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  • In Verrem, 2.3.9 (4)

    Cicero
    huius argento dominia vestra, huius signis et tabulis forum comitiumque ornari praesertim cum vos vestro Marte his rebus omnibus abundetis?

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 1st century BCE
    Location: Rome

  • Breviarium ab urbe condita 4.14.2

    Eutropius
    tres igitur Romae simul celeberrimi triumphi fuerunt: Africani ex Africa, ante cuius currum ductus est Hasdrubal, Metelli ex Macedonia, cuius currum praecessit Andriscus, idem qui et Pseudophilippus, Mummii ex Corintho, ante quem signa aenea et pictae tabulae et alia urbis clarissimae ornamenta praelata sunt.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century CE

  • Fragment 79 line 1

    Philemon
    ἐλαφρὸν τὸ γένος γάρ ἐστι καὶ λίαν κακόν. ὅταν τινὰ τάφον στεφανοῖς κόσμῳ ποικίλῳ, τὸ ζῆν τὸ σαυτοῦ στεφάνοις παρηγόρει.

    Text Category: Literature: poetry
    Century Range: 4th century BCE
    Location: Athens

  • SB 12 11075

    Unknown
    ἐν] κοσμαριδίοις λίτρα[ν] μίαν οὐγκίας τρεῖς , ἀσήμου δὲ ἐν σκευαριδίοις λίτρας τέσσαρας ἅσπερ ὁ αὐτὸς Τιμόθεος

    Text Category: Papyrus
    Century Range: 5th century CE
    Date: first half
    Location: Oxyrhynchos

  • Histories 31.28.9

    Polybius
    διὸ πάλιν τῶν ἀδελφῶν παραλαβουσῶν τὸν ἐν ταῖς ἐξόδοις κόσμον καὶ τὴν περίστασιν τὴν τῆς Αἰμιλίας, πάλιν ἐκαινοποιήθη τὸ μεγαλόψυχον καὶ φιλοίκειον τῆς τοῦ Σκιπίωνος προαιρέσεως.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century BCE
    Location: Rome

  • Histories 2.31.5-6

    Polybius
    καὶ τὸ μὲν Καπετώλιον ἐκόσμησε ταῖς τε σημείαις καὶ τοῖς μανιάκαις — τοῦτο δ᾽ ἔστι χρυσοῦν ψέλιον, ὃ φοροῦσι περὶ τὸν τράχηλον οἱ Γαλάται — τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς σκύλοις καὶ τοῖς αἰχμαλώτοις πρὸς τὴν εἴσοδον ἐχρήσατο τὴν ἑαυτοῦ καὶ πρὸς τὴν τοῦ θριάμβου διακόσμησιν.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century BCE
    Location: Rome

  • Idyll 15.22-24

    Theocritus
    βᾶμες τῶ βασιλῆος ἐς ἀφνειῶ Πτολεμαίω θασόμεναι τὸν ῎Αδωνιν: ἀκούω χρῆμα καλόν τι κοσμεῖν τὰν βασίλισσαν.

    Text Category: Literature: poetry
    Century Range: 3rd century BCE
    Date: 274
    Location: Alexandria

  • Laws 949c-d

    Plato
    ὅσα τις ἐλεύθερος ἀπειθεῖ τῇ πόλει, μήτ᾽ οὖν πληγῶν ἄξια μηδ᾽ αὖ δεσμῶν μηδὲ θανάτου, περὶ δὲ χορείας τινῶν φοιτήσεων ἢ πομπεύσεων ἢ τοιούτων τινῶν ἄλλων κοινῶν κοσμήσεων ἢ λῃτουργιῶν, ὁπόσα περὶ θυσίας εἰρηνικῆς ἢ πολεμικῶν εἰσφορῶν εἵνεκα,

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE
    Location: Syracuse

  • Laws 717e-718a

    Plato
    τελευτησάντων δὲ γονέων ταφὴ μὲν ἡ σωφρονεστάτη καλλίστη, μήτε ὑπεραίροντα τῶν εἰθισμένων ὄγκων μήτ’ ἐλλείποντα ὧν οἱ προπάτορες τοὺς ἑαυτῶν γεννητὰς ἐτίθεσαν, τάς τε αὖ κατ’ ἐνιαυτὸν τῶν ἤδη τέλος ἐχόντων ὡσαύτως ἐπιμελείας τὰς κόσμον φερούσας ἀποδιδόναι· τῷ δὲ μὴ παραλείπειν μνήμην ἐνδελεχῆ παρεχόμενον, τούτῳ μάλιστ’ ἀεὶ πρεσβεύειν, δαπάνης τε τῆς διδομένης ὑπὸ τύχης τὸ μέτριον τοῖς κεκμηκόσιν νέμοντα.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE
    Location: Syracuse

  • Against Eratosthanes

    Lysias 12.19
    καὶ ἔχοντες μὲν ἑπτακοσίας ἀσπίδας τῶν ἡμετέρων, ἔχοντες δὲ ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον τοσοῦτον, χαλκὸν δὲ καὶ κόσμον καὶ ἔπιπλα καὶ ἱμάτια γυναικεῖα ὅσα οὐδεπώποτε ᾤοντο κτήσεσθαι, καὶ ἀνδράποδα εἴκοσι καὶ ἑκατόν, ὧν τὰ μὲν βέλτιστα ἔλαβον, τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ εἰς τὸ δημόσιον ἀπέδοσαν, εἰς τοσαύτην ἀπληστίαν καὶ αἰσχροκέρδειαν ἀφίκοντο καὶ τοῦ τρόπου τοῦ αὑτῶν ἀπόδειξιν ἐποιήσαντο

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 5th century BCE
    Date: 403
    Location: Athens

  • Orations 19.255

    Demosthenes
    οὐ γὰρ ἐπίστανται κατέχειν κόρον, οὐδὲ παρούσας εὐφροσύνας κοσμεῖν δαιτὸς ἐν ἡσυχίῃ.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 4th century BCE
    Date: 343
    Location: Athens

  • Chaereas and Callirhoe 1.6.4

    Chariton
    πρῶτος μὲν ὁ τῆς φερνῆς χρυσός τε καὶ ἄργυρος· ἐσθήτων κάλλος καὶ κόσμος (συνέπεμψε δὲ Ἑρμοκράτης πολλὰ ἐκ τῶν λαφύρων)·

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 1st century CE
    Location: Aphrodisias

  • Vita Sophistarum 615-616

    Philostratus the Athenian
    Μεγάλου δὲ ἐν Θετταλίᾳ δοκοῦντος τοῦ καὶ ἅπαξ προστῆναι τῶν Πυθίων ὁ Ἱππόδρομος προέστη δὶς τῶν Πυθικῶν ἄθλων, πλούτῳ τε ὑπερήνεγκε τοὺς ἄνω καὶ κόσμῳ τῷ περὶ τὸν ἀγῶνα

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Location: Rome

  • Vita Apollonii 6.12

    Philostratus the Athenian
    Καίτοι τραγῳδίας μὲν εὖ κεκοσμημένης ὀλίγη χάρις, εὐφραίνει γὰρ ἐν σμικρῷ τῆς ἡμέρας, ὥσπερ ἡ τῶν Διονυσίων ὥρα, φιλοσοφίας δὲ ξυγκειμένης μέν, ὡς Πυθαγόρας ἐδικαίωσεν, ὑποθειαζούσης δέ, ὡς πρὸ Πυθαγόρου Ἰνδοί, οὐκ ἐς βραχὺν χρόνον ἡ χάρις, ἀλλ᾿ ἐς ἄπειρόν τε καὶ ἀριθμοῦ πλείω. οὐ δὴ ἀπεικός τι παθεῖν μοι δοκῶ φιλοσοφίας ἡττηθεὶς εὖ κεκοσμημένης, ἣν ἐς τὸ πρόσφορον Ἰνδοὶ στείλαντες ἐφ᾿ ὑψηλῆς τε καὶ θείας μηχανῆς ἐκκυκλοῦσιν.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Location: Rome

  • Historiae Romanae 67.7,2.4

    Cassius Dio
    καὶ πολλοῖς τὴν ἑορτὴν πομπείοις ἐκόσμησεν οὐκ ἐξ ὧν εἷλε (πᾶν γὰρ τοὐναντίον καὶ προσανάλωσε ταῖς σπονδαῖς, συχνὰ μὲν καὶ αὐτίκα χρήματα καὶ δημιουργοὺς παντοίας τέχνης καὶ εἰρηνικῆς καὶ πολεμικῆς τῷ Δεκεβάλῳ δούς, συχνὰ δὲ καὶ ἀεὶ δώσειν ὑποσχόμενος) ἀλλ᾿ ἐκ τῶν βασιλικῶν ἐπίπλων· τούτοις γὰρ ὡς καὶ αἰχμαλώτοις ἀεί ποτε ἐχρῆτο, ἅτε καὶ τὴν ἀρχὴν αὐτὴν δεδουλωμένος.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Location: Bithynia

  • Sulla 34.1

    Plutarch
    ὁ μέντοι θρίαμβος αὐτοῦ τῇ πολυτελείᾳ καὶ καινότητι τῶν βασιλικῶν λαφύρων σοβαρὸς γενόμενος μείζονα κόσμον ἔσχε καί καλὸν θέαμα τοὺς φυγάδας

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Chaeronea

  • Pompey 45.1

    Plutarch
    τοῦ δὲ θριάμβου τῷ μεγέθει, καίπερ εἰς ἡμέρας δύο μερισθέντος, ὁ χρόνος οὐκ ἐξήρκεσεν, ἀλλὰ τῶν παρεσκευασμένων πολλὰ τῆς θέας ἐξέπεσεν, ἑτέρας ἀποχρῶντα πομπῆς ἀξίωμα καὶ κόσμος εἶναι, γράμμασι δὲ προηγουμένοις ἐδηλοῦτο τὰ γένη καθ᾽ ὧν ἐθριάμβευεν.

    Text Category: Literature: prose
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Chaeronea

  • CIL 13, 07002 (4, p 108) = CLE 01100

    Unknown
    lle S[3] / cum bis duodenos aetas NO[3] / tum rapuit fatis mors inimica suis / ut rescit mater planxit flevere sodales / flevisset genitor occidit ipse prior / cognati proprii longa regione relicti / hi pompam ornas(s)ent funeris usque mei / qui posuit Proculus titulum nomenq(ue) sodalis / inscripsit maerens(!) hic pietatis honos / sis felix valeas et te tua servet origo / et dicas claro sit tibi terra levis / L(ucius) Valerius Proculus / commanipularis / d(e) s(ua) p(ecunia) c(uravit)

    Text Category: Inscription: stela
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Location: Germania Superior: Mogontiacum

  • ILAfr 00454 = AE 1921, 00045

    Unknown
    [Iul]iae Me[m]mia[e] / [3]cae Rut[ae] Aemi/[liana]e Fidia[nae] claris/[simae et nobilis]s[imae f]eminae / [C(ai) Memmi I]ul(i) Albi consularis / [viri patr]oni et alumni fil(iae) ob / [praecipu]am operis sui thermarum / [magnifi]centiam qua et patriam / [suam e]xornavit et saluti civium / [3]ico consulere / [3 dignata] est / [3] bene et eius / [3 pa]tronae et [ // ] NV[3]M / OBT[3]NIAE[3]ORI[3]IS / domini patri[s 3] / [3] aedili[3]rio etia[m 3]/A oreque[3]EVMDOCITNV[3] / TVA[3]ITI[3]IVLMVMCV[3]IS [3]/VOS PER[3]ISSEI[3] h[o]rtatur ad rem[uneran]/da vestr[a] OI[3]VIA ita enim et singulis [3]/liu[m] VER[12] pu[b]lici ad promerendos EI[3] / esti[1]mer[1] semper C() C() item CI[3]AIAIO[3] / vos condigner[3] dari posset VCII[3] / mihi QVET [v]estris [u]tilitatibus esset V[3]/NIVSNIVO[1]E[3] fortuna [h]omini NOV[3] / [3]arunt [3]TVNVM SO[3] / [3]B[3]VMDO[1]SEI[3]mate lavac[3] / in[3]suos nunc ita [3 m]inima ad [3]/qu(e) [3]ae SV[3]EDI[3]vae iussit [3] / AM[3]NRV[3]IIEA[3]tis ex sestert/iis M [tr]ibus num[m]um de meo vobis fa[3]L[3]ta / O[3]onem SVI[3]AS [3] / [3]NASII[3]VMA[2]VI[3] / [3]itate OP[3] / [3 i]n epistulis quae IV/A[3]ve therma [3] / [3]va[l]ere [3]V[1]ani

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Bulla Regia

  • CIL 08, 26239 = Uchi-01-Ugh 00009 = Uchi-02, 00005 = D 09398 = AE 1907, 0009

    Unknown
    Karthagini Aug(ustae) sac(rum) / ex testamento Q(uinti) Aproni Q(uinti) f(ilii) / Arn(ensi) Vitalis honestae memoriae vir(i) / qui rei p(ublicae) Uchitanorum Maiorum at sta/tuam [deae ponendam promiserat(?) HS 3] mil(ia) et in epu/[lationem diei natali(?) magisterii(?)] sui HS II mil(ia) / [3 ad exple]ndam(?) adfectio/[nem 3 a]mplificationem / [3]M[3]L epulationis / [conc]essit(?) et ex HS V mil(ibus) fieri curavit / C(aius) Apronius Extricatus ad exornandam mun[i]/[fi]centiam fratris basem cum impensa perferen/dae et constituendae statuae suo sumptu et cura / posuit d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)

    Text Category: Inscription: base
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 171-230
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Uchi Maius

  • CIL 08, 15497 = D 05553

    Unknown
    cum ut actis ordinis] diei Nonarum Iuniarum Fusci et Dextri co(n)s(ulum) co[n]tinentur in numero dec[urionum] et inter aedilicios adlectus esset singulari instantia in administratione IIvirr(orum) qq(uinquennalium) / [anni sequentis sicuti eum fecis]se actis ordinis continentur diei V Kal(endas) Ianuar[i]arum Fusci et Dextri co(n)s(ulum) [plus quam su]fficientem frumenti copiam propriis sumptibus popularibus exhibuit / [atque ad patriam suam exorna]ndam porticum ascensus fori cum spiritis et gradibus et capitibus et [epistylis ex] HS XII mil(ia) n(ummum) privata [s]ua pecunia fecit idemqu[e ded]icavit

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Date: 225
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Udeka

  • CIL 08, 14792 = SIRIS 00779 = RICIS-02, 00703/0201 = ZPE-126-299

    Unknown
    Serapi Aug(usto) sacr(um) / pro salute Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) / M(arci) Aureli [[Commodi]] Antonini Pii / Felicis Aug(usti) totiusq(ue) domus eius // divinae / [Iul]ianus Rogati Gemni Sardani / [f]il(ius) suo et Rogatiani et Primuli / [e]t Iuliani et Secundiani filior(um) / [s]uor(um) nomine statuam quam [ex] // [l]iberalitate sua pro amore / [p]atriae ad exornandam / [e]am ex HS III mil(ibus) n(ummum) promisit / [am]pli[a]ta pecunia fecit et d[e]/[dicavit et o]b dedication[em

    Text Category: Inscription: dedication
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 185-192
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Debbik

  • CIL 08, 12426 = CIL 08, 24056 = AntAfr-2007-90 = AE 1999, +01755

    Unknown
    Veneri Aug(ustae) / [3] Anniolenus Crescentianus et / M(arcus) Simminius Mistlita a[e]dil(es) / ad ornandam patriam modum / pauperitatis suae egressi in / compensatione miss[i]l[i]orum / pecunia sua fecerunt et o[b] de/[d]icationem pugiles edider[un]t / [6] / CROM[

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Date: 230-240
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Ziqua

  • CIL 08, 05366 = ILAlg-01, 00287

    Unknown
    Anniae Aeli/ae L(uci) fil(iae) Restit[u]/[t]ae flam(inicae) Augg(ustorum) [p(er)]/p(etuae) ob egregiam in / [s]uos cives libera/[l]itatem theatro / pecunia sua exor/nanda[e pat]riae / s[p]onte p[rom]isso / ad referendam gr[a]/tiam ordo univer/sus statua[s] n(umero) quinq(ue) de pu[bl(ico)] faciend[as] / decrevit

    Text Category: Inscription
    Century Range: 3rd century CE
    Date: first decade
    Location: Africa Proconsularis: Calama

  • CIL 05, 00875 (p 1025) = InscrAqu-01, 00495 = D 01374 = IEAquil 00062 = AE 1893, 00091 = AE 1893, 00125 = AE 1995, +00571

    Unknown
    [P(ublius)] Tullius MA[3 M]amula(?) [IIII]viri i(ure) d(icundo) III Kal(endas) Iun(ias) / s(enatus) c(onsulto) scrib(endo) adf[uerunt 3] Proculus C(aius) Appuleius Celer / A(ulus) Iunius G[3] Sex(tus) Cossutius Secundus / quod v(erba) f(acta) s(unt) in ho[norem C(ai) Minici Itali splendidi]ssimum virum quidquid conse/qui gratiae au[t potentiae per summos honor]es equestris dignitatis potuerit / i<d=T> omne ad au[gendam et ornandam patria]m suam convertisse

    Text Category: Inscription: base
    Century Range: 2nd century CE
    Date: 105
    Location: Venetia: Aquileia