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Saturnalia

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discussed in biography

In Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius
…most important work is the Saturnalia, the last known example of the long series of symposia headed by the Symposium of Plato.
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portrayal of Laberius

In Decimus Laberius
…the 4th-century-ad author Macrobius (Saturnalia). He introduced into his mime a Syrian slave, in mockery of Publilius, who had once been a slave. Caesar awarded the prize to Publilius but restored Laberius to his equestrian rank, which he had forfeited by appearing as a mime. The titles of 43…
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