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History rarely remembers the little people. Stories of royalty and conquerors fill pages of textbooks, but the rest of us are usually forgotten. That is why two 1,700-year-old letters found in the Chi... View More
Heart Wrenching Letters Reveal the Traumatic Life of Miwnay, A Sogdian Woman in China 1,700 Years Ago
History rarely remembers the little people. Our history books are full of stories of kings, queens, and conquerors; of influential men and wealthy people who lived in gilded castles. But the rest of u...
'θεὸς οὐκ ἄνθρωπος ῾´Ομηρος': 'Homer is a god, not a man' Great student writing exercise from 3rd c. CE Karanis would indicate that Homer was placed on a bit of a pedestal.
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“Say what you need to and leave! I am sick
And I can’t understand any of your ancient subtleties”
εἰπὼν ὃ χρῄζεις λῆξον· ὡς ἐγὼ νοσῶν
οὐδὲν ξυνίημ᾿ ὧν σὺ ποικίλλεις πάλαι.
And I can’t understand any of your ancient subtleties”
εἰπὼν ὃ χρῄζεις λῆξον· ὡς ἐγὼ νοσῶν
οὐδὲν ξυνίημ᾿ ὧν σὺ ποικίλλεις πάλαι.
Sickness and Knowledge
Sophocles, Trachiniae 1120-1121 “Say what you need to and leave! I am sick And I can’t understand any of your ancient subtleties” εἰπὼν ὃ χρῄζεις λῆξον· ὡς ἐγὼ νοσῶν οὐδὲν ξυνίημ᾿ ὧν σὺ ποικίλλεις …
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"I won’t change into gold, one of these days.
Another might show himself as a bull,
Or as a sweet-voiced swan on the sea shore.
Let Zeus keep these games.
I’ll fork over some obols to Corrina,
Exactly two—... View More
Another might show himself as a bull,
Or as a sweet-voiced swan on the sea shore.
Let Zeus keep these games.
I’ll fork over some obols to Corrina,
Exactly two—... View More
No Less Romantic than Zeus
Bassus 5.125 (Greek Anthology) I won’t change into gold, one of these days. Another might show himself as a bull, Or as a sweet-voiced swan on the sea shore. Let Zeus keep these games. I’ll fork ov…
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"Her loomcloth goes unknown
In the shadow and her talkative shuttle
Sits similarly on her skilled distaff.
Yet the fame of her life sings on
As deep as her dear husband’s endless grief”
In the shadow and her talkative shuttle
Sits similarly on her skilled distaff.
Yet the fame of her life sings on
As deep as her dear husband’s endless grief”
Gone at 20 in Childbirth, Mourned Evermore
SEG 9.193 (Cyrene, 1st/2nd Century CE) “This grave holds Plauta who lived twenty years, Pregnant twice, leaving a single child, She was equal to the goddesses, But perished through sickness and chi…
“Oh! I am a man subject to much wrath, having to deal with it in two ways: my grammatical art, and my angry wife!”
ὤμοι ἐγὼ πολύμηνις, ἔχων διχόλωτον ἀνάγκην,
τέχνης γραμματικῆς καὶ γαμετῆς μαχίμης. ... View More
ὤμοι ἐγὼ πολύμηνις, ἔχων διχόλωτον ἀνάγκην,
τέχνης γραμματικῆς καὶ γαμετῆς μαχίμης. ... View More
Music for the Masses
*Guest post by Mark de Kreij (read his bio here) In this time of social distancing, enjoying music in public seems a distant memory, and since social get-togethers and musical events are all curren…
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