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    2. The Vessel Analogy At The Opening of Lucretius Book Six 14

      • Cassius
      • September 13, 2023 at 7:06 PM
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      • September 14, 2023 at 7:01 PM
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    2. Thoughts On What Lucretius Might Have Considered For The Ending of Book Six - A Comparison Chart of Thucydides and Lucretius 10

      • Cassius
      • November 24, 2022 at 10:29 AM
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      • January 15, 2023 at 9:17 PM
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    2. A Deadly Fever 5

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    2. Four Translations of the Opening of Book Six

      • Cassius
      • June 30, 2018 at 5:05 PM
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