De idololatria 17.2

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Author
Reference
De idololatria 17.2
Quotation
Hinc proxime disputatio oborta est, an servus dei alicuius dignitatis aut potestatis administrationem capiat, si ab omni specie idololatriae intactum se aut gratia aliqua aut astutia etiam praestare possit, secundum quod et Ioseph et Daniel mundi ab idololatria et dignitatem et potestatem administraverunt in ornamento et purpura praefecturae totius Aegypti siue Babyloniae.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Daniel and Joseph and other prefects in Egypt and Babylon
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Dye
Medium/a Ornamenting
Purple cloaks (clothing marking praefectureship)
Item Identifier
A02399
Determination
Derived directly from text