person
Nasidienus Rufus
Nasidienus
also: Nasidieni, Rufus
A vulgar, over-anxious nouveau-riche host whose pretentious banquet — narrated by Fundanius — collapses into farce; the butt of the final satire.
Reading notes
- The Satires §2.8 rich Nasidienus
An ostentatious, fretful upstart whose lavish dinner-party — reported by the comic poet Fundanius — turns to farce; the target of the book's closing satire.