Note 2758 — BOOK IX. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FISHES. (continued 2)
John Bostock translation
“Cauponarum.” “Caupona” had two significations; that of an inn where travellers obtained food and lodging, and that of a shop where wine and ready-dressed meat were sold. A lower kind of inn was the popina, which was principally frequented by the slaves and lower classes, and was mostly used as a brothel as well.