Woman with a jug on the Roman mosaic
The censor Lucius Aurelius Cotta did not shy away from wine. During his tenure in 64 BCE Cicero applied for a consulate. A famous Roman orator was once thirsty for a drink of water. As his friends were standing around, he indulged in a joke:
“You have good reason to fear that the censor will deal harshly with me – for drinking water”.
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