The Germania of Tacitus: With a Revised Text, English Notes, and MapMacmillan and Company, 1881 - 92 pages |
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... equivalent to our civilisation ) includes here the general character of the tillage of the soil and of the mode of life of the inhabitants , in all which Germany was such a striking contrast to Italy . Comp . Thucyd . I. 2 , where the ...
... equivalent to our civilisation ) includes here the general character of the tillage of the soil and of the mode of life of the inhabitants , in all which Germany was such a striking contrast to Italy . Comp . Thucyd . I. 2 , where the ...
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... Equivalent to ' maximum , ' or ' praecipuum . ' 4. Virorum fortium . ] Sc . heroes and demigods . 5. Haec quoque carmina . ] Haec is for talia or ejus- modi , and implies such songs as were sung under the circum- stances of going into ...
... Equivalent to ' maximum , ' or ' praecipuum . ' 4. Virorum fortium . ] Sc . heroes and demigods . 5. Haec quoque carmina . ] Haec is for talia or ejus- modi , and implies such songs as were sung under the circum- stances of going into ...
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... equivalent to ' confirmare argu- mentis . ' I. CHAPTER IV . Aliis aliarum . ] This pleonasm , Kritz observes , is used with the deliberate intention of marking as distinctly as possible the difference between the Germans and all other ...
... equivalent to ' confirmare argu- mentis . ' I. CHAPTER IV . Aliis aliarum . ] This pleonasm , Kritz observes , is used with the deliberate intention of marking as distinctly as possible the difference between the Germans and all other ...
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... equivalent to 6 magnus munerus . Comp . ( at end of chapter ) ' numerus argen- teorum . ' 8. Haud perinde . ] Orelli takes this as equivalent to non admodum . There is no doubt an implied contrast between German simplicity and Roman ...
... equivalent to 6 magnus munerus . Comp . ( at end of chapter ) ' numerus argen- teorum . ' 8. Haud perinde . ] Orelli takes this as equivalent to non admodum . There is no doubt an implied contrast between German simplicity and Roman ...
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... equivalent to ornatus militaris . 6. Cassis aut galea . ] The cassis ' was of metal , the ' galea ' of leather . This is the distinction drawn between the two words by Isidorus Hispalensis in his Origines , a 36 CORNELII TACITI GERMANIA .
... equivalent to ornatus militaris . 6. Cassis aut galea . ] The cassis ' was of metal , the ' galea ' of leather . This is the distinction drawn between the two words by Isidorus Hispalensis in his Origines , a 36 CORNELII TACITI GERMANIA .
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