Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Apicius

A gourmand. Apicius was a Roman gourmand, whose income being reduced by his luxurious living to £80,000, put an end to his life, to avoid the misery of being obliged to live on plain diet.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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