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A history of advertising from the earliest times : illustrated by anecdotes, curious specimens and biographical notes (1874)

Sampson, Henry, 1841-1891 · London : Chatto and Windus · leaf 71

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is luxury. Nam ventus populo vela negare solet, says Mar-tial, and the same idea occurs in three other places in this poets v^^orks(vi. 9; xi. 21 ; xiv. 29). Sometimes, also, the bills of gladiators pro-mise sparsiones, vs^hich consisted in certain sprinklings of water per-fumed with saffron or… … ANCIENT FORMS OF ADVERTISING. 39 At his establishments there were baths according to thefashion of the town, besides every convenience. Anda similar inscription occurred by the Via Nomentana, eightmiles from Rome— IN . PRAEDIS . AURE LIAE . FAUSTINIANAE BALINEUS . LAVAT . MO RE . URBICO . ET OMNIS.…

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