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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2149853, member: 39084&quot;]Ah yes, Suetonius the ancient gossip... one of my favorite sources of innuendo and slightly crude factoids, such as this one contained in his description about Claudius and his handling of imperial banquets (forgive my vulgarity here, which I generally leave to, ahem, another on this site):</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;<b>He always invited his children to dine with him, as well as the sons and daughters of distinguished men, seating them according to ancient custom on the pillowed ends of the couches.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>On one occasion when a guest was suspected of having stolen a golden bowl the previous day, he invited him again on the following evening, but had an earthenware dish placed before him.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>They say that he thought of issuing a decree to make it acceptable to break wind, quietly or even loudly at dinner, after hearing of someone so polite that he endangered his health by his restraint.&quot;</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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