Europe History
450 BCE - the Gaul - Herodutus:
- "the Ister river - had its source - in the country - of the Gaul !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "near the city Pyrene - the Gaul - living beyond the pillars of Hercules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and dwelling in the west - of Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "regarding the pillars of Hercules - upon the ocean - nowadays !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "some say - that the ocean - begins in the east !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and runs - the whole way - round the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "more persons - drawing maps of the world - making the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "ocean-stream - to run all round - the Earth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and the Earth - itself - to be an exact - circle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
400 BCE - the Celts - Plutarch:
- "Celts people - saying the universe - and God !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "from whence - all things - arise - and are made !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "is the work - of reason - and a divine - mind !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the women - of the Celts - when some factional discord !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "broke out - arbitrated - and decided them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with such - irreproachable fairness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that a wondrous - friendship of all - towards all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "was brought about - between both states - and families !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as the result of this - they continued to consult - with the women !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to decide - through them - any disputed matters !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for example - in their relations - with their allies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "Cicero wrote - "the "campus" bribery - was raging" !"
- "in the area - of the Romans - the rate of interest !"
- "from being four percent - was going up to - eight percent !"
- "Memmius - had been supported by Caesar - the consuls !"
- "had formed a coalition - between him - and Domitius !"
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- "on terms - which he dared not - commit to paper !"
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- "Pompey - raged - remonstrated - backed Scaurus !"
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- "but whether only ostensibly - or from the heart !"
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- "the Roman people - did not feel sure !"
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- "money - reduced them all - to the same level !"
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- "and - if they were conducted - without corruption - Cato would had been more efficacious !"
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