Honoris etc the worship of abstractions was a characteristic of the Roman religion Marcellus restored the temple of Honor and built the temple of Virtus, the two were so connected that in common parlance they were referred to as a single edifice in aedibus, i.e. in his own house in town ornamento, i.e. as being free from stolen treasures deum nullum translate, in order to keep the emphasis of the position, of the gods not one (i e not a single statue) comparetis, i e in renown and in personal character pacem cum bello, etc implying that the administration of Verres in time of peace was worse than the armed capture by Marcellus forum et juris dictionem, law and justice the forum is mentioned as being the place where the praetor administered justice; juris dictio was his special function (see note on Verres, 1, sect. 12, p.32, 1.13).
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