The Major Declamations Ascribed to Quintilian

Contents: Introduction - (I) The Case of the Bloody Palm Prints on the Wall - (II) The Case of the Blind Man Found at His Bedroom Door - (III) The Case of the Soldier in the Army of Marius.

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