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Tacitus, Germania 36.1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

G. D. Gilmore
G. D. Gilmore
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Extract

The meanings collected by Mr. Lee (CQ 1968, 382 f.) seem very hard to extract from the Latin, neither do they seem to reflect the author's meaning. Surely the sense of the chapter is:

The Cherusci ruined themselves with a long peace … when it comes to a fight, moderation and justice are … For example, the Cherusci were once virtuous and just, but now are called idle and foolish, and the success of the Chatti who conquered them has become prudence.

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Research Article
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The Classical Quarterly , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , December 1970 , pp. 371
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Copyright © The Classical Association 1970

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