The name "Apicius" had long been associated with excessively refined love of food, from the habits of an early bearer of the name, Marcus Gavius Apicius, a Roman gourmet and lover of refined luxury, who lived sometime in the 1st century AD during the reign of Tiberius.
Nimi "Apicius" seondus pikka aega liialt rafineeritud armastusega toidu vastu, mis tulenes varajasest Marcus Gavius Apicius nime kandja harjumustest, Rooma gourmet ja rafineeritud luksuste armastaja, kes elas millalgi 1. sajandil Tiberiuse valitsemise ajal.