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... celebrated glutton and spendthrift in the reign of Augustus . - Miser et frugi ] Ironically , compared with Crispinus . 23. Succinctus patria papyro ] The papyrus is the flag that grows on the banks of the Nile . When Crispinus was ...
... celebrated glutton and spendthrift in the reign of Augustus . - Miser et frugi ] Ironically , compared with Crispinus . 23. Succinctus patria papyro ] The papyrus is the flag that grows on the banks of the Nile . When Crispinus was ...
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... celebrated for its earthenware . 30. Ipse ] The patron himself , the master of the house . - Diffu- sum ] Vinum ... celebrating the birth - days of the great champions of the Republic , crowned with garlands , ( coro- nati , ) and ...
... celebrated for its earthenware . 30. Ipse ] The patron himself , the master of the house . - Diffu- sum ] Vinum ... celebrating the birth - days of the great champions of the Republic , crowned with garlands , ( coro- nati , ) and ...
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... celebrated for its oil . 88. Illud ] Oleum sc . - Alveolis ] Either the cruets , or the tray in which they stood , or the wooden platters off which the poor cli- ents ate , the more to mortify them . - 89. Canna ] An African canoe ...
... celebrated for its oil . 88. Illud ] Oleum sc . - Alveolis ] Either the cruets , or the tray in which they stood , or the wooden platters off which the poor cli- ents ate , the more to mortify them . - 89. Canna ] An African canoe ...
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... celebrated whirlpool , which was said to lie on the Sicilian side of the Straits of Messina , is not discovered by the moderns ; as no vortex sufficiently tremendous is now found to correspond with the descriptions of the ancients ...
... celebrated whirlpool , which was said to lie on the Sicilian side of the Straits of Messina , is not discovered by the moderns ; as no vortex sufficiently tremendous is now found to correspond with the descriptions of the ancients ...
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... celebrated for his wealth ( prædives Sat. x . 16. ) and liberality . -Piso ] Supposed to be C. Piso , who flourished in Nero's reign , and whose munificence is mentioned by Tacitus , Ann . xv . 48.- Cotta ] Some other munificent Roman ...
... celebrated for his wealth ( prædives Sat. x . 16. ) and liberality . -Piso ] Supposed to be C. Piso , who flourished in Nero's reign , and whose munificence is mentioned by Tacitus , Ann . xv . 48.- Cotta ] Some other munificent Roman ...
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