Ciceronianus; causidicus

I've wondered from time to time whether and to what extent the success of Christianity can be attributed to the doctrine of repentance--...

  I've mentioned Gaius Petronius Arbiter a/k/a Titus Petronius Niger, author of The Satyricon,  Suffect Counsel of Rome, courtier of Ner...

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