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Quotation from The History of Rome, Books I-V by Livy (Titus Livius)
“to recover their country with steel, not with gold”
The History of Rome, Books I-V, Book V, ch. 49, trans. D. Spillan (1853)
Camillus arrives as dictator, cancels the ransom and orders his men to win back Rome by arms.
Citation: "to recover their country with steel, not with gold" — Livy (Titus Livius), The History of Rome, Books I-V, Book V, ch. 49, trans. D. Spillan (1853). (id livy-history-of-rome-books-i-v-q8)
Portrait: Portret van Titus Livius, RP-P-OB-105.256, Unknown engraver, CC0.
