Marcus Gavius Apicius

	Marcus Gavius Apicius lived during the reign of Tiberius in the 1^st century A.D. Seneca the Younger tells us tells us that one day when Apicius counted his fortune he found he had only ten million sesterces left; this incidentally would still make him a multi-millionaire by today’s standards! He considered that such a paltry sum would condemn him to a life of starvation, and so he poisoned himself! Seneca also tells us that Apicius wrote two cookery books, a general recipe book, and a specialist work on sauces. Isidorus, a late writer, tells us that Apicius was the first author in the ancient world to write a cookery book.
1. Quintilla’s introductory page 2. Roman Fish Sauce – the Garum and Liquamen problem 3. Quintilla’s recipe for this month. 4. Return to Quintus’ Latin Translation Service Home Page