"As Lucullus was about to cross the river, some of his officers advised him to beware of the day, which was one of the unlucky days — the Romans call them "black days". For on that day Caepio and his army perished in a battle with the Cimbri. But Lucullus answered with these memorable words: "Verily, I will make this day, too, a lucky one for the Romans."
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