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Article ACCOUNT OF THE SYBARITES. FROM ATHENAEUS. Page 1 of 2 Article COTYS. Page 1 of 1
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Account Of The Sybarites. From Athenaeus.
ACCOUNT OF THE SYBARITES . FROM ATHENAEUS .
BY WILLIAM BELOE , F . S . A .
IT TTri-IY should we speak of the Sybarites , who first introduced cfuS V V custom of chaining those slaves at the baths . whose office it was to pour the water and anoint with oil , to prevent their going away abruptly , and lest in their haste they might burn those who bathed . The Sybarites also , were the first who refused to admit into their city those who laboured at noisy occupations ; Such as blacksmiths and the
like , that their sleep mig ht be free from all interruption ; neither would they suffer any cocks to be kept in their city . Once at Crotona , a wrestlerwas sweeping away the dust from the . pakestra ; oile of some Sy barites , who were near , enquired , whether , in so great a city there were not slaves to perform so vile an office . ,. Another Sybarite being at Lacedtemonand invited to the pheidi-.
, tiort * , was seated upon wood : after supper he observed that he had . formerly been astonished at hearing of the Lacedaemonian bravery , but seeing what he now did , he thought them in no respect different from other people , for the most pusillanimous of men would rather choose to die , than lead a life of such intolerable hardship .
The Sy barites frequently g ive public entertainments , and they who are most luxurious on this occasion are honoured with crowns of gold : they proclaim the names of such aloud at their sacrifices and public , games , not from any attachment to the individuals whom they thus , distinguish , but on accountof the luxurious feasts theyhave given . On such occasions also , they bestow crowns on the cooks who have discovered the greatest skill in their profession .
Their city being placed in a low situation , it happens that their morning and evening is intolerably cold ,, whilst at mid-day the heat is excessive ; from which circumstances a proverb has arisen among them , that whoever would avoid an untimely death , must never see the sun either rise or set . These people finally were become so excessively luxurious , that they had' even instructed their horses to dance at theirpublic festivals to the sound of musical instruments .
Cotys.
COTYS .
FROM THE SAME . THEOPOMPUS , in his first Book of Philippics , writes thus : —On the third day he came to Onocarsis , a place in Thrace , remarkable for a grove of great beauty , and exceedingly pleasant , particularly in .
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Account Of The Sybarites. From Athenaeus.
ACCOUNT OF THE SYBARITES . FROM ATHENAEUS .
BY WILLIAM BELOE , F . S . A .
IT TTri-IY should we speak of the Sybarites , who first introduced cfuS V V custom of chaining those slaves at the baths . whose office it was to pour the water and anoint with oil , to prevent their going away abruptly , and lest in their haste they might burn those who bathed . The Sybarites also , were the first who refused to admit into their city those who laboured at noisy occupations ; Such as blacksmiths and the
like , that their sleep mig ht be free from all interruption ; neither would they suffer any cocks to be kept in their city . Once at Crotona , a wrestlerwas sweeping away the dust from the . pakestra ; oile of some Sy barites , who were near , enquired , whether , in so great a city there were not slaves to perform so vile an office . ,. Another Sybarite being at Lacedtemonand invited to the pheidi-.
, tiort * , was seated upon wood : after supper he observed that he had . formerly been astonished at hearing of the Lacedaemonian bravery , but seeing what he now did , he thought them in no respect different from other people , for the most pusillanimous of men would rather choose to die , than lead a life of such intolerable hardship .
The Sy barites frequently g ive public entertainments , and they who are most luxurious on this occasion are honoured with crowns of gold : they proclaim the names of such aloud at their sacrifices and public , games , not from any attachment to the individuals whom they thus , distinguish , but on accountof the luxurious feasts theyhave given . On such occasions also , they bestow crowns on the cooks who have discovered the greatest skill in their profession .
Their city being placed in a low situation , it happens that their morning and evening is intolerably cold ,, whilst at mid-day the heat is excessive ; from which circumstances a proverb has arisen among them , that whoever would avoid an untimely death , must never see the sun either rise or set . These people finally were become so excessively luxurious , that they had' even instructed their horses to dance at theirpublic festivals to the sound of musical instruments .
Cotys.
COTYS .
FROM THE SAME . THEOPOMPUS , in his first Book of Philippics , writes thus : —On the third day he came to Onocarsis , a place in Thrace , remarkable for a grove of great beauty , and exceedingly pleasant , particularly in .