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At sunset on the last day of the month which Julius Cesar--revising the calendar--had named for himself, Marcellus and his slave sighted the Parthenon from a decrepit vehicle that deserved a place in the Athenian Museum of Antiquities. It was with mingled feelings that Demetrius renewed acquaintance with his native land.
Had his business in the Grecian capital been more urgent, and had he been of normal mind, the erstwhile Legate of the Legion at Minoa might have fretted over the inexcusable tedium of their voyage.