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In the city , there was a big but wicked house . At night , the noise of chains was not close at first , then it seemed to be close . Then the ghost appeared . The ghost was wearing chains on its hands .

Then the inhabitants of the house stayed up all night because of their fear ; death followed the vigil . During the day , although there was no ghost , the memory of the ghost was wandering in their eyes . The cause of the fear was more than the fear ( itself ) . Then the house was deserted and was given to that monster ; it was prohibited to sell the house .

A philosopher named Athenodorus comes to the city , reads the title of the house , and , because the quantity of money was suspicious , he was asking many questions . The Greek men were telling the story to Athenodorus and the philosopher wanted to buy the house even more .

When it was night , Athenodorus orders his servants to place a bed in the first part of the house , and also a table , a pen , and a lamp . Then he sends all of his servants into the interior of the house . He was sitting at the table and beginning to write . He did not want to imagine the ghost because of his empty mind and fear . In the beginning , he heard nothing ; then he heard the noise of chains . But Athenodorus did not raise his eyes .

Then there is a big noise and now the noise comes to the door . Athenodorus sees the ghost . The ghost stands and calls Athenodorus . Athenodorus says to the ghost " It is necessary for you to wait . " The philosopher completes his letter .

The ghost makes a noise in front of Athenodorus . The philosopher glances at the ghost . Then he lifts his lamp , and follows it . The ghost walks slowly . After it stands in the courtyard of the house , it leaves Athenodorus behind suddenly . The philosopher , having been deserted , places a sign in the place which the ghost left .

The next day , Athenodorus walks to the men of the city . He says " You should dig in that place . " The bones are found with chains . The body has rotted because of the years . Then the bones are buried . Afterwards , the house no longer has an evil ghost .

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Thus Hannibal , being born younger than 25 years , having been made commander , conquered all the tribes of Spain in the next tree years . He captured Saguntum , an allied city , by force . He prepared three big armies . Out of them , he sent one into Africa , the other he left with his brother Hasdrubal in Spain , he led the third with himself into Italy . He crossed the Pyrenees mountain pass . Wherever he made a journey , he clashed with all of the inhabitants . After he came to the Alps , which divide Italy from Gaul , which no one ever before him , except for the Greek Hercules , had crossed with an army . Because of this thing having been done , this today is called the Greek pass . He killed the Alpines , trying to prohibit his crossing . He opened up the places and made it so that an armored elephant was able to go there , where before one unarmed man scarcely was able to crawl . He led his trops there and came into Italy .

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Hannibal , Hamilcaris filius , Carthaginiensis . Si verum est , quod nemo dubitat , ut populus Romanus omnes gentes virtute superarit , non est infitiandum Hannibalem tanto praestitisse ceteros imperatores prudentia , quanto populus Romanus antecedat fortitudine cunctas nationes . Nam quotienscumque cum eo congressus est in Italia , semper discessit superior . Quod nisi domi civium suorum invidia debilitatus esset , Romanos videtur superare potuisse . Sed multorum obtrectatio devicit unius virtutem . Hic autem velut hereditate relictum odium paternum erga Romanos sic conservavit , ut prius animam quam id deposuerit , qui quidem , cum patria pulsus esset et alienarum obtrectatio devicit unius virtutem . Hic autem velut hereditate relictum odium paternum erga Romanos sic conservavit , ut prius animam quam id deposuerit , qui quidem , cum patria pulsus esset et alienarum opum indigeret , numquam destiterit animo bellare cum Romanis .

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Dissidebat ab eo Pergamenus rex Eumenes , Romanis amicissimus , bellumque inter eos gerebatur et mari et terra ; sed utrobique Eumenes plus valebat propter Romanorum societatem . Quo magis cupiebat eum Hannibal opprimi ; quem si removisset , faciliora sibi cetera fore arbitrabatur . Ad hunc interficiundum talem iniit rationem . Classe paucis diebus erant decreturi . Superabatur navium multitudine ; dolo erat pugnandum , cum par non esset armis . Imperavit quam plurimas venenatas serpentes vivas colligi easque in vasa conici . Harum cum effecisset magnam multitudinem , die ipso , quo facturus erat navale proelium , classiarios convocat hisque praecipit , omnes ut in unam Eumenis regis concurrant navem , a ceteris tantum satis habeant se defendere . Id illos facile serpentium multitudine consecuturos .

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Tali cohortatione militum facta , classis ab utrisque in proelium deducitur . Quarum acie constituta , priusquam signum pugnae daretur , Hannibal nuntium in scapha cum caduceo mittit . Qui ubi ad naves adversariorum pervenit epistulamque ostendens se regem professus est quaerere , statim ad Eumenem deductus est , quod nemo dubitabat , quin aliquid de pace esset scriptum . Nuntius ducis nave declarata suis se recepit . At Eumenes soluta epistula nihil in ea repperit , nisi quae ad irridendum eum pertinerent . Cuius etsi causam mirabatur neque reperiebat , tamen proelium statim committere non dubitavit . Horum in concursu Bithynii Hannibalis praecepto universi navem Eumenis adoriuntur . Quorum vim rex cum sustinere non posset , fuga salutem petit . Cum reliquae Pergamenae naves adversarios premerent acrius , repente in eas vasa conici coepta sunt . Quae iacta initio risum pugnantibus concitarunt , neque , quare id fieret , poterat intellegere . Postquam autem naves suas oppletas conspexerunt serpentibus , nova re perterriti , puppes verterunt seque ad sua castra nautica rettulerunt . Sic Hannibal consilio arma Pergamenorum superavit .

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Quintia’s lovely to many . To me she’s white , long ,
and straight : I acknowledge that’s so .
But I don’t agree that’s beauty : there’s no charm ,
there’s not a speck of good taste in all of that long body .
Lesbia’s lovely , possessed of all that’s most beautiful ,
besides she alone’s stolen all charm from all other women .


Once you said you preferred Catullus alone ,
Lesbia : would not have Jupiter before me .
I prized you then not like an ordinary lover ,
but as a father prizes his children , his family .
Now I know you : so , though I burn more fiercely ,
yet you’re worth much less to me , and slighter .
How is that , you ask ? The pain of such love
makes a lover love more , but like less .

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Vivamus mea Lesbia , atque amemus ,
rumoresque senum severiorum
omnes unius aestimemus assis !
soles occidere et redire possunt :
nobis cum semel occidit brevis lux ,
nox est perpetua una dormienda .
da mi basia mille , deinde centum ,
dein mille altera , dein secunda centum ,
deinde usque altera mille , deinde centum .
dein , cum milia multa fecerimus ,
conturbabimus illa , ne sciamus ,
aut ne quis malus invidere possit ,
cum tantum sciat esse basiorum .

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dixit et eliso percussis aere pennis
inpiger umbrosa Parnasi constitit arce
eque sagittifera prompsit duo tela pharetra
diversorum operum : fugat hoc , facit illud amorem ;
quod facit , auratum est et cuspide fulget acuta ,
quod fugat , obtusum est et habet sub harundine plumbum .
hoc deus in nympha Peneide fixit , at illo
laesit Apollineas traiecta per ossa medullas ;
protinus alter amat , fugit altera nomen amantis
silvarum latebris captivarumque ferarum
exuviis gaudens innuptaeque aemula Phoebes :
vitta coercebat positos sine lege capillos .
multi illam petiere , illa aversata petentes
inpatiens expersque viri nemora avia lustrat
nec , quid Hymen , quid Amor , quid sint conubia curat .