When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus.
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"When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus." — Lactantius
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When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus. — Lactantius
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Lactantius was a Author from Ancient Rome (240–317).
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This quote is attributed to Lactantius, a Author from Ancient Rome.
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Lactantius lived from 240 – 317.