Nothing has yet been said that's not been said before.

Nullumst iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius.

Terence

The Eunuch

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Topic

Nothing new under the sun

Author

Terence

Source

The Eunuch

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

Latin

Time

161 BC 160s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Terence. Eunuchus [The Eunuch]. 161 BC, Megalesian Games, Rome, Italy, prologue.

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Topic
One step at a time Persistence

Author

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Medium
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Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
Latin
Time
18 10s 1st century
Era
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

Oivd. "Ex Ponto." Triste; Ex Ponto, translated by Arthur Leslie Wheeler, edited by G. P. Goold. Harvard University Press, 1988.