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sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.02
6. When Marcellian's conspiracy to seize the diadem was being hatched, Paeonius had set himself up as the standard-bearer for the noble young men in the faction -- still a newcomer even in old age -- until at last, thanks to his proven record of fortunate daring, the crack of a gaping interregnum shed a gleam of light …
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.02
"Tell me what it says," he replied. When they spouted various verses at him as if in jest, Catullinus dissolved in laughter and, with untimely enthusiasm, began to exclaim that the poem was worthy of being immortalized in golden letters on a bronze tablet at the Rostra, or even on the Capitoline. 4. Paeonius exploded - …
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.02
Sidonius to his dear Montius, greetings. 1. You ask me, most eloquent sir, as you set out for your Sequani [the region around Besancon], to send you a certain satire that I have supposedly written. I am amazed that you would make such a request, for it is not right to think ill so quickly of a friend's character. Was I …
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.02
8. At this I marveled at the excessive pride of the one group and the excessive humility of the other, but refrained from asking the reasons. Then one of the factious crowd, planted for the purpose, came up to greet me. In the course of our conversation he said: "Do you see these people?" "I see them," I said, "and I w …
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.02
And the illustrious Gratianensis added: "A wide field for satirists is opened by this quarrel." At this the emperor turned his head toward me: "I hear, Count Sidonius, that you write satire." "And I, my lord," I replied, "hear the same thing." Then he said, but laughing: "Spare us at least." "But I," I said, "spare mys …
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.02
And the emperor said: "I call God and the state to witness that I shall never again forbid you to write whatever you wish, since the charge brought against you can in no way be proved. At the same time, it is deeply unjust for the imperial judgment to lend its weight to private grudges, so that an innocent and carefree …
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.01
Beyond them lay Paeonius, and then Athenius, a man seasoned by the vicissitudes of lawsuits and politics. After him came Gratianensis, a man who should be kept well apart from any hint of infamy, who though he ranked below Severinus in honor surpassed him in favor. I reclined last, where the left margin of the emperor' …