De fortuna romanorum 4
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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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De fortuna romanorum 4
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τῆς δὲ Τύχης ὀξὺ μὲν τὸ κίνημα καὶ θρασὺ τὸ φρόνημα καὶ μεγάλαυχος ἡ ἐλπίς, φθάνουσα δὲ τὴν Ἀρετὴν ἐγγύς ἐστιν, οὐ πτεροῖς ἐλαφρίζουσα κούφοις ἑαυτὴν οὐδ᾽ ἀκρώνυχον ὑπὲρ σφαίρας τινὸς ἴχνος καθεῖσα περισφαλὴς καὶ ἀμφίβολος πρόσεισιν, εἶτ᾽ ἄπεισιν ἀιδής: ἀλλ᾽ ὥσπερ οἱ Σπαρτιᾶται τὴν Ἀφροδίτην λέγουσι διαβαίνουσαν τὸν Εὐρώταν τὰ μὲν ἔσοπτρα καὶ τοὺς χλιδῶνας καὶ τὸν κεστὸν ἀποθέσθαι, δόρυ δὲ καὶ ἀσπίδα λαβεῖν κοσμουμένην τῷ Λυκούργῳ:
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Aphrodite
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Spear and shield
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A01861
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