Note 025
Theodora surpassed the Crispa of Ausonius, (Epigram
lxxi.,) who imitated the capitalis luxus of the females of Nola.
See Quintilian Institut. viii. 6, and Torrentius ad Horat.
Sermon. l. i. sat. 2, v. 101. At a memorable supper, thirty
slaves waited round the table ten young men feasted with
Theodora. Her charity was universal.
Et lassata viris, necdum satiata, recessit.]
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 40