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| Gustave Boulanger Roman slave market oil on canvas 1882 private collection |
Varro (1st century BC): «I shall now go on to speak of the instruments of agriculture. These are divided by some into two parts, namely (i) men who work, and (2) men's tools without which they cannot work; others divide them into three classes, namely, (i) the class gifted with speech, (2) that which has inarticulate voice, and (3) that which is voiceless. To the first belong
Marcus Terentius Varro; Rerum rusticarum, I, 17, 1
Varrão (séc. I aC): «Falarei das coisas com as quais cultivamos as propriedades. Há quem as divida em duas partes: homens e instrumentos de trabalho, sem os quais não se pode cultivar. Outros em três partes: instrumentos vocais, semi-vocais e mudos. Os que têm voz são os escravos, os semi-vocais os bois e os mudo os carros».
Marcus Terentius Varro; Rerum rusticarum, I, 17, 1
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