# Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 2.7.13-14

Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 2.7.13 to 2.7.14. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/valerius-maximus/facta-et-dicta-memorabilia/2.7.13

Nam posterior Africanus euerso Punico imperio exterarum gentium transfugas in edendis populo spectaculis feris bestiis obiecit, 8 et L. Paulus Perse rege superato eiusdem generis et culpae homines elephantis proterendos substrauit, utilissimo quidem exemplo, si tamen acta excellentissimorum uirorum humiliter aestimare sine insolentiae reprehensione permittitur: aspero enim et absciso castigationis genere militaris disciplina indiget, quia uires armis constant, quae ubi a recto tenore desciuerint, oppressura sunt, nisi opprimantur.

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Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, ed. Karl Friedrich Kempf. Text: the Perseus Digital Library, canonical-latinLit, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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