“The first inhabitants of Italy were the Aborigines, whose king, Saturnus, is said to have been a man of such extraordinary justice, that no one was a slave in his reign, or had any private property, but all things were common to all, and undivided, as one estate for the use of every one; in memory of which way of life, it has been ordered that at the Saturnalia slaves should everywhere sit down with their masters at the entertainments, the rank of all being made equal.” - Justinus, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus 43.3 nostr:note1smq7wy2gcgt8kvy02lm0dyhzugvge70lal99mrhu7e59frfy5dzqh2pgjn
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