Fuit autem ineptiolae huius ista materia, in expeditione, quod tempus, ut scis, licentiae militaris est, super mensam meam facta est invitatio, non illa de Rubrii convivio, ut Graeco more biberetur, set illa de Flacci ecloga, in qua propter mediam noctem et novam lunam et Murenae auguratum
The occasion of this bit of foolery was as follows. When I was on active service'a season which, as you know, is one of military freedom'at my mess a challenge was issued to drink, not in Greek fashion as at the banquet of Rubrius, but after the manner described by Flaccus in that piece of his where by reason of midnight and the new moon and Muraenas augurship
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