Tacitus on the Germans

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Some inherit privilege, others earn command. Tacitus on the Germans. "Reges ex nobilitate, duces ex virtute sumunt." "They choose their kings from nobility, their leaders from virtue." Reges: kings Ex nobilitate: from nobility Duces: leaders (military leaders in this context) Ex virtute: from virtue Sumunt: "they take" or "they choose" is the present active indicative third-person plural of sumere ("to take, choose, select").

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