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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > classical history > male persons from classical history > male persons from classical history (with NAME) > (story of) Quintus Sertorius > non-aggressive activities of Quintus Sertorius > Quintus Sertorius orders two men to pull the hair from a horse's tail: one tries to pull all the hairs in one time, and fails, the other pulls the hairs one by one and succeeds (an example of the advantage of perseverance over violence)

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98B(SERTORIUS, Q.)51Quintus Sertorius orders two men to pull the hair from a horse's tail: one tries to pull all the hairs in one time, and fails, the other pulls the hairs one by one and succeeds (an example of the advantage of perseverance over violence)  

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  • ancient history
  • classical antiquity
  • classical history
  • Greeks
  • hair
  • historical person
  • history
  • horse
  • identity
  • man
  • mythology
  • name
  • perseverance
  • pulling out
  • Romans
  • Sertorius (Quintus)
  • tail
  • violence

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  • 98B(SERTORIUS, Q.)51

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