[636] Foreshadowed in Xenophon memor II 8.
[637] Compare the case of the mercennarius and Regulus referred to above.
[638] Columella I praef §§ 3, 12, 13, 20, XII praef §§ 8-10.
[639] Pliny NH XVIII §§ 41-3 (of earlier times), XIV §§ 48-50 (speculations), XVIII §§ 273-4.
[640] M Weber Römische Agrargeschichte pp 242 foll.
[641] Sueton Aug 32, Tib 8, cf Seneca the elder contr X 4 § 18. Later, Spart Hadr 18. In law, Digest XXXIX 4 § 12².
[642] Even a valetudinarium is provided. See Columella XI 1 § 18, XII 1 § 6, 3 §§ 7, 8.
[643] Columella I 7.
[644] Weber op cit pp 244-5. See the chapter on [Columella] for this interpretation. It can hardly be considered certain, but it is not vital to the argument.
[645] Varro I 17 § 2, cf Colum I 3 § 12.