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| quam celeris et acris est mens |
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| how quick and sharp the mind is |
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| Polyphemus erat monstrum horrendum, informe, ingens. |
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| Polyphemus was a horrible monster, ugly and huge |
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| varium et mutabile semper femina |
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| a woman is always fickle and changing |
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| facile est epigrammata bell scribere, sed librum scribere difficile est |
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| It is easy to write epigrams beautifully, but it is difficult to write a book. |
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| ire furor brevis est; animum rege |
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| anger is brief rage, guide the spirit |
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| ars poetica est non omnia dicere |
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| the art of poetry is not say everything |
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| nihil est ab omni parte beatum |
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| nothing is happy from every part |
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| mater omnium bonarum artium sapientia est |
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| the mother of great art is wisdom |
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| clementia regem salvum facit; nam amor omnium civium est inexpugnabile munimentum regis |
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| the love of all citizens is the king's impenetrable defences |
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| vita est brevis; ars longa |
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| life is short art is long |
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| breve tempus aetatis autem satis longum est ad bene vivendum |
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| the short time of life is long enough, however for living well |
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| vivit et vivet per omnium saeculorum memoreiam |
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| he lives and he will live through the memory of all centuries |
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| HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY |
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| HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY |
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| in charge of entertainment and "giving back" the money "mayor" |
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| oversees games and judge of law courts "super mayor" |
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| people who used to have been preator or consul, elegibile to govern province |
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| tribunes have only the power to veto an order |
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| ex-consul in charge of census |
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| appointed in need of emergency, no limited power, 6 month term |
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1. Patricians
2. Equestrians
3. Plebians |
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| A dreadfully deformed child shall be killed |
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| Marriage by `usage' (usus): If a man and woman live together continuously for a year, they are considered to be married; the woman legally is treated as the man's daughter. |
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| "If any person has sung or composed against another person a SONG (carmen) such as was causing slander or insult.... he shall be clubbed to death." |
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| "Whoever is convicted of speaking false witness shall be flung from the Tarpeian Rock." |
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| What is the Tarpien Rock? |
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| a rock on top of the Capitoline Hill |
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| oldest male of family; in charge of all minors |
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| 5th, 7th, and 9th of a month |
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