What is left when honor is lost?

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Topic

Honor

Author

Publilius Syrus

Source

Sententiae

Medium

Epigram

Language

Latin

Time

43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Writer

From

Turkey Europe

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Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

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Original Citation

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Current Citation

Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War, translated by Martin Hammond. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2.

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God and all the attributes of God are eternal.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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