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		<title>Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 13:49, 21 June 2008</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''Note''': this article is about a joke at the [[IV Conventus Novae Romae|IV Conventus]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*'''Note''': this article is about a joke at the [[IV Conventus Novae Romae|IV Conventus]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 16:21, 29 May 2008</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The ''saltatio fatua patricia'', or &amp;quot;silly patrician dance&amp;quot;, is said by [[Gaius Equitius Cato (Nova Roma)|C. Equitius Cato]] to have been an ancient tradition of the [[:Category:Patricians (Nova Roma)|patrician families]] of the old Roman republic. It is not mentioned in any known Roman sources, however, and in all probability it was invented by Cato himself on the Palatine hill in Rome at the [[IV Conventus Novae Romae|Conventus]] there {{2005}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The ''saltatio fatua patricia'', or &amp;quot;silly patrician dance&amp;quot;, is said by [[Gaius Equitius Cato (Nova Roma)|C. Equitius Cato]] to have been an ancient tradition of the [[:Category:Patricians (Nova Roma)|patrician families]] of the old Roman republic. It is not mentioned in any known Roman sources, however, and in all probability it was invented by Cato himself on the Palatine hill in Rome at the [[IV Conventus Novae Romae|Conventus]] there {{2005}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The dance itself is a curious combination of prowling and prancing and resembles the stylized movements of a predatory cat. It is said to be danced by patricians to intimidate plebeians and remind the latter of their proper social position. Its effectiveness is this respect is doubtful. A terrible punishment is said to await any plebeian who attempts to dance the silly patrician dance; no one has so far explained, however, why any plebeian would wish to do so.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The dance itself is a curious combination of prowling and prancing and resembles the stylized movements of a predatory cat. It is said to be danced by patricians to intimidate plebeians and remind the latter of their proper social position. Its effectiveness is this respect is doubtful. A terrible punishment is said to await any plebeian who attempts to dance the silly patrician dance; no one has so far explained, however, why any plebeian would wish to do so.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus</name></author>	</entry>

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		<title>Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 16:20, 29 May 2008</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The ''saltatio fatua patricia'', or &amp;quot;silly patrician dance&amp;quot;, is said by [[Gaius Equitius Cato (Nova Roma)|C. Equitius Cato]] to have been an ancient tradition of the [[:Category:Patricians (Nova Roma)|patrician families]] of the old Roman republic. It is not mentioned in any known Roman sources, however, and in all probability it was invented by Cato himself on the Palatine hill in Rome at the [[IV Conventus Novae Romae|Conventus]] there {{2005}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The ''saltatio fatua patricia'', or &amp;quot;silly patrician dance&amp;quot;, is said by [[Gaius Equitius Cato (Nova Roma)|C. Equitius Cato]] to have been an ancient tradition of the [[:Category:Patricians (Nova Roma)|patrician families]] of the old Roman republic. It is not mentioned in any known Roman sources, however, and in all probability it was invented by Cato himself on the Palatine hill in Rome at the [[IV Conventus Novae Romae|Conventus]] there {{2005}}.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The dance itself is a curious combination of prowling and prancing and resembles the stylized movements of a predatory cat. It is said to be danced by patricians to intimidate plebeians and remind the latter of their proper social position. Its effectiveness is this respect is doubtful. A terrible punishment is said to await any plebeian who attempts to dance the silly patrician dance; no one has so far explained, however, why any plebeian would wish to do so.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The dance itself is a curious combination of prowling and prancing and resembles the stylized movements of a predatory cat. It is said to be danced by patricians to intimidate plebeians and remind the latter of their proper social position. Its effectiveness is this respect is doubtful. A terrible punishment is said to await any plebeian who attempts to dance the silly patrician dance; no one has so far explained, however, why any plebeian would wish to do so.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Aulus Apollonius Cordus: Just for fun</title>
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The dance itself is a curious combination of prowling and prancing and resembles the stylized movements of a predatory cat. It is said to be danced by patricians to intimidate plebeians and remind the latter of their proper social position. Its effectiveness is this respect is doubtful. A terrible punishment is said to await any plebeian who attempts to dance the silly patrician dance; no one has so far explained, however, why any plebeian would wish to do so.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Aulus Apollonius Cordus</name></author>	</entry>

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