The question (& answer) were taken from p. 115 of The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms edited by Eugene Ehrlich. The book was published in 1987 by Harper & Row.
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Monday, July 6, 2015
TOW (& Answer)...
The question was question is what does “eripuit caelo fulmen sceptrumque tyrannis” mean? It means “he snatched the thunderbolt from heaven and the scepter from tyrants.” It is the inscription under the bust of Benjamin Franklin by Houdon.
The question (& answer) were taken from p. 115 of The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms edited by Eugene Ehrlich. The book was published in 1987 by Harper & Row.
The question (& answer) were taken from p. 115 of The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms edited by Eugene Ehrlich. The book was published in 1987 by Harper & Row.
