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One thing more remains to be said of the accused ; he was clearly a man of good temper and judgement , if we may trust the account in Plutarch Cato 28 of his rescuing and protecting Cato in a riot , or ib . 21 añoдυywv dè ὁ Μουρήνας οὐ ...
One thing more remains to be said of the accused ; he was clearly a man of good temper and judgement , if we may trust the account in Plutarch Cato 28 of his rescuing and protecting Cato in a riot , or ib . 21 añoдυywv dè ὁ Μουρήνας οὐ ...
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I may be prevented by dozens of things ( e . g . religious scruples about an omen ) : therefore , keep the consuls you have . ( 2 ) The man for the time must be a man of action , not of forms and quibbles : Murena is the former ...
I may be prevented by dozens of things ( e . g . religious scruples about an omen ) : therefore , keep the consuls you have . ( 2 ) The man for the time must be a man of action , not of forms and quibbles : Murena is the former ...
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I have felt the same thing myself . And clearly the soldier has far higher claims to office than the jurist . Rome and all in or under it are protected by soldiers . They are our guardians . You must not think too highly of your ...
I have felt the same thing myself . And clearly the soldier has far higher claims to office than the jurist . Rome and all in or under it are protected by soldiers . They are our guardians . You must not think too highly of your ...
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But we know of two things that went against Murena in the praetorian election , ( 1 ) his having never given any public shows , ( 2 ) the absence of those who had known his merits as a general or governor of a province .
But we know of two things that went against Murena in the praetorian election , ( 1 ) his having never given any public shows , ( 2 ) the absence of those who had known his merits as a general or governor of a province .
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Above all , you made us afraid that Catiline would be elected while you wasted your time on other things . Of course people voted for Murena , as the only way to save the state . Catiline was exultant , you were depressed : remember the ...
Above all , you made us afraid that Catiline would be elected while you wasted your time on other things . Of course people voted for Murena , as the only way to save the state . Catiline was exultant , you were depressed : remember the ...
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| Title | M.T. Ciceronis Oratio Pro L. Murena Pitt press series |
| Author | Marcus Tullius Cicero |
| Contributor | William Emerton Heitland |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | University Press, 1874 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 23 Jan 2020 |
| Length | 111 pages |
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