Juvenal, Satire III, J. Dryden, trans.
• The “Secret place of rest” is Mons Sacer, where the plebeians hid after seceding from the Roman Empire in 495 BC
• The “Secret place of rest” is Mons Sacer, where the plebeians hid after seceding from the Roman Empire in 495 BC
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The poor were wise, who, by the rich oppressed, Withdrew, and sought a secret place of rest.
— Juvenal on Refusal of work
What It Means
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Withdrew, and sought a secret place of rest." in the context of "Juvenal, Satire III, J. Dryden, trans.
• The “Secret place of rest” is Mons Sacer, where the plebeians hid after seceding from the Roman Empire in 495 BC" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Juvenal
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (c. 55 – c. 140), anglicized as Juvenal, was a Roman satiric poet.
About Juvenal
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (c. 55 – c. 140), anglicized as Juvenal, was a Roman satiric poet.
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