Deipnosophistae 2.31

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Deipnosophistae 2.31
Quotation
πρῶτοι δὲ Πέρσαι, ὥς φησιν Ἡρακλείδης, καὶ τοὺς λεγομένους στρώτας ἐφεῦρον, ἵνα κόσμον ἔχῃ ἡ στρῶσις καὶ εὐάφειαν
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Visual Work: Furniture
Object/ Person Ornamented
Dining couches
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Textile
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Silver
Medium/a Ornamenting
General embellishments - some examples from later in the passage include silver feet and expensive coverlets
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Persian servants
Item Identifier
A01895
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