In Verrem, 2.1.58 (22)

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
In Verrem, 2.1.58 (22)
Quotation
Socii vero nationesque exterae spem omnium tum primum abiecere rerum ac fortunarum suarum, propterea quod casu legati ex Asia atque Achaia plurimi Romae tunc fuerunt, qui deorum simulacra ex suis fanis sublata in foro venerabantur, itemque cetera signa et ornamenta cum cognoscerent, alia alio in loco lacrimantes intuebantur.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Temple
Cultic: Building: Sanctuary
Architecture: Public Space: Forum
Object/ Person Ornamented
The Roman Forum
Previously, sanctuaries in Asia and Achaia
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Sculpture: Deity
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Cultic: Object: Effigies/ Representations
Cultic: Monument: Altar
Medium/a Ornamenting
Cult images of the gods. Other ornaments unspecified, but might have included monuments such as altars
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Roman generals
Notes
Partial hendiadys
Item Identifier
A00062
Determination
Derived directly from text