There are vicissitudes in all things.

Omnium rerum, heus, vicissitudo est.

Terence

The Eunuch

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Topic

Randomness

Speaker

Parmeno

Author

Terence

Source

The Eunuch

Medium

Play

Language

Latin

Time

161 BC 160s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Africa Roman Republic

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Terence. Eunuchus [The Eunuch]. 161 BC, Megalesian Games, Rome, Italy, act 2, sc. 2.

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Source
Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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Citation

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Author

Horace
Source
Odes (Horace)
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
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Language
Latin
Time
23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 3, no. 30.

Current Citation

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