Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, The Deipnosophists, or the Banquet of the Learned.<a id="note-link1" href="#note1">1</a>: Book I.—Epitome., chapter 3 <a href="#note-link1">1</a> We have adopted the conventional title, “Banquet of the Learned;” but it may, perhaps, be more accurate to translate it, “The Contrviers of Feasts.” Vide Smith's Biographical Dictionary, voc. Athenæus.</p>

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Book III.—Epitome.

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And Athenæus dramatises his dialogue in imitation of the manner of Plato. And thus he begins:—

TIMOCRATES. ATHENAEUS.

Tim. Were you, Athenæus, yourself present at that delightful party of the men whom they now call Deipnosophists; which has been so much talked of all over the city; or is it only from having heard an account of it from others that you spoke of it to your companions?

Ath. I was there myself, Timocrates.

Tim. I wish, then, that you would communicate to us also some of that agreeable conversation which you had over your cups;

Make your hand perfect by a third attempt,

as the bard of Cyrene¹ says somewhere or other; or must week some one else?

1 Callimachus.

Athenaeus. The Deipnosophists. Or Banquet Of The Learned Of Athenaeus. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1854.

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