Servius

Cujacius is the author of it, who read me words terris condi in Servius ad Virg. herciscundi, to which he gave an erroneous interpretation. —

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

They included shrines of remote antiquity, such as Servius Tillius 'temple of the Moon, the Great Altar and holy place dedicated by Evander to Hercules, the temple vowed by Romulus to Jupiter the Stayer, Numa's sacred residence, and Vesta's shrine containing Rome's household gods.

Rome 1-1000 2000

"Servius," she said, "if you are a man, the kingdom is yours, not theirs, who, by the hands of others, have perpetrated the worst of crimes.

The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius

Only Servius made a point of spending nothing at all, but went around with a long face, accompanied by Cato and a team of secretaries recording every example of illegal expenditure.

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“I thought Servius was one of your closest friends.”

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I could see why Cicero had favored him to be consul over Servius at a time of crisis.

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But as it turned out Cicero put a surprising amount of humor into that speech, memorably contrasting the claims of Servius and Murena for the consulship.

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At the beginning of the second week, Servius Sulpicius came to dine, accompanied by Postumia.

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Typical Servius—always the lawyer, never the politician!

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The reason for their contrasting humors became clear just before dinner, when Servius drew Cicero aside for a private word.

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