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This is often the force of atque . cf. ac , 82. talis : explained best by Servius 1 as de rebus humanis . FIG . 37. VENUS DI MILO . 228. tristior : somewhat sad , an unusual condition for the laughter - loving goddess .
This is often the force of atque . cf. ac , 82. talis : explained best by Servius 1 as de rebus humanis . FIG . 37. VENUS DI MILO . 228. tristior : somewhat sad , an unusual condition for the laughter - loving goddess .
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The testudo was a familiar Roman formation , in which an attacking force locked shields above their heads . The refer- ence is , of course , an anachronism . 442. scalae : scaling ladders , also common in Roman warfare . postisque sub ...
The testudo was a familiar Roman formation , in which an attacking force locked shields above their heads . The refer- ence is , of course , an anachronism . 442. scalae : scaling ladders , also common in Roman warfare . postisque sub ...
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quidem , is used with a concessive force ; though I hope for thy shipwreck , still go . ' In prose , it is often followed by sed or tamen ; cf. III . 315. mediis scopulis : on the rocks midway , i.e. between Carthage and Italy . si quid ...
quidem , is used with a concessive force ; though I hope for thy shipwreck , still go . ' In prose , it is often followed by sed or tamen ; cf. III . 315. mediis scopulis : on the rocks midway , i.e. between Carthage and Italy . si quid ...
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| Title | Aeneid Books I-VI The students' series of Latin classics |
| Author | Virgil |
| Editors | Henry Rushton Fairclough, Seldon Lester Brown |
| Publisher | Sanborn, 1936 |
| Length | 655 pages |
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