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Friday, May 08, 2026
The Price of Food
Lucan, Pharsalia 3.55-56 (tr. J.D. Duff):
He knew that the causes of hatred and
mainsprings of popularity are determined by the
price of food.
gnarus et irarum causas et summa favoris
annona momenta trahi.