In father's memory...

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In father's memory...

Author: * Tobius Tullius - 22 Posts on this thread out of 2,482 Posts sitewide.
Date: Dec 19, 2005 - 01:17

Vettius cum monumemtum patris exarasset,ait Augustus: 'Hoc est vere monumemtum patris colere.'

When Vettius had plowed up his father's tombstone, Augustus said: 'This is truly cultivating your father's memory.' (Macrobius, Saturnalia, II, 4, 10)

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