 As Tertullian observes, this early Apicius gave his name to a series of later gourmets and cooks, notably Marcus Gavius Apicius and a slightly later Apicius who lived in the 2nd century AD.Apicius was not transmitted as a family name, but was apparently applied as a nickname, meaning "gourmand".For the same reason, the name of "Apicius" was eventually thought appropriate for a cookbook, and as such was applied both to the late Roman cookery text currently known as "Apicius" and to the quite different and much briefer "Excerpta Apicii" ("Abridged Apicius") ascribed to Vinidarius.