Emilius, an ancient Latin poet, was born at Verona, and flourished under Augustus Caesar. Eusebius relates, that he died a few years after Virgil. Ovid speaks of a poem of his, on the nature and quality of birds, serpents, and herbs; which he says Macer being then very old had often read to him:

*Saepe suas volucres legit milii grandior ævo, Queaque nocet serpens, qua juvat herba, Macer.* De Ponto, lib. iv. eieg. 10.

There is extant a poem upon the nature and power of herbs under Macer's name; but it is spurious. He also wrote MACERATION wrote a supplement to Homer, as Quintus Calaber did afterwards in Greek:

\[ \text{Tu canis aeterno quicquid reflabat Homero:} \] \[ \text{Ne careant summa Troica bella manu.} \]

De Ponto, lib. ii. eleg. 10.

MACERATION, is an infusion of, or soaking ingredients in water or any other fluid, in order either to soften them or draw out their virtues.