gargonius

Updated: August 23, 2026

One man wears his tunic to his heels, another is girt up as if for a race; Rufillus smells of perfumery, Gargonius of anything but scent; and so on and he cries out that when a fool tries to avoid a mistake he will run to any length in the opposite direction.

F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford - Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1: Studies from the Chronicles of Rome