Deipnosophistae 12.20

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Deipnosophistae 12.20
Quotation
Συβαρῖται,’ φησίν, ‘ ἐξοκείλαντες εἰς τρυφὴν ἔγραψαν νόμον τὰς γυναῖκας εἰς τὰς ἑορτὰς καλεῖν καὶ τοὺς εἰς τὰς θυσίας καλοῦντας πρὸ ἐνιαυτοῦ τὴν κλῆσιν ποιεῖσθαι, ἵνα ἀξίως ποιούμεναι τοῦ χρόνου τὴν παρασκευὴν τῶν τε ἱματίων καὶ τοῦ λοιποῦ κόσμου προάγωσιν οὕτως εἰς τὰς κλήσεις
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Women of Sybaris
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Medium/a Ornamenting
Garments and jewellery
Item Identifier
A01918
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Derived directly from text