April 10, 2013
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posted with permission: Homer’s Versicolored Fabric: The Evocative Power of Ancient Greek Epic Word-Making. By Anna Bonifazi. Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies, 2012. Distributed by Harvard University Press. Pp. x + 350. Paper, $24.95/ £18.95. ISBN 978-0-674-06062-3. Reviewed by Alexander C. Loney, Yale University The “versicolored fabric” of the title of Anna Bonifazi’s book…
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From the Daily Camera: One of Nick Romeo’s favorite moments in Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey” is when the protagonist, Odysseus, ventures into the underworld and encounters the spirit of Greek hero Achilles. While Odysseus observes Achilles is blessed in death as he was in life, Achilles responds that he would rather be a living…
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ingress (Dictionary.com) kiln (Merriam-Webster) suborn (Wordsmith) Latinitweets: verb 1: cogito , cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatus => think, consider http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) April 10, 2013 fetura, feturae, F breeding (animals)gestation, carrying youngbearing/forth young, parturition — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) April 9, 2013 αἰπύς, εῖα, ύ 1. high & steep2. metaph., sheer, utter, αἰ.…
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ante diem iv idus apriles ludi Megalesia (day 7) — the Cybelefest continues 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Pompeius and Terence at Carthage 401 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Theodosius II
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The Proverb Nulla Dies Sine Linea via Laudator Temporis Acti
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