C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino by 86 BC-34? BC Sallust
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citizens.'
[71] 'In order thereby to render him faithful or attached to himself,' _quo_ being equivalent to _ut eo_ or _ut ea re_. [72] Namely, the charming and delightful places in Asia Minor, near the sea-coast, under a mild climate, abounding in all the means calculated to afford pleasure and delight. [73] _Amare_, 'to indulge in illicit intercourse with the other sex:' _amare_ is often used to denote an immoral intercourse between the sexes. [74] _Vasa caelata_, vessels adorned with figures, and wrought with the _caelum_, the chisel. _Caelare_ and _caelatura_ denote the art of making raised figures in metal, _alto relievo_. [75] _Delubra_, 'temples of the gods.' Sallust has chosen this word in preference to the common _templa_ or _aedes_, because it conveys the idea of antiquity, sanctity, and mysterious seclusion, which is also contained in the word _fanum_. [76] _Ne illi--temperament_ 'not to speak of their using their victory with moderation;' that is, they were far from using their victory with moderation. _Ne_ is here used in the sense of _nedum_. 12. Postquam divitiae honori esse coepere et eas gloria, imperium, potentia sequebatur, hebescere virtus, paupertas probro haberi, innocentia pro malivolentia[77] duci coepit. Igitur ex divitiis juventutem luxuria atque avaritia cum superbia invasere; rapere, consumere, sua parvi pendere, aliena cupere, pudorem, pudicitiam, divina atque humana promiscua, nihil pensi neque moderati habere. Operae pretium est,[78] quum domos atque villas cognoveris in urbium modum exaedificatas, visere templa deorum, quae nostri majores, religiosissimi mortales, fecere. Verum illi delubra deorum pietate, domos suas gloria decorabant, neque victis quidquam praeter injuriae licentiam |
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