“They were not beggars; well, not in the usual sense. They were Christians, who wanted not just my nephews' money but their souls.”

— Lindsey Davis , book The Third Nero

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“They were not beggars; well, not in the usual sense. They were Christians, who wanted not just my nephews' money but their souls.”

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