Laudatio “Turiae” (In Praise of Turia)
This is an excerpt from an inscription found in Rome and dated around 19 BCE. It appears to preserve the funeral oration (speech) given by…
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Excerpt from Livy's History of Rome
The Roman historian Titus Livius (c.59 BCE—17 CE) wrote one of the major surviving histories of the Roman Republic. Titled Ab Urbe Condita, "From the…
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This is a collection of English translations on this Christian church council, which was the first "Church-wide" council held after the practice of Christianity was…
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