The Roman people has been often beaten by force and overcome in many battles, but never in a whole war, in which lies all that is vital.
• Fragment of Book XXVI, quoted by Nonius, 437, 14; Warmington (1935), p. 229
• Fragment of Book XXVI, quoted by Nonius, 437, 14; Warmington (1935), p. 229
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Ut Romanus populus victus vei, superatus proeliis
saepe est multis, bello vero numquam, in quo sunt omnia.
— Gaius Lucilius
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Ut Romanus populus victus vei, superatus proeliis
saepe est multis, bello vero numquam, in quo sunt omnia." in the context of "The Roman people has been often beaten by force and overcome in many battles, but never in a whole war, in which lies all that is vital.
• Fragment of Book XXVI, quoted by Nonius, 437, 14; Warmington (1935), p. 229" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Gaius Lucilius" (Quotes: E. H. Warmington, Remains of Old Latin, vol. 3, LCL 329 (1935)
Norbert Gutterman, A Book of Latin Quotations (1966), pp. 40–42)
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About Gaius Lucilius
Gaius Lucilius (180, 168 or 148 – 103 BC) was the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain. A Roman citizen of the equestrian class, he was born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania, and was a member of the Scipionic Circle.
About Gaius Lucilius
Gaius Lucilius (180, 168 or 148 – 103 BC) was the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain. A Roman citizen of the equestrian class, he was born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania, and was a member of the Scipionic Circle.
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