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celsus_n 254._o himself_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o they_o receive_v the_o deity_n of_o serapis_n tacitus_n give_v intimation_n of_o the_o union_n as_o it_o be_v of_o apis_n and_o serapis_n into_o one_o idol_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o temple_n build_v in_o rhacotis_n the_o place_n it_o may_v be_v take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o shrine_n to_o the_o modern_a serapis_n in_o the_o very_a place_n where_o one_o have_v be_v ancient_o consecrate_v to_o serapis_n and_o isis._n that_o be_v as_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v write_v it_o of_o apis_n or_o osiris_n together_o with_o isis._n after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n the_o ptolemy_n advance_v the_o power_n of_o grece_n the_o superstition_n of_o serapis_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o alexandria_n but_o be_v impose_v on_o all_o egypt_n in_o this_o
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