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Rh upon one of the same name by Menander:—

These persons are represented, of course, as having not only the habit of living as far as possible at other men's expense, but as bringing an insatiable appetite with them to their entertainers' tables—

Neither host nor servants are sparing in their gibes as to the gormandising propensities of this class of self-invited guests. The cook in 'The Menæchmi' of Plautus is ordered to provide breakfast for three:—

Although the character of the Parasite is a direct importation from the Greek stage, it was likely to be a very common one also in Roman society. The