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Sagra

the Sagra

also: Sagra, Sagram, river Sagra

A river in southern Italy, site of a legendary Locrian victory over the Crotoniates so wonderful that the Greeks proverbially called a sure thing 'surer than the events at the Sagra.' Cotta cites the proverb among the marvels Balbus offers as proof.

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On the Nature of the Gods philosophy · 2 mentions

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