De provinciis consularibus, 28 (11)

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
De provinciis consularibus, 28 (11)
Quotation
sed decus illud et ornamentum triumphi minuendum nostra parsimonia non putavi.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Abstract: Event: Triumph
Object/ Person Ornamented
Triumph of Caesar
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Military: Spoils
Person: Military: Soldiers
Military: Person: Soldiers
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Painting
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests war booty, presence of soldiers, and other spoils perhaps in precious metals, sculpture, painting
Notes
From the context, it is implied that Caesar should not have to sell of the visual works that formed part of his booty and would typically appear in a triumph (see e.g. Livy), in order to pay his soldiers.
Item Identifier
A00053
Determination
Interpreted from context