What fun to mock the elite in the Garrick! But there were no Garricks in Rome: clubs were for those lower down the scale.
They were called collegia and consisted of citizens, freedmen (ex-slaves) and in some cases slaves. All usually had some religious connection and were properly organised with presidents, treasurers and so on.
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