Lucan, Bellum civile 1.24-32 at nunc semirutis pendent quod moenia tectis urbibus Italiae, lapsisque ingentia muris saxa iacent, nulloque domus custode tenentur rarus et antiquis Continue Reading →
Odyssey 18 and Iros At the beginning of Odyssey 18, we meet the interesting character of Iros, a public beggar. ‘Iros’ is not his actual name, but it is what people cal Continue Reading →
Lucan, Bellum civile 1.19-23 sub iuga iam Seres, iam barbarus isset Araxes et gens siqua iacet nascenti conscia Nilo. tum, si tantus amor belli tibi, Roma, nefandi, totum sub Lati Continue Reading →
