Tii8Cl...Tu80iill, sc. agri,

11. tertlo. Probably the villa mentioned i. 12 on the
road to Tibur. There it is said to be at the fourth milestone,
rtobably it lay between the two, so that Martial could use
whichever suited his verse best.
320 NOTES, VII. xxxiL 1—11.
XXXII. Addressed to Atticas, probably one of the Pom-
ponii and descendant of Cicero's friend, praising him for
spending his time in philosophy and contenting himself wi^
simple exercise.
1. nomlna. *The great names/ i.e. recalling the memory
of the best members of the gem, by following in their foot-
steps.
2. oontionlsse. * To be for ever silent.*

3. torba. ' The duteous throng of the Attic Minerva ' are
young students of philosophy as expounded by the Attic
writers.
4. Becreta qaie8= vita wmbratilU^ * the cloister.'
Bophos. The adj. here, 'philosopher.'

5. maglBter. The palaestrita (in. 58. 25) or exereitar who
taught young gentlemen in the palaestra. — Fracta aure from
boxing : cf. Verg. Aen. 5. 435, erratque aures et tempera circmn
Crebra mantu. The trainer in a palaestra would be a man
who had contended, probably with distinction in the public
games as a pancratiast, &c.
colit. 'Courts,' ' pays attention to,' 'makes much of,* for
the reason stated in the next line.
6. Immerltas. Because what he taught was not really
worth the money. It was paid for at a fancy price.
7. plla, Bc. trigonalis. Cf. iv. 19. 6 — 7.
8. praeparat. These games were preparatory to the bath.
Thermis, used here simply of the baths, not in the wider sense
in which it is opposed to balnea, in. 20. 15.
