In Verrem, 2.1.54 (20)

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Text Category
Literature: prose
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Reference
In Verrem, 2.1.54 (20)
Quotation
Quas enim sociorum atque amicorum urbes adisti legationis iure et nomine, si in eas vi cum exercitu imperioque invasisses, tamen, opinor, quae signa atque ornamenta ex iis urbibus sustulisses, haec non in tuam domum neque in suburbana amicorum sed Romam in publicum deportasses.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Location: City
Architecture: Building: Domestic Structure
Object/ Person Ornamented
Cities of Sicily
City of Rome
Verres' house
The suburban estates of Verres' friends
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Painting
Architecture: Architectural Element
Medium/a Ornamenting
Statues and other art, likely paintings, possibly also movable architecture such as columns
Notes
Partial hendiadys
Cicero notes that if Verres had seized these in war, he would have had to bring them to adorn Rome, not his house or those of his friends.
Item Identifier
A00055
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Derived directly from text