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There was now an edict preferred to recall Metellus from banishment; this he vigorously, but in vain, opposed both by word and deed, and was at length obliged to desist.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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A measure being proposed for recalling Metellus [112] from exile, Marius did all he could to stop it both by word and deed, but finding his opposition useless, he at last desisted.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II 46-120? Plutarch 1839
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"The tourist visa enables you to see tourist sites," Metellus says.
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Gepsie Metellus, executive director of Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center, a Miami social service agency, says Haitians who came after the earthquake need to work so they can rebuild their lives and return to Haiti.
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Dave Toycen, president of World Vision, Canada, speaks with Prednor Metellus, a school librarian left homeless by the earthquake.
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The old man grumbled, but Cicero swore that after this last mission his triumph was assured, and Metellus—secretly glad to have something to occupy him, I suspect—set off at once.
CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010
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Without acknowledging each other, the two consuls-elect slowly mounted to the altar, where the chief priest, Metellus Pius, lay on a litter, too sick to get to his feet.
CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010
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Meanwhile, Metellus Celer continued recruiting an army in Picenum.
CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010
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Then the tribune-elect Metellus Nepos demanded the floor.
CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010
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“I propose that Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer be now invested with full military imperium, and be given the authority to raise an army to defend his province.”
CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010
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