person
Gallonius
also: Galloni
An auctioneer whose table became notorious for serving sturgeon; an early emblem of nouveau-riche gluttony (already mocked by Lucilius).
Reading notes
- The Satires §2.2 of Gallonius
An auctioneer whose table grew notorious for serving sturgeon — an early byword (already in Lucilius) for upstart gluttony.