Book Buys There was another sale at the library here today. Not tons of stuff that I was interested in, but I did get a couple of Classics-related things–Olive Continue Reading →
Is nothing sacred? A reader has e-mailed to ask about the correct Latin translation of the phrase ‘is nothing sacred?’, made famous in Wes Anderson’s classic Rushmore as Continue Reading →
the Merchant of Venice again The earliest reference I can find to Hercules and Lichas occurs in Hesiod fr. 25, which mentions Lichas in the same context that Ovid does, i.e., Deia Continue Reading →
