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Terentius |
Publius Terentius Afer, c. 185-159 BC , Roman comic playwright
Terentius, known in English as Terence, was a playwright, the author of six verse comedies that were long regarded as models of pure Latin. He was a Berber. A Roman senator brought him to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on, impressed by his abilities, freed him.
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Latin Quotes
| • | There are as many opinions as there are people: each has his own view. Quot homines tot sententiae: suus cuique mos. 94 |
| • | I am human: Nothing human is alien to me. Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto. 66 |
| • | Lovers are lunatics. Amantes sunt amentes. 36 |
| • | Lovers’ quarrels are the renewal of love. Amantium irae amoris integratio est. 29 |
| • | Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus freezes. Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus. (meaning: without bread and wine, love freezes) 17 |
