M. Minucii Felicis Octavius, with an Engl. comm. [&c.] ed. by H.A. Holden |
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... Serapis at Ostia ( Ch . II . 5 ) . Now it is recorded of Alexander Severus that in his fondness for religious syn- cretism , he procured for himself initiation into the mys- teries 18 , and beautified the temple of this deity at Rome 19 ...
... Serapis at Ostia ( Ch . II . 5 ) . Now it is recorded of Alexander Severus that in his fondness for religious syn- cretism , he procured for himself initiation into the mys- teries 18 , and beautified the temple of this deity at Rome 19 ...
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... . It ac- by Cæcilius to a statue of Serapis on our way to provoked an indignant Octavius interfering to in superstitious ignorance my friend . II . - III . § 1 . CAP . II . meo 4siccandis humoribus de marinis lavacris OCTAVIUS . 47.
... . It ac- by Cæcilius to a statue of Serapis on our way to provoked an indignant Octavius interfering to in superstitious ignorance my friend . II . - III . § 1 . CAP . II . meo 4siccandis humoribus de marinis lavacris OCTAVIUS . 47.
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... Serapis see the Index s . v . and Baldvin . Dissert . p . 9. § 7 . 8 manum ori admovens . It was a common and very old custom of expressing homage to the gods either to kiss their idol , or to kiss their hand to it ; probably of ...
... Serapis see the Index s . v . and Baldvin . Dissert . p . 9. § 7 . 8 manum ori admovens . It was a common and very old custom of expressing homage to the gods either to kiss their idol , or to kiss their hand to it ; probably of ...
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... Serapis , at vero alio respectu , ' quatenus nimirum annorum causa " est et tempora efficit . Sol enim " sive Osiris quatuor habet sym- " bola , Ammonem , Horum , Se- " rapim , et Harpocratem h . e . " Solem in duobus æquinoctiis et ...
... Serapis , at vero alio respectu , ' quatenus nimirum annorum causa " est et tempora efficit . Sol enim " sive Osiris quatuor habet sym- " bola , Ammonem , Horum , Se- " rapim , et Harpocratem h . e . " Solem in duobus æquinoctiis et ...
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... Serapis was prohibited within the walls , and the altars de- stroyed by the senate , Dio xl . 47 ; xlii . 26 : they were restored by po- pular tumult , but forbidden by Ga- binius chiefly , B. c . 58 , ( Arnob . Adv . Nat . ii . 73 ) ...
... Serapis was prohibited within the walls , and the altars de- stroyed by the senate , Dio xl . 47 ; xlii . 26 : they were restored by po- pular tumult , but forbidden by Ga- binius chiefly , B. c . 58 , ( Arnob . Adv . Nat . ii . 73 ) ...
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Page 129 - Nonne in ortu suo et scelere collecti et muniti immanitatis suae terrore creverunt? Nam asylo prima plebs congregata est: confluxerant perditi facinerosi incesti sicarii proditores, et ut ipse Romulus imperator et rector populum suum facinore praecelleret, parricidium fecit. Haec prima sunt auspicia religiosae civitatis!
Page 169 - Corpus omne sive arescit in pulverem sive in umorem solvitur vel in cinerem comprimitur vel in nidorem tenuatur, subducitur nobis, sed deo elementorum custodia reservatur.
Page 95 - Quod si ingressus aliquam domum omnia exculta disposita ornata vidisses, utique praeesse ei crederes dominum et illis bonis rebus multo esse meliorem; ita in hac mundi domo, cum caelo terraque perspicias providentiam ordinem legem, crede esse universitatis dominum parentemque ipsis sideribus et totius mundi partibus pulchriorem.
Page 130 - Ita quicquid Romani tenent colunt possident, audaciae praeda est : templa omnia de manubiis, id est de ruinis urbium, de spoliis deorum, de caedibus sacerdotum.
Page 49 - ... 6 Et cum dicto eius adsedimus, ita ut me ex tribus medium lateris ambitione protegerent : nee hoc obsequi fuit aut ordinis aut honoris, quippe cum amicitia pares semper aut accipiat aut faciat, sed ut arbiter et utrisque proximus aures darem et disceptantes duos medius segregarem.
Page 96 - Thebanorum par, mortuam x fabulam, transeo. Ob pastorum et casae regnum de geminis memoria notissima est. Generi et soceri bella toto orbe diffusa sunt, et tam magni imperii duos fortuna non cepit. Vide cetera: rex unus apibus, dux unus in gregibus, in armentis rector unus.
Page 160 - Putatis autem nos occultare quod colimus, si delubra et aras non habemus? Quod enim simulacrum deo fingam, cum, si recte existimes, sit dei homo ipse simulacrum ? Templum quod ei extruam, cum totus hic mundus eius opere fabricatus eum capere non possit?
Page 178 - In matutina nuper spectatus arena Mucius, imposuit qui sua membra focis, Si patiens fortisque tibi durusque videtur, Abderitanae pectora plebis habes; Nam cum dicatur, tunica praesente molesta, Ure* manum: plus est dicere, Non facio.
Page 159 - Sic nos denique non notaculo corporis, ut putatis, sed innocentiae ac modestiae signo facile dinoscimus : sic nos mutuo, quod doletis, amore diligimus, quoniam odisse non novimus : sic nos, quod invidetis, fratres vocamus, ut unius dei parentis homines, ut consortes fidei, ut spei coheredes. Vos enim nee invicem adgnoscitis et in mutua odia saevitis, nee fratres vos nisi sane ad parricidium recognoscitis.