erat opibus excellens, sed multo etiam animo quam divitiis locupletior, semperque in eroganda potius quam in corripienda pecunia occupatus, adeo ut domus eius quasi quaedam munificentiae officina crederetur: illinc enim publicis usibus apta monumenta exstruebantur, illinc grata populi oculis spectacula edebantur, illinc epularum magnifici apparatus labentique annonae subsidia oriebantur.
His wealth was preeminent, but he was much richer even in mind than in fortune and always busied in disbursing money rather than in grasping it, so that his house was considered a kind of workshop of munificence. From thence monuments of public utility were erected, thence spectacles to please the eyes of the people were displayed, thence originated magnificently sumptuous banquets and succour when the price of corn shot up.
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