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... later , " literally " and afterwards by a little " ; aliquanto is ablative of degree of difference . Grates ... ago : " I give thanks . " inquit : third person singular , present ( standing for the missing perfect ) of the defective ...
... later , " literally " and afterwards by a little " ; aliquanto is ablative of degree of difference . Grates ... ago : " I give thanks . " inquit : third person singular , present ( standing for the missing perfect ) of the defective ...
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... later told that this place is the " Milky Way " ( 16.11 ) . It is excelso , illustri and claro not only because it is full of stars , but because it is the home especially for statesmen who have merited immortality . de indicates that ...
... later told that this place is the " Milky Way " ( 16.11 ) . It is excelso , illustri and claro not only because it is full of stars , but because it is the home especially for statesmen who have merited immortality . de indicates that ...
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... Later Africanus will speak of the heavenly temple of Jupiter as the “ eternal seat and home " ( 25.16 , 29.6 ) . 15-16 quae si tibi parva ut est ita videtur : The indicative est shows that ut introduces a comparative clause . quae is a ...
... Later Africanus will speak of the heavenly temple of Jupiter as the “ eternal seat and home " ( 25.16 , 29.6 ) . 15-16 quae si tibi parva ut est ita videtur : The indicative est shows that ut introduces a comparative clause . quae is a ...
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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