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Quotation from The History of Rome, Books I-V by Livy (Titus Livius)

“Woe to the vanquished!”

Livy (Titus Livius) (spoken by Brennus)

The History of Rome, Books I-V, Book V, ch. 48, trans. D. Spillan (1853)

Portrait of Livy (Titus Livius)

When the Romans object to the Gauls' false weights for the ransom gold, Brennus throws his sword on the scale.

Citation: "Woe to the vanquished!" — Livy (Titus Livius), The History of Rome, Books I-V, Book V, ch. 48, trans. D. Spillan (1853). (id livy-history-of-rome-books-i-v-q7)

Portrait: Portret van Titus Livius, RP-P-OB-105.256, Unknown engraver, CC0.

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