Yes, it also occurs in the latin writers of the first c. ce and bce.
> Was this structure used widely in ancient Latin?
I'm not sure what you mean by ancient.
>If so, was it just a literary device that was floating around in the
>ancient Mediterranean and used by everyone?
>
Yep, pretty much that was exactly the case.
>Clay Bartholomew
>Three Tree Point
Jim
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