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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

The Joy of Latin



Cicero is the book on the right,  Apuleius to the left, and a self-made greeting card above right.
Posted by Montag at 3:09 PM

5 comments:

Just A Passerby said...

My most fav Cicero quote:

"There is nothing proper about what you are doing, soldier, but do try to kill me properly."

So very classy!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:44:00 AM
Montag said...

That is pretty good. It does sound apocryphal, however. It depends too much on the memory of a bunch of soldiers fresh from war, slaughter, and executions and their ability to take notes of Cicero's flourishes.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:29:00 AM
Montag said...

I was checking, and everyone seems to repeat that story about Cicero.

It reminds me of the story of Archimedes' a bit too much. Maybe that's what smart chaps did in antiquity: polish and hone the scenarios for their final moments.

I guess it doesn't matter... but whose soldiers killed him? And what was the result on name-giving in Rome under Augustus?

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:33:00 AM
Montag said...

Aaargh!
Baysage and Just a Passerby both left comments here, and once again I checked the Reject box instead of the Publish box.
Too many choices for my eyes and brain!

Anyway, I did take the picture: the breakfast table cum floribus librisque ( with flowers and books ).

And I think it was loyalists of Marc Antony who did Cicero in. Afterwards the Senate under Augustus forbade the Antonian clan from naming any future offspring "Marcus".

Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:34:00 AM
Unknown said...

I think I just remarked on what a lovely photograph it was and asked if you took it. I now have the answer to my question, and it's still a lovely photograph.

Monday, July 26, 2010 2:35:00 PM

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