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the Trojan Horse

the Trojan horse

also: equus Troianus, Trojan horse

The legendary wooden horse by which Greek warriors entered Troy. Cicero invokes it metaphorically in the Pro Caelio, asking whether the bath-tank or some Trojan horse hid the many witnesses supposedly waging a woman's war from ambush.

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Mentioned in 6 works (6 mentions)

Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book IV speech · 1 mention
For Lucius Murena speech · 1 mention
For Marcus Caelius speech · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 7.1 letter · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 7.16 letter · 1 mention
Second Philippic speech · 1 mention

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