person
Philodemus of Gadara
Philodemus
also: Philodemus
The Epicurean poet and philosopher (c. 110–35 BC) of Piso's circle; Horace quotes his preference for the readily available girl.
Reading notes
- The Satires §1.2 Philodemus
Philodemus of Gadara, Epicurean poet of the mid-first century BC; Horace borrows his epigram preferring the girl who is cheap and prompt to the costly, dawdling one.