Fuentes para el estudio del termalismo minero-medicinal en la Antigüedad

Persius, Satirae, 3,98

Datation
c. 62 CE
Canonical Reference
Pers. Persius, 3,98

turgidus hic epulis atque albo ventre lavatur,
gutture sulpureas lente exhalante mefites.

It turns out that he takes the bath with the whitish belly full of food, while his throat slowly exhales sulfurous breaths.

Resulta que toma el baño con el vientre blancuzco repleto de comida, mientras su garganta exhala lentamente hálitos sulfurosos.

Commentary

Persio critica la vida alejada del estudio y dedicada al ocio y la insolencia.

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