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Aulus Gellius

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Truthis thedaughterofTime.

Aulus Gellius(c. 125 – after 180 AD) was aLatinauthor and grammarian. He is famous for hisAttic Nights,acommonplace book,or compilation of notes ongrammar,philosophy,history,antiquarianism,and other subjects, preserving fragments of many authors and works who otherwise might be unknown today.

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  • Alius quidam veterum poetarum, cuius nomen mihi nunc memoriae non est, Veritatem Temporis filiam esse dixit.
    • Another ancient poet, whose name I have forgotten, said that Truth is the daughter of Time.
    • Noctes Atticae,XII, 11, 7.
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