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observes that if his fame was less than his contemporaries, it was the fault of fortune rather than a lack of talent.
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of Lucius Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. The reverse is a reproduction of Nicomachus'
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merit of ease and absence of effort. Cicero equally praises his works.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Greek
ancient Greek
painter
Thebes
Aristides
Pliny
Proserpina
Victory
Quadriga
Apollo
Diana
Cybele
Rome
Plutarch
Homeric
Vitruvius
Aristodemus
Ariston
Aristides of Thebes
Philoxenus of Eretria

Denarius
Lucius Munatius Plancus
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
cella
Minerva
Temple of Peace, Rome
Sicyon

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