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Tacitus, The Histories, Volumes I and II

Note 437 — BOOK II (continued 2)

W. Hamilton (William Hamilton) Fyfe translation

A patron apparently could claim support from his freedmen if he was in want, as these restored exiles certainly were, since their property had been confiscated and was irrecoverable. In exile they had of course lost their rights.

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