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... stars , but because it is the home especially for statesmen who have merited immortality . de indicates that Africanus is pointing out Carthage " down from " his lofty position ( OLD de 2b ) ; that is , he resides in the Milky Way . In ...
... stars , but because it is the home especially for statesmen who have merited immortality . de indicates that Africanus is pointing out Carthage " down from " his lofty position ( OLD de 2b ) ; that is , he resides in the Milky Way . In ...
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... star ) . See on 29.8 ( eminebit foras ) . animi , ingenii consiliique : The asyndeton between animi and ingenii ... stars and planets have their paths to follow . 16-17 septenos octiens solis anfractus reditusque converterit " will ...
... star ) . See on 29.8 ( eminebit foras ) . animi , ingenii consiliique : The asyndeton between animi and ingenii ... stars and planets have their paths to follow . 16-17 septenos octiens solis anfractus reditusque converterit " will ...
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... stars have not only completed their individual orbits , but have come to that one beginning point they all have in common . 10-11 habeto ... scito : second person singular future imperatives . See on 13.2 ( habeto ) . Cap . 25 12 13 14 ...
... stars have not only completed their individual orbits , but have come to that one beginning point they all have in common . 10-11 habeto ... scito : second person singular future imperatives . See on 13.2 ( habeto ) . Cap . 25 12 13 14 ...
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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