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disturbed but preserved

After two millennia, the words still strike with amazement, the visions still transport us, there are still secrets only half discovered.Most of the ancient books have been destroyed either intentionally or accidentally, hatred and forgetfulness have obliterated vast treasures of … Continue reading

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banished and vanished

Augustus the Imperator. When you have a standing army of 300,000 men you can call yourself just about anything and people will agree with you. In 2 B.C. he had been given the title pater patriae, Father of the Nation, … Continue reading

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