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Iter Brundisium (Horace, Sermones 1.5)

Map of Horace's Journey to Brundisium

In Sermones 1.5, Horace describes a journey often referred to as the iter Brundisium because his “page and road end” there.

June 9, 2014 |

Bedtime Reading

According to Plutarch’s Life of Alexander 8, Alexander the Great slept with a copy of the Iliad (along with his dagger) beneath his pillow. In reading

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Eric in History, Literature | February 14, 2013 | 87 Words

Gauls in Galatia

Count Claudian as a witness to Galatia in Asia Minor having been settled by Celtic Gauls (I don’t have time at the moment to gather other ancient sour

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Eric in History, Literature | February 8, 2013 | 137 Words

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