person
Publius Gallonius
Gallonius
also: Gallonius, Galloni, P. Gallonius
A notorious gourmand and spendthrift auctioneer attacked in the satires of Lucilius and cited by Cicero (De Finibus 2.24-25) as the type of the man who dines lavishly but never "dines well." Laelius the Wise reproaches him in the quoted Lucilian verses for squandering everything on prawn and sturgeon.
Reading notes
- On the Ends of Good and Evil §2.24 O Publius, O Gallonius, you guzzler
Publius Gallonius was a notorious gourmand attacked in Lucilius's satires for squandering his fortune on delicacies. He serves Cicero as the type of one who dines lavishly but never "dines well."