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How to speak of the Devil in Latin

latinitium.com Lupus in Fabula: How to Speak of the Devil in Latin

In the Roman playwright Terence’s play Adelphoe, written c:a 160 B.C., two of the characters, Syrus and Ctesipho, are speaking when Syrus blurts out: i.e. — But look! — What is it? — Talk of the devil!

Lupus in Fabula: How to Speak of the Devil in Latin
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