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    Was he a clerical figure?
    "Pompeius, after having finished the war against Mithridates, when he went to call at the house of Poseidonios, the famous teacher of philosophy, forbade the lictor to knock at the door, as was the usual custom, and he, to whom both the eastern and the western world had yielded submission, ordered the fasces to be lowered before the door of science."

    Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 7, 112

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    No he is primarly known as a poet but he was a quite complex person

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    Catullus


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    You chose a very tough person again, have some rep Seneca the younger?
    "Pompeius, after having finished the war against Mithridates, when he went to call at the house of Poseidonios, the famous teacher of philosophy, forbade the lictor to knock at the door, as was the usual custom, and he, to whom both the eastern and the western world had yielded submission, ordered the fasces to be lowered before the door of science."

    Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 7, 112

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    No, he is from the first centuries AD

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    Maybe Terence then?
    "Pompeius, after having finished the war against Mithridates, when he went to call at the house of Poseidonios, the famous teacher of philosophy, forbade the lictor to knock at the door, as was the usual custom, and he, to whom both the eastern and the western world had yielded submission, ordered the fasces to be lowered before the door of science."

    Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 7, 112

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    Terence died in the 2nd century BC
    However I would suggest you to find an image of the guy you are going to guess (for example Terence) before posting your guess. (you will see that they look completely different )
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    Apuleius

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    it is Apuleius, have some rep your turn now

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    Friederich Reinhold Kreutzwald, father of Estonian literature.
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    Dang that was fast. And I thought I had picked up someone who wont be guessed too quickly.

    Rep for you. Now its your turn.

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    Fact:Apples taste good, and you can throw them at people if you're being attacked
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    Quote Originally Posted by irontaino View Post
    He must have lived in the early 20th century, pre WWII, possibly post Buren-war.
    A young Henry Morton Stanley? Got his grim determination and staunchy moustache.

    Seems to be too easy at first thought.
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    Nope, not that's not him.
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    Pancho Villa

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    Yeah, that's a picture of Pancho Villa in around 1910. Shame I wasn't around to steal this question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheHarazzer View Post
    Pancho Villa
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    Anyone still playing this..?
    "A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself ... always a laborious business." A. A. Milne

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    ^Bring it back to life with a pic!


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