Ὄστρεια
oysters
Translated by Catharine Roth28 Dec 2002Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
When Trajan was among [the] Parthians, distant many days' journey from the sea, Apicius the gourmet sent him fresh oysters, preserved by skill.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὄστρεια. Τραιανῷ ἐν Πάρθοις ὄντι καὶ τῆς θαλάσσης ἀπέχοντι ἡμερῶν πολλῶν ὁδὸν Ἀπίκιος ὁ ὀψοφάγος ὄστρεα νεαρὰ διεπέμψατο, ὑπὸ σοφίας τεθησαυρισμένα.
Betacode
*)/ostreia. *traianw=| e)n *pa/rqois o)/nti kai\ th=s qala/sshs a)pe/xonti h(merw=n pollw=n o(do\n *)api/kios o( o)yofa/gos o)/strea neara\ diepe/myato, u(po\ sofi/as teqhsaurisme/na.
Notes (1)
- On Marcus Apicius, see alpha 3213, alpha 4660, mu 217, etc.
- 1Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 1.7D (1.13 Kaibel), which makes it clearer that the 'skill' was Apicius' own. ↩
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Revision history2 revisions · last 30 Jul 2013
- another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
- modified translation; expanded note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth