February 22, 2013

  • posted with permission: A Written Republic: Cicero’s Philosophical Politics. By Yelena Baraz. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2012. Pp. x + 252. Hardcover. $45.00/£30.00. ISBN 978-0-691-15332-2. Reviewed by Jonathan P. Zarecki, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro In this well-written and thought-provoking book, Yelena Baraz engages with the prefaces of Cicero’s philosophical works…

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  • Classical Words of the Day

    varia (Dictionary.com) recuse (Merriam-Webster) olid (OED) Latinitweets: verb 3 deponent: egredior , egredi, egressus sum => go out http://t.co/X9pcrLWUX2 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) February 22, 2013 dēdĭtĭo, ōnis, f. dedo, a (military) giving up, a surrender, capitulation (freq. in the historians). — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) February 21, 2013 φρίσσωAtt. φρίττω : fut.…

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  • ante diem viii kalendas martias Parentalia probably comes to and end with the festival of Caristia, which was a sort of ‘kiss and make up’ festival. The idea was that people had made peace with their dead, so now it was right to bring to an end any quarrels they were having with living members…

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  • Blogosphere ~ Focus on Apollo

    Looting Matters: Focus on Apollo.

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  • Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: February 22.

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