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“Peace is obtained by war.”

Quote by Cornelius Nepos

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Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos was a Roman biographer who lived from 100 BC to 24 BC. He is renowned for his 'Lives of the Eminent Philosophers', a collection of biographies of notable philosophers. His writing is characterized by its brevity and directness, reflecting the Roman approach to biography. more

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