Biblonia

Biblonia

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biblonia
Aug 31, 2022
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Roman 'square capital' letters in a 4th-century manuscript from the abbey of St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 1394

Compared to ancient Greek standards, the ancient Romans were very aggressive, nervous and belligerent.

Only through their early contact with the Greeks in southern Italy did the Romans learn to lay back a little. Their martial charact…

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