โ Scribed by Mary Ellen Snodgrass
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
The poets, playwrights, philosophers, and kings of ancient Rome left a legacy of literature that is the bedrock of modern western life. From our morals to our entertainment, everything that can be said was said thousands of years ago, and eloquently, by this warring, thinking, creative society.
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