Rather than the second paragraph of Book III, I’m taking the second paragraph of Book II as my sample text, because it includes the single best known quotation from the poem:

P. Vergilius Maro

Primus ibi ante omnis magna comitante caterva ( Read more... )

Second section of third chapter: Original Latin:
Tu mihi nunc causas infandaque proelia, Clio,
Pande virum; tibi enim superum data, virgo, facultas
Nosse animos rerumque vias. cur talia passus
Arma, quid hospitiis iunctas concurrere dextras
Iuppiter? unde tubae nocturnaque movit Erinys?J.H. Mozley translation for the Loeb edition, 1934 (prose ( Read more... )

The Truth about Jeremy Corbyn
Another former supporter's loss of faith (at great length, with rambling).
(tags: ukpolitics )

The bright ghosts of antiquity
The wonderful Loeb library.
(tags: books latin greek )

20 killed in floods in Skopje
Crumbs. How awful.
(tags: climatechange macedonia )

How Did I Get an Abortion in Texas? I Didn’t.
The grim ( Read more... )