THE LIVES
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THE TWELVE CAESARS
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[718] A.U.C. 822.
[719] c. ix.
[720] Becco, from whence the French bec, and English beak; with,
probably, the family names of Bec or Bek. This distinguished provincial,
under his Latin name of Antoninus Primus, commanded the seventh legion in
Gaul. His character is well drawn by Tacitus, in his usual terse style,
Hist. XI. 86. 2.
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