Life of Cato the Elder 18.2
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Literature: prose See all items with this value
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2nd century CE See all items with this value
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Chaeronea See all items with this value
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Plutarch See all items with this value
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Life of Cato the Elder 18.2
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ὀχήματος, κόσμου γυναικείου, σκευῶν τῶν περὶ δίαιταν, ὧν ἑκάστου τὸ τίμημα δραχμὰς χιλίας καὶ πεντακοσίας ὑπερέβαλλεν, ἀποτιμᾶσθαι τὴν ἀξίαν εἰς τὸ δεκαπλάσιον
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Unspecified women
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Visual Work: Clothing See all items with this value
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Visual Work: Jewellery See all items with this value
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Vague "women's ornaments" - probably robes and also jewellery
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In this passage the clothing and jewellery aren't actively adorning women but are described as ornaments for women
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A01119
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Interpreted from context