sallutio

Updated: May 2, 2025

There was in his army a man, otherwise mean and contemptible, but of the house of the Africani, and his name Scipio Sallutio. For he was in such want both of victualing for his men, and forage for his horses, that he was forced to feed the horses with sea-weed, which he washed thoroughly to take off its saltiness, and mixed with a little grass, to give it a more agreeable taste.

Plutarch - Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans