Note 70 — A. PERSIUS FLACCUS
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urtica: Comp. Hor., Ep., 1, 12, 7: abstemius herbis | vivis et urtica; and Sat., 2, 2, 117: holus fumosae cum pede pernae (Jahn).—sinciput: ‘pig’s cheek.’ The swine was the common sacrifice and the common dish.—aure: Fissa aure seems to be nothing more than a picturesque detail. The pig’s head was bung up in the smoke by a slit in its ear.