Chap. 50.] 
THE YARIETT OF DESTINIES. 
203 
when one hundred years old, and Galeria Copiola returned to 
the stage, to perform in the interludes, at the votive games 
which were celebrated for the health of the deified Augustus, in 
the consulship of C. Poppseus and Q. Sulpicius.^^ She had 
made her first appearance when eight 5^ears of age, just ninety- 
one years before that time, when M. Pomponius was aedile of 
the people, in the consulship of C. Marius and Cn. Carbo.^^ When 
Pompeius Magnus dedicated his great theatre, he brought her 
upon the stage, as being quite a wonder, considering her old 
age. Asconius Pedianus informs us, that Sammula also lived 
one hundred and ten years. I consider it less wonderful that 
Stephanio, who was the first to dance on the stage in comedy 
descriptive of Eoman manners, should have^^ danced at the 
two sectdar games, those celebrated by the deified Au- 
gustus, and by Claudius Csesar, in his fourth consulship, consi- 
dering that the interval that elapsed between them was no more 
than sixty- three years indeed, he lived a considerable time 
after the last period. We are informed by Mutianus, that, on 
the peak of Mount Tmolus, which is called Tempsis, the people 
live one hundred and fifty years, and that T. PuUonius, of 
Bononia, was set down as of the same age, in the registration 
which took place under the censorship of Claudius Caesar ; and 
this appeared to be confirmed by comparing the present with 
former registrations, as well as many other proofs that he 
had been alive at certain periods — for that prince greatly in- 
terested himself in ascertaining the exact truth of the matter. 
CHAP. 50. (49.) THEVAEIETY OE DESTINIES AT THE BIRTH OF 
MAN. 
The present conjuncture would appear to demand from me 
55 " Emboliaria," an actress in the " embolium," or interlude of the 
Roman stage ; also called " acroama," by Cicero. ^It appears to have been 
a concert of musical instruments, perhaps accompanied by dancing. 
56 Their consulship was a.u.c. 761. — B. 
57 Their consulship was a.u.c. 671, wbich would leave an interval of 
ninety years between her first appearance and her appearance at the votive 
games. — B. 
58 " Togatus saltare instituit." He acted in the " togatae fabulae,'* co- 
medies representing Roman life, or the Hfe of those who wore the toga, the 
civic costume of the Romans. The Greek comedies were called " palliatse." 
59 The secular games of Augustus are stated by Suetonius, in his Life 
of Augustus, c. 31, and by Dion Cassius, to have taken place a.u.c. 
739.— B. 
