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Plutarch. PLUTARCHI'S LIVES . of the Lupercalia would seem , from tho timo of its cele bration , to be a ceremony of purification ; for it is held during the ominous days of February , a month whose namo one might translato by ...
Plutarch. PLUTARCHI'S LIVES . of the Lupercalia would seem , from tho timo of its cele bration , to be a ceremony of purification ; for it is held during the ominous days of February , a month whose namo one might translato by ...
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... timo called the Tarpeian Hill . There the chief of the prophets made him turn towards the south , covered his head , and then standing behind him with his hand laid upon his head , he prayed , and looked for a sign or omen rent from the ...
... timo called the Tarpeian Hill . There the chief of the prophets made him turn towards the south , covered his head , and then standing behind him with his hand laid upon his head , he prayed , and looked for a sign or omen rent from the ...
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... timo , produced so admirable an imitation , and made all the shields so exactly alike , that even Numa himself could not tell which was the original . Ho next appointed the Salii to guard and keep them . These priests were called Salii ...
... timo , produced so admirable an imitation , and made all the shields so exactly alike , that even Numa himself could not tell which was the original . Ho next appointed the Salii to guard and keep them . These priests were called Salii ...
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... timo declared for the Persians . When , how- ever , the armies wero forced to retiro from thence , and all Greece , up to Bocotia , declared for the Persians , the Athenians became more willing to listen to Themistokles about fighting ...
... timo declared for the Persians . When , how- ever , the armies wero forced to retiro from thence , and all Greece , up to Bocotia , declared for the Persians , the Athenians became more willing to listen to Themistokles about fighting ...
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... timo brought thither out of Italy . In an ecstasy of delight at the drink they wildly snatched up their arms , took their families with them , and rushed to the Alps in search of the country which produced such fruits as this ...
... timo brought thither out of Italy . In an ecstasy of delight at the drink they wildly snatched up their arms , took their families with them , and rushed to the Alps in search of the country which produced such fruits as this ...
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