Transcriber's Note: Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=. THE DEIPNOSOPHISTS OR BANQUET OF THE LEARNED OF ATHENÆUS. LITERALLY TRANSLATED BY C. D. YONGE, B. A. WITH AN APPENDIX OF POETICAL FRAGMENTS, RENDERED INTO ENGLISH VERSE BY VARIOUS AUTHORS, AND A GENERAL INDEX. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. LONDON: HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. M DCCC LIV. CONTENTS OF VOL. III. BOOK XII. Love of Pleasure—Luxury of the Persians—Profligacy of the Lydians Persian Customs—The Sybarites—The Tarentines—The Milesians —The Abydenes—The Colophonians—Luxury of the Syrians—Of the Asiatic Kings—Sardanapalus—Philip—The Pisistratidæ—Alcibiades —Pausanias—Diomnestus—Alexander—Polycrates—Agrigentum —Lucullus—Aristippus—The Persian—Epicurus—Anaxarchus— Ptolemy Euergetes—The Lacedæmonians—Cincsias—Anointing— Venus Callipyge 818‒888 BOOK XIII. Lacedæmonian Marriages—Hercules—Rapacity of Courtesans—Folly of Marrying—Love—Beauty—Courtesans—Hetæræ—Courtesans— Love—Beauty of Women—Praise of Modesty—Faults of Philosophers —Lending Money 888‒978 BOOK XIV. Jesters—Concerts—Songs—Rhapsodists—Magodi—Harp-players— Music—Dancing—Dances—Music—Musical Instruments—Music— Love Songs—Sweetmeats—Different Courses at Dinner—Dessert— Cheesecakes—Cakes—Vegetables—Pomegranates—Figs—Grapes— Peacocks—Partridges—The Helots—Cheese—Cooks—The Thessalians—Ματτύη 978‒1062 BOOK XV. The Cottabus—Garlands—Dyes—Perfumes—Libations—Scolia— Parodies—Torches 1062‒1122 APPENDIX 1123 INDEX. BOOK XII. 1. YOU appear to me, my good friend Timocrates, to be a man of Cyrene, according to the Tyndareus of Alexis— For there if any man invites another To any banquet, eighteen others come; Ten chariots, and fifteen pairs of horses, And for all these you must provide the food, So that 'twere better to invite nobody And it would be better for me also to hold my tongue, and not to add anything more to all that has been said already; but since you ask me very earnestly for a discussion on those men who have been notorious for luxury, and on their effeminate practices, you must be gratified.