Neither you nor any man alive shall do this unpunished: no, you shall give recompense to me with your life-blood.
• As quoted by Macrobius in Saturnalia; Book VI, Chapter I
• Compare: Tu tamen interea calido mihi sanguine poenas persolves amborum, Virgil, Aeneid, Book IX, line 422
• As quoted by Macrobius in Saturnalia; Book VI, Chapter I
• Compare: Tu tamen interea calido mihi sanguine poenas persolves amborum, Virgil, Aeneid, Book IX, line 422
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Nec pol homo quisquam faciet inpune animatus
hoc nec tu; nam mi calido dabis sanguine poenas.
— Ennius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nec pol homo quisquam faciet inpune animatus
hoc nec tu; nam mi calido dabis sanguine poenas." in the context of "Neither you nor any man alive shall do this unpunished: no, you shall give recompense to me with your life-blood.
• As quoted by Macrobius in Saturnalia; Book VI, Chapter I
• Compare: Tu tamen interea calido mihi sanguine poenas persolves amborum, Virgil, Aeneid, Book IX, line 422" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ennius" (Quotes)
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About Ennius
Quintus Ennius (239 B.C. – 169 B.C.) was a writer during the period of the Roman Republic, and is often considered the father of Roman poetry. Although only fragments of his works survive, his influence in Latin literature was significant.
About Ennius
Quintus Ennius (239 B.C. – 169 B.C.) was a writer during the period of the Roman Republic, and is often considered the father of Roman poetry. Although only fragments of his works survive, his influence in Latin literature was significant.
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