review of ‘sailing the wine-dark sea: why the greeks matter’ here is n.s. gill’s review of thomas cahill’s book ‘sailing the wine-dark sea’: The Bottom Line: In a non-pretentious format, “Sailing the Wine-Dark S Continue Reading →
desine fata deum flecti sperare precando… i’m sorry to say that we didn’t get this up yesterday, but better late than never. yesterday was the anniversary of vergil’s death in 19 BC at brindis Continue Reading →
Hendecasyllabics and the Epigrammatic Tradition The question was posed whether the hendecasyllabics of Catullus are epigrams, and it was noted that Martial’s are. I thought I’d take up the question, Continue Reading →