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... 14.16 ( me complexus ... ) . Scipio is released from the embrace in the last line of the dream . This " ring of embrace " reflects the concentric spheres of the 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 universe at the Cicero , Somnium Scipionis 13.
... 14.16 ( me complexus ... ) . Scipio is released from the embrace in the last line of the dream . This " ring of embrace " reflects the concentric spheres of the 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 universe at the Cicero , Somnium Scipionis 13.
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... ring ( ut est ) within a ring ( parva ... ita ) , within a ring ( quae ... videtur ; cf. 16.12-13 , omnia mihi ... ) 16-17 spectato ... contemnito : second person singular future imperatives . See on 13.2 ( habeto ) and 16.8 ( coetum ) ...
... ring ( ut est ) within a ring ( parva ... ita ) , within a ring ( quae ... videtur ; cf. 16.12-13 , omnia mihi ... ) 16-17 spectato ... contemnito : second person singular future imperatives . See on 13.2 ( habeto ) and 16.8 ( coetum ) ...
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... rings , verbs at the end . The last , impulsu ... violaverunt , has an additional ring within it , the participial ... ring not only shows how " glutted " the lowest faculty of such men is , but the central position of oboedientium ...
... rings , verbs at the end . The last , impulsu ... violaverunt , has an additional ring within it , the participial ... ring not only shows how " glutted " the lowest faculty of such men is , but the central position of oboedientium ...
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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