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... Somnium Scipionis are Scipio Aemilianus ( its narrator ) , M ' . Manlius , and C. Laelius . The other interlocutors ( mentioned in other books of De re publica , but not in the Somnium ) are L. Furius Philus , Sp . Mummius , Q. Aelius ...
... Somnium Scipionis are Scipio Aemilianus ( its narrator ) , M ' . Manlius , and C. Laelius . The other interlocutors ( mentioned in other books of De re publica , but not in the Somnium ) are L. Furius Philus , Sp . Mummius , Q. Aelius ...
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... Somnium Scipionis . The center of the Somnium describes the heavenly bodies harmoniously arranged in " concentric " spheres . This becomes the dominant image through " ring structure " which pervades every sentence . After Cicero ...
... Somnium Scipionis . The center of the Somnium describes the heavenly bodies harmoniously arranged in " concentric " spheres . This becomes the dominant image through " ring structure " which pervades every sentence . After Cicero ...
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... somnium Scipionis 1.4.2 ) . Aemilianus responded that virtue does not seek " lead statues or triumphs with laurels that will wilt " but rewards that are stabiliora et viridiora . The dream is intended to describe " the more lasting and ...
... somnium Scipionis 1.4.2 ) . Aemilianus responded that virtue does not seek " lead statues or triumphs with laurels that will wilt " but rewards that are stabiliora et viridiora . The dream is intended to describe " the more lasting and ...
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ablative absolute adjective adverb Aemilius Paulus Aeneid alte spectare animi animus antecedent asyndeton atque autem Burkert caelum Carthage Cicero coetum cognomen complexus complexus...collacrimavit connecting relative consul cuius dative deorum deus dialogue dicitur divine domum Dream of Scipio earth earthly eius eminebit foras enim Ennius ex quo genitive Gracchan grandfather Greek habeto hanc heaven heavenly hominum hunc illum immortal indirect statement inquit ipsum Laelius locum Macrobius Masinissa mihi modifies motus multam Myth of Er natura nihil nominative noun Numantia Numidia numquam omnia orbit participle patria person singular Phaedo planets Plato's political potest predicate principium publica quae quam quibus quid quin quod relative clause Roman Rome Scipio Aemilianus Scipio Africanus scitis Somnium Scipionis somno soul spheres Stoic subjunctive sunt tamen templum terra terris Tiberius Gracchus tibi Timaeus translated Tusculan Disputations universe verb Vergil vero vides virtue vobis world-soul Zetzel