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The Philippics

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Marcus Tullius Cicero

A philippic is a fiery, damning speech delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term originates with Demosthenes, who delivere…

Publicola pt 1

In Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 1

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Plutarch/Perrin and Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …

Chapter L: Description of Arabia and its Inhabitants Pt. II

In The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. V

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Edward Gibbon

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…

Chapter LXV: Elevation Of Timour Or Tamerlane, And His Death Part I

In The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI

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Edward Gibbon

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…