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... of which we are told in the preceding sentence . 2. Illi modo ... sapientes . ] Sc . those who , ch . 25 , were described as ' ignavi specie prudentium . ' 3. Iniquissima ... imputantur . ] We meet with a 68 CORNELII TACITI AGRICOLA .
... of which we are told in the preceding sentence . 2. Illi modo ... sapientes . ] Sc . those who , ch . 25 , were described as ' ignavi specie prudentium . ' 3. Iniquissima ... imputantur . ] We meet with a 68 CORNELII TACITI AGRICOLA .
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... unmixed people . Comp . Caesar , B. G. v . 15 , who says that the interior of Britain was occupied by a population which described itself as autochtho- nous ( natos in insula ) . 7. Iique . ] This seems a better reading than NOTES . 71.
... unmixed people . Comp . Caesar , B. G. v . 15 , who says that the interior of Britain was occupied by a population which described itself as autochtho- nous ( natos in insula ) . 7. Iique . ] This seems a better reading than NOTES . 71.
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... described has been alluded to Ch . 10. Without being a circumnavigation of Britain , it was enough to prove the country to be an island . CHAPTER XXXIX . 1. Auctum . ] The MSS . have actum , ' which seems utterly indefensible , though ...
... described has been alluded to Ch . 10. Without being a circumnavigation of Britain , it was enough to prove the country to be an island . CHAPTER XXXIX . 1. Auctum . ] The MSS . have actum , ' which seems utterly indefensible , though ...
Page 83
... described in comparison with Vespasian as aptior sermone , dispositu provisu . que civilium rerum peritus . ' 6 8. In silentium acta . ] Comp . Ch . 2 and 3. The ex- pression denotes not merely ' driven into obscurity , ' but actually ...
... described in comparison with Vespasian as aptior sermone , dispositu provisu . que civilium rerum peritus . ' 6 8. In silentium acta . ] Comp . Ch . 2 and 3. The ex- pression denotes not merely ' driven into obscurity , ' but actually ...
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... described as Germania Magna , sometimes as Germania Transrhenana or Barbara . It was , as we should expect , a loosely - defined area . The Rhine , Danube , and Vistula were its western , south- ern , and eastern boundaries ; the name ...
... described as Germania Magna , sometimes as Germania Transrhenana or Barbara . It was , as we should expect , a loosely - defined area . The Rhine , Danube , and Vistula were its western , south- ern , and eastern boundaries ; the name ...
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adhuc adversus ager Agricola apud arma army atque BEGINNERS bellum Britain Britanniae Britons Bructeri Caesar Cambridge Camulodunum Ceterum CHAPTER character Chatti Chauci Cherusci Cicero cloth Comp Crown 8vo denotes Domitian donec eadem Emperor English enim equivalent erat etiam exercitus expression Extra fcap fama Fcap fuit Galba Gaul German Germania Germanicus Grammar Greek haec Helvetii hendiadis Hist hostium imperii implies inter ipsi ipso John's College Kritz late Fellow Latin legatus legion Livy manus Mattiaci meaning military modo neque Nerthus nihil nisi Notes nullis numerous nunc Orelli passage phrase Pliny province provinciae Quadi quae quam quamquam quia quibus quidem quisque quod quoque quum reading reference rendered Rhine Ritter Roman Rome Schools Second Edition seems Semnones simul sinus statim student Suetonius Suevi sunt Tacitus tamen tamquam Tencteri terrorem tion tribes ultro Vangiones velut Vespasian word
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