Horace, Epistulae 1.1.53-56:
“ÅŒ cÄ«|vÄ“s, cÄ«|vÄ“s, quÇ£|rÄ“ndă pÄ•|cÅ«nÄă | prÄ«mum Ä“st;
vÄ«rtÅ«s | pÅst nÅ«m|mÅs!” HÇ£c | JÄnÅ«s | sÅ«mmÅs ăb | Ä«mÅ
prÅdÅcÄ•t, | hÇ£c rÄ•cÄ|nÅ«nt jÅvÄ•|nÄ“s dÄ«c|tÄtă sÄ•|nÄ“squÄ•.
“Hey, citizens! Citizens! Seeking money should come first – virtue after dollars!” This is what the Janus teaches from end to end; the young and the old repeat this lesson.
The Janus Medius was “the place in the forum where bankers and speculators gathered for business.”
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