All that's needed now is a Latin version.
Posted on 11/30/2022 9:53:50 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Nobody told Seneca “If you don’t like it, don’t go there”?
Movement of magma, yeah, as I’ve gotten older, in the morning it takes a while. Wait, what?
All that's needed now is a Latin version.
“Seneca is the only Roman writer to condemn the bloody Games.”
(8) Graffiti found in the gladiators’ barracks in Pompeii (c. AD 79)
[snip] The gladiators have nothing to protect them: their bodies are utterly open to every blow: every thrust finds its mark... Most people prefer this kind of thing to all other matches... The sword is not checked by helmet or shield. What good is armour? What good is swordsmanship? All these things only put off death a little. In the morning men are matched with lions and bears, at noon with their spectators... death is the fighters’ only exit. [/snip]
(1) Seneca, Moral Epistles (c. AD 60)
https://spartacus-educational.com/ROMgames.htm
In Roman times, the coral was harvested near Sicily and sold for top denarii in India. Wait, what?
Yes red coral from the Mediterranean was a major export item for the Monsoon Trade with India. Rome using the Red Sea and Indian Ocean traded with India. The Roman silver Dinarius, woollens, wine and red coral were exported in return for spices, silks, precious stones, and ointments.
I would like to buy a coffee cup with that quotation on it.
“Lead us not into temptation,
just show us where it is!”
Lol!
I’m sure there’s one out there. :^)
an oldie, found while looking for something else, ref to:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4255115/posts?page=6#6
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