Ever wondered what Roman dinner parties were like? What was on the menu? Was there entertainment? Was it all orgies and sausages?

In this episode we discuss another four contemporary ancient sources, considering them from a sensory perspective. Here's a quick introduction to our dinner guests and their respective party offerings:

- Plutarch, Table Talk 5.679

- Martial, Epigrams 3.50 (To Ligurinus)

- Pliny the Younger, Letters 2.6

- Petronius, The Satyricon 40

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