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'Scholars have speculated that a barbarian enemy was once cowering beneath the horse's raised foreleg suing for mercy. Thus the raised right arm, in addition to being a greeting, could also signify the emperor's clemency.'--see [www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/marcusaurelius/mar...]

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