Aurata C.Sergius or Orata lived a short time prior to the Marsic War. He was distinguished for his love of wealth, luxury and refinement.
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Activities
He invented the pensiles balneae, these being baths with the hypocausta under them.
He was the first to make artificial oyster beds at Baiae, from which he obtained a large revenue. Furthermore, he was the first to assert the superiority of the shellfish from the Lucrine lake.
Legal hearing
Cicero described him as:
ditissimus, amoenissimus, deliciosissimus
His name is mentioned in respect to legal proceedings in which Cicero participated.
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