for the modesty of his entertaining.
lexicalizationeng: Apicius
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has glossfra: Apicius est un gastronome romain, le premier connu de ce nom, contemporain de Sylla. C'est à cause de lui que le nom Apicius est devenu synonyme de gourmet ou gourmand et de traité culinaire.
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