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The Classical Latin Quotations in the Letters of St. Ambrose
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 January 2009
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Saint Ambrose (c.A.d. 339–97), bishop of Milan, was one of the outstanding figures of the fourth century both from a political and from an ecclesiastical point of view.
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page 187 note 1 For the type of education received by St. Ambrose see Marrou, H. I., A History of Education in Antiquity, trans. Lamb, G. (London, 1956).Google Scholar
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page 190 note 1 Ambrose's words are: ‘Aequalem, ut aiunt, vix reperit.’
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page 196 note 1 The Maurists' text reads here nutu gignentium, but I have adopted Ihm's emendation because it makes better sense. Also it is an expression which is frequent in Ambrose. Cf. Exp. Luc. viii. 29Google Scholar; Exp. Ps. xcviii. 5, 14Google Scholar; Exam. i. 8, 28Google Scholar; Cain ii. 8, 26Google Scholar; the reading in each case is nuda.
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