[1391] As the “Persa” has come down to us, we find no mention of myrrh in the passage alluded to.
[1392] See B. xii. c. [49]. This is mentioned in the Persa, A. i. sc. 3, l. 7.
[1393] Aromatic or perfumed wines.
[1394] Murrhinam.
[1395] The Cheat or Impostor: a play of Plautus. See A. ii. sc. 4, l. 51, et seq.
[1396] Must boiled down to half its original quantity.
[1397] Apothecas. The “apothecæ” were rooms at the top of the house, in which the wines were placed for the purpose of seasoning. Sometimes a current of smoke was directed through them. They were quite distinct from the “cella vinaria,” or “wine-cellar.” The Opimian wine is mentioned in c. [4].
[1398] This writer is unknown.
[1399] Or amphora.
[1400] Vessels containing a congius, or the eighth of an amphora, nearly six pints English.