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Quo Vadis

CHAPTER XI
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I do not think that thou wilt be able to see him." "What has happened ?" inquired Vinicius.
"The infant Augusta fell ill yesterday on a sudden.

Caesar and the august Poppaea are attending her, with physicians whom they have summoned from the whole city." This was an important event.

When that daughter was born to him, Caesar was simply wild from delight, and received her with extra humanum gaudium.

Previously the senate had committed the womb of Poppaea to the gods with the utmost solemnity.

A votive offering was made at Antium, where the delivery took place; splendid games were celebrated, and besides a temple was erected to the two Fortunes.


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