When Lucilius roars and rages as if with sword in hand, the hearer, whose soul was cold with crime, grows red; he sweats with the secret consciousness of sin.
• Juvenal, I, 165–7; G. G. Ramsay, Juvenal and Persius, LCL 91 (1918), p. 17
• Juvenal, I, 165–7; G. G. Ramsay, Juvenal and Persius, LCL 91 (1918), p. 17
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Ense velut stricto quotiens Lucilius ardens infremuit, rubet auditor cui frigida mens est criminibus, tacita sudant praecordia culpa.
— When Lucilius roars
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Ense velut stricto quotiens Lucilius ardens infremuit, rubet auditor cui frigida mens est criminibus, tacita sudant praecordia culpa." in the context of "When Lucilius roars and rages as if with sword in hand, the hearer, whose soul was cold with crime, grows red; he sweats with the secret consciousness of sin.
• Juvenal, I, 165–7; G. G. Ramsay, Juvenal and Persius, LCL 91 (1918), p. 17" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Gaius Lucilius
Gaius Lucilius (180, 168 or 148 – 103 BC) was the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain. A Roman citizen of the equestrian class, he was born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania, and was a member of the Scipionic Circle.
About Gaius Lucilius
Gaius Lucilius (180, 168 or 148 – 103 BC) was the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain. A Roman citizen of the equestrian class, he was born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania, and was a member of the Scipionic Circle.
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