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During a triumph, a victorious Roman general was reportedly reminded by an attendant that he was only mortal.
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As the general paraded in glory, an early Christian writer says a slave rode behind him repeating a warning against pride. Whether word-for-word or not, the image captures Rome's unease about too much glory.
Source: Tertullian, 'Apologeticus,' 33.
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