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Thanks again for listening. The Ancient World Bloodline Episode B4343, Civiline.

And then there shall be a flight of Romans, and thereafter there shall come the priest heard of of And by guile shall he accomplish all things.

And then to the city of the sun shall offer prayer.

And round about her shall the Persians dare the fearful threatenings of the Phoenicians.

No, this is not my first attempt at writing epic poetry, but you know, thanks for asking. That particular passage, heralding

the arrival of Samse Garamus on the Syrian stage, is from a source called the Civiline Oracles, which on the

surface sounds pretty impressive. I mean did an ancient Oracle really predict the events of the mid-third century?

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