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TIL that in 168 BC, Roman ambassador Popillius Laenas met the Seleucid king Antiochus IV to stop the war with Egypt. But when the king sought time to consult, Popillius drew a circle around him an... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that in 168 BC, Roman ambassador Popillius Laenas met the Seleucid king Antiochus IV to stop the war with Egypt. But when the king sought time to consult, Popillius drew a circle around him and said: "Before leaving this circle, you will give me a reply that I can take back to the Roman Senate."

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