Civil Wars 1.12.105

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Text Category
Literature: prose
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Civil Wars 1.12.105
Quotation
γίνεται δ᾽ εὐθὺς ἐν ἄστει στάσις ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ, τῶν μὲν ἄγειν ἀξιούντων τὸ σῶμα διὰ τῆς Ἰταλίας ἐπὶ πομπῇ καὶ ἐς τὴν Ῥώμην ἐν ἀγορᾷ προτιθέναι καὶ ταφῆς δημοσίας ἀξιοῦν, Λεπίδου δὲ καὶ τῶν ἀμφὶ Λέπιδον ἐνισταμένων. ἐξενίκα δ᾽ ὁ Κάτλος καὶ οἱ Σύλλειοι, καὶ ἐφέρετο ὁ νέκυς ὁ τοῦ Σύλλα διὰ τῆς Ἰταλίας ἐς τὸ ἄστυ ἐπὶ κλίνης χρυσηλάτου καὶ κόσμου βασιλικοῦ, σαλπιγκταί τε πολλοὶ καὶ ἱππέες καὶ ἄλλος ὅμιλος ἐκ ποδὸς ὡπλισμένος εἵπετο. οἵ τε ὑποστρατευσάμενοι αὐτῷ πανταχόθεν ἐπὶ τὴν παραπομπὴν ὡπλισμένοι συνέθεον καί, ὡς ἕκαστος ἀφικνοῖτο, εὐθὺς ἐς κόσμον καθίσταντο: ἄλλο τε πλῆθος, ὅσον ἐπ᾽ οὐδενὶ ἔργῳ, συνέτρεχεν. ἡγεῖτο δ᾽ αὐτοῦ σημεῖα καὶ πελέκεις, ὅσοις περιὼν ἔτι καὶ ἄρχων ἐκοσμεῖτο.
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
The corpse of Sulla in his funerary procession
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing: Insignia
Visual Work: Jewellery
Visual Work: Textile
Medium/a Ornamenting
Royal splendour - Sulla's body is carried on a golden litter and is probably adorned with precious objects and fine garments
Item Identifier
A01061
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