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De Bello Gallico
by Julius Caesar
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Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur.
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The opening line of Caesar's Gallic Wars, describing the division of Gaul.
Analyze This TextIn Catilinam
by Cicero
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Quousque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? Quam diu etiam furor iste tuus nos eludet?
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Cicero's famous opening against Catiline, challenging his conspiracy.
Analyze This TextAeneid
by Virgil
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Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venit litora.
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The opening lines of Virgil's epic poem about Aeneas.
Analyze This TextMetamorphoses
by Ovid
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In nova fert animus mutatas dicere formas corpora; di, coeptis (nam vos mutastis et illas) adspirate meis primaque ab origine mundi ad mea perpetuum d...
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Ovid begins his collection of mythological transformations.
Analyze This TextDe Brevitate Vitae
by Seneca
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Maior pars mortalium, Pauline, de naturae malignitate conqueritur, quod in exiguum aevi gignimur, quod haec tam velociter, tam rapide dati nobis tempo...
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Seneca's reflection on the shortness of life.
Analyze This TextGermania
by Tacitus
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Germania omnis a Gallis Raetisque et Pannoniis Rheno et Danuvio fluminibus, a Sarmatis Dacisque mutuo metu aut montibus separatur.
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Tacitus describes the geography of Germania.
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