mythologyandhistory<p>Did you know multiple prominent people from <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancient</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a> had <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pet</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/eels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eels</span></a>? </p><p>Initially raised for food, many well-off Romans fell in love with Muraenidae, a type of eel. </p><p>They were so beloved, that Cicero-praised orator Lucius Licinius Crassus held a funeral for his <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a>.</p><p>Another orator, Quintus Hortensius, would be labelled a "Piscinarius" (fish fancier) by Cicero, for his deep <a href="https://mas.to/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> for an eel. </p><p>Antonia, daughter of Mark Antony, adorned her favourite eel with earrings.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/valentine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>valentine</span></a></p>