February 22, 2011
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Dr Nicgorski (a professor of political science at Notre Dame) continues the conference with a paper on eloquence and Cicero:
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ante diem viii kalendas martias Parentalia probably comes to and end with the festival of Caristia, which was a sort of ‘kiss and make up’ festival. The idea was that people had made peace with their dead, so now it was right to bring to an end any quarrels they were having with living members…