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There were poets before Homer. — Cicero

Philosophical literature

There were poets before Homer.

In the original Latin

nec dubitari debet quin fuerint ante Homerum poetae

Cicero
Brutus · 46 BC
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Topic
PoetryThe past
Genre
Philosophical literature
Time
46 BCClassical antiquity
Person
Cicero
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Current citation
Cicero, Marcus Tullius. "Brutus." Cicero: Brutus and Orator, translated by Robert A. Kaster. Oxford University Press, 2020, sect. 71.
Original citation
Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Brutus. c. 46 BC, sect. 71.

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