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"A contest now between myself, Aristius, and Aurelius, in the five games of the _quinquertium_, and then a foot race in the heaviest panoply."
The Roman Traitor (Vol. 1 of 2) Henry William Herbert 1832
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Curius, he won the best of the quinquertium from such competitors as
The Roman Traitor (Vol. 1 of 2) Henry William Herbert 1832
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Where have you been, since you beat us all in the quinquertium? "
The Roman Traitor (Vol. 2 of 2) Henry William Herbert 1832
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Come with us to the Campus; and after we have settled this grave matter, we will try the _quinquertium_, (7) or a foot race in armor, if you like it better, or a swim in the Tiber, until it shall be time to go to dinner. "
The Roman Traitor (Vol. 1 of 2) Henry William Herbert 1832
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