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Lucian, The Double Indictment, 30

nan Syrian. In view, gentlemen, of the indignation that plaintiff has expressed at the idea of my employing her gift of eloquence in order to maintain my cause at large, I shall confine myself to a brief and summary refutation of her charges, and shall then leave the whole matter to your discernment.Gentlemen, all that the plaintiff has said is true. She educated me; she bore me company in my travels; she made a Greek of me. She has each of these claims to a husband’s gratitude. I have now to give my reasons for abandoning her, and cultivating the acquaintance of Dialogue: and, believe me, no motive of self interest shall induce me to misrepresent the facts.

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antiochos iv of commagene	Merz and Tieleman (2012) 28
commagene,culture,history	Merz and Tieleman (2012) 28
elite,commagenian	Merz and Tieleman (2012) 28
identity,ethnic	Merz and Tieleman (2012) 28
lucian of samosata	Merz and Tieleman (2012) 28, 86
paideia	Merz and Tieleman (2012) 86
provincialisation	Merz and Tieleman (2012) 28
rome (city)	Merz and Tieleman (2012) 28
soldiers'	Merz and Tieleman (2012) 28