Albius Tibullus — a remark

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“Glory is a shadow that follows virtue, now preceding it, now following behind, but always accompanying it.”

Original: Gloria virtutem tanquam umbra sequitur, modo praecedens, modo tergo inhaerens, sed semper comes. — Reflects the ancient Roman perspective on fame as an inevitable secondary shadow of true integrity · Spoken remark attributed in classical sources (Latin)

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Albius Tibullus

c. 55 BC–19 BC

In the verdant heart of ancient Latium, where rolling hills cradled modest estates and the echoes of civil strife still lingered in the air, Albius Tibullus entered the world around 55 BCE. He would depart it far too soon, in 19 BCE, leaving behind a slender but radiant corpus of elegiac poetry that has captivated…

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