Epistula I ad Caesarem, 8.1

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Epistula I ad Caesarem, 8.1
Quotation
Nam domum aut villam exstruere, eam signis, aulaeis, alieisque operibus exornare et omnia potius quam semet visendum efficere, id est non divitias decori habere, sed ipsum illis flagitio esse.
Part of Speech
Verb (compound) (active) (infinitive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Domestic Structure: Interior
Object/ Person Ornamented
Houses, urban or rural
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue
Visual Work: Textile
Visual Work: Tapestry
Visual Work: Painting: Panel Painting
Medium/a Ornamenting
Statues and tapestries, and other works of art, probably paintings
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Homeowners
Item Identifier
A00170
Determination
Derived directly from text