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... speeches , like those in Livy and Lucan , are good but rather wanting in distinctive character . 2 Such as VIII 13 , 14 , IX 4 , 5 , 9 . mainly the authority of Klitarchus1 , an Alexandrine historian who ΙΟ INTRODUCTION .
... speeches , like those in Livy and Lucan , are good but rather wanting in distinctive character . 2 Such as VIII 13 , 14 , IX 4 , 5 , 9 . mainly the authority of Klitarchus1 , an Alexandrine historian who ΙΟ INTRODUCTION .
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... Livy and Tacitus . This , as well as the epigrammatic sentences with which his work is studded , is nothing but the natural result of an age of recitations2 , when books were composed rather with a view to afford a choice of extracts ...
... Livy and Tacitus . This , as well as the epigrammatic sentences with which his work is studded , is nothing but the natural result of an age of recitations2 , when books were composed rather with a view to afford a choice of extracts ...
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... Livy is sufficiently transparent , and in common with most writers of his day he betrays frequently an attentive study of Virgil . To enter into minute details concerning the peculiarities of his diction and syntax is beyond the scope ...
... Livy is sufficiently transparent , and in common with most writers of his day he betrays frequently an attentive study of Virgil . To enter into minute details concerning the peculiarities of his diction and syntax is beyond the scope ...
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... Livy and other writers , and only take the attention as they do from the want of Livian brilliancy to carry them off . And if he is less pleasant than Livy to read he is also less difficult . ( 5 ) Curtius has since the revival of ...
... Livy and other writers , and only take the attention as they do from the want of Livian brilliancy to carry them off . And if he is less pleasant than Livy to read he is also less difficult . ( 5 ) Curtius has since the revival of ...
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... Livy IX 17-19 is very likely directed against this writer . 2 See Suet Jul 7 , and Julian p 253 a , b . [ Note . It may be well to remark that the name Panjab , the land of the ' five streams ' , is well explained and illustrated by Mr ...
... Livy IX 17-19 is very likely directed against this writer . 2 See Suet Jul 7 , and Julian p 253 a , b . [ Note . It may be well to remark that the name Panjab , the land of the ' five streams ' , is well explained and illustrated by Mr ...
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Alexander in India: A Portion of the History Quintus Curtius W. E. Heitland,T. E. Raven No preview available - 2019 |
Alexander in Indi: A Portion of the History of Quintus Curtius (1879) W. E. Heitland,T. E. Raven No preview available - 2008 |
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