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Rendellolast Friday at 2:38 AM2 repliesview on HN

What a cool project, I like this one where Pliny the Younger complains about a no-show at his dinner party:

https://romanletters.org/letters/pliny_younger/1015/


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zeusdclxviyesterday at 5:59 PM

This appears to be written to this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Septicius_Clarus

CGMthrowawaylast Friday at 6:14 PM

Had to look up "sow's matrices."

> A "sow's matrix" (or vulva in Latin) is a dish from ancient Rome consisting of the uterus of a sow (a female pig), often specifically from one that has never farrowed or that was slaughtered shortly after farrowing. It was considered a delicacy among the wealthy elite and was a common dish served at lavish Roman banquets and dinner parties, often used as a sign of luxury, wealth, and status.

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