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Old 07-22-2007, 09:37 PM   #13
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Well done - According to legend, Teucer was an ancestor of the Trojan kings, so the Trojans were sometimes called Teucri.
Didn't know that about the Trojans. Thanks for the quick lesson.

Knowing Italian has really helped me figure out a lot of Latin phrases. It makes me seem smarter than I actually am, ya know?
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