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... translation would be " nor must there be a departing ( by you etc . ) ... " ( AG 500.3 ) . ne : introduces a ... translated as ablative of description modifying circus , though ablative of means after elucens is equally possible . Grais ...
... translation would be " nor must there be a departing ( by you etc . ) ... " ( AG 500.3 ) . ne : introduces a ... translated as ablative of description modifying circus , though ablative of means after elucens is equally possible . Grais ...
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... Translate " very swift " ( AG 291a ) . nona : the ninth " sphere . " Because it is immobilis , the earth makes no ... translation of the Greek dunamis , which can describe a musical " octave " ( Boyancé 111-112 ; Burkert is sceptical ...
... Translate " very swift " ( AG 291a ) . nona : the ninth " sphere . " Because it is immobilis , the earth makes no ... translation of the Greek dunamis , which can describe a musical " octave " ( Boyancé 111-112 ; Burkert is sceptical ...
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... Translate qui like a connecting relative , " and despite ... " Its antecedent is Oceanum ; it is nominative because it is the subject of the subordinate quam - clause ( which causes the difficulty of translation ) . tanto nomine ...
... Translate qui like a connecting relative , " and despite ... " Its antecedent is Oceanum ; it is nominative because it is the subject of the subordinate quam - clause ( which causes the difficulty of translation ) . tanto nomine ...
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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