Mattium is the ancient capital or the main settlement of the Chatti. Its exact<hr>
location is unknown. It is generally assumed to be somewhere in the vicinity of<hr>
Fritzlar in Northern Hesse in Germany.<hr>
       Segestes is a chief of the Germanic Cherusci tribe, and an ally of the Romans, who<hr>
appears in the testimonies of ancient authors due to his connections with Arminius and the<hr>
revolt against Rome.<hr>
       Caecina, or Aulus Caecina Severus, born around 43 BC and died in 21 AD, is a<hr>
statesman and a general of the Roman Empire. He is under the command of Germanicus in<hr>
Germania. During the campaign of 15 AD, he is trapped with his legions and narrowly<hr>
escapes annihilation in a German ambush, during the crossing of the swampy area,<hr>
named Pontes Longi, between the Ems and Weser rivers.<hr>
       Inguiomer, or Ingomar, is a chief of the Cherusci. He is primarily known as Arminius'<hr>
uncle.<hr>
       The Elbe is a central European river that originates in the Czech Republic in the Giant<hr>
Mountains and, after a course mainly through Germany, flows into the North Sea.<hr>
       Mars is, in Roman mythology, the god of warriors, youth, and violence. He is a god of<hr>
great importance in ancient Rome as the father of Romulus and Remus, the founder and<hr>
protector of the city.<hr>
       Jupiter is, in Roman mythology, the Roman god who governs the earth and sky, as well<hr>
as all life forms therein.<hr>
       The Rhine is an international river in Central and Western Europe. It is the backbone of<hr>
the Rhenish Europe, the most dynamic economic area of Europe, and one of the major global powerhouses.<hr>
       Vibius Marsus is a Roman senator. He is a consul in the year 17 AD. He is sent to summon Piso to Rome for his trial.<hr>
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                       Twentieth discourse – Sappho to Erinna<hr>
                                  Sappho, poetess of Lesbos<hr>
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       You will hear of Sappho, whose reputation has spanned centuries. Even Plato<hr>
admired her, and her image was engraved like that of a goddess on the currency of a major<hr>
nation. We still have a form of poetry bearing her name, Sapphic verses, for it was she who<hr>
created this meter that great men of Greek and Roman antiquity attributed to the tenth Muse.<hr>
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