Publius is frequently mentioned with praise and repeatedly quoted by ancient writers, especially by the Senecas, by A. Gellius, and by Macrobius. Hence we conclude that his mimes must have been committed to writing, and extensively circulated at an early period; and a collection of pithy moral sayings extracted from his works appears to have been used as a school-book in the boyhood of Hieronymus. A compilation of this description, extending to upwards of a thousand lines in Iambic and Trochaic measures, every apophthegm being comprised in a single line. and the whole ranged alphabetically, according to the initial letter of the first each, is now extant under the title These proverbs, many of which exhibit much grace, both of thought and expression, have been drawn from various sources, and are evidently the work of many different hands; but a considerable number may with considerable confidenee be ascribed to Syrus and his contemporaries. In addition, a fragment upon luxury, extending to ten Iambic verses, has been. preserved by Petronius (100.55).