XI.14.1 (413)
| ID | 936 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Cicero: Ad Familiares |
| Reference | XI.14.1 (413) |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 07/06/43 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Cicero |
| Addressee | D. Brutus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | σκιαμαχίαι |
| Latin Context | fuga Antoni conciso exercitu ut omnium animi relaxati sint meaeque illae uehementes contentiones tamquam σκιαμαχίαι esse uideantur. |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Metalinguistic |
| Flagging | |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Description of his Philippics as 'shadow-boxing' when compared to D.Brutus' own actions. |
| Comments | First appearance of this term? (see Steel 1900). |