Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Apophoreta

Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

APOPHORE'TA (ἀποφόρητα). Presents which a host gave to his guests at the conclusion of an entertainment, to be carried home with them. Compliments of this kind were more especially customary during the fête of the Saturnalia. Suet. Cal. 55. Id. Vesp. 19.