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These then are his exploits, this is
his splendid victory; a piratical galley was captured, the captain was released, the
musicians were sent to Rome; those with
any good looks, any youth, or ally skill, were taken home by him; Roman citizens
were tortured and executed in their room, and to make up their number; all the store
of robes was taken away, all the silver and gold was taken by him and appropriated
to his own use.
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M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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