Selected Epigrams of Martial

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Excerpt from Selected Epigrams of Martial: Edited With Introduction, Notes, and AppendicesBut Martial by no means depended on such a precarious source of income alone. He had other more regular, and certain means of livelihood as well. There can be little doubt that he received considerable presents from those who desired to be celebrated in his verses. Besides this, he earned the clients' sportula'g. And his sportula would be more than the minimum of centum quadrantes, and received from more than one patron. For many wealthy men would be glad to reckon a popular poet among their clientele and for the same reason would be glad to bestow on him more than the usual dole. But the sportula was not all that patrons bestowed on their clients. Occa sioual presents (e. G. At the Satumalia) and occasional invitations to dinner formed a part of the client's remuneration, as regularly, expected as the sportula.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.