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08/05/2025

Seneca on the way

The Stoics and Epicureans agree philosophy is the way. Philosophiae servias oportet, ut tibi contingat vera libertas. It is necessary that you must serve philosophy, so that you may gain true freedom. Philosophiae: to philosophy Servias: may you serve, you must serve Oportet: it is necessary Ut contingat: so that it may happen Tibi: to you Vera libertas: true freedom

3 min
07/05/2025

Virgil on fated vengeance

Virgil prophesies Carthage’s avenger. Exoriare aliquis nostris ex ossibus ultor May someone arise, an avenger, out of our bones Exoriare: may you arise Aliquis: someone Nostris: our (abl. pl.) Ex ossibus: from (our) bones Ultor: avenger

3 min
06/05/2025

Ausonius on winning

Ausonius shows battles won without weapons, or anything else really. Armatam vidit Venerem Lacedaemone Pallas. “Nunc certemus,” ait, “iudice vel Paride.” Cui Venus: “Armatam tu me, temeraria, temnis, quae, quo te vici tempore, nuda fui?” Minerva saw Venus armed in Sparta. “Now let us fight,” she said, “with Paris as judge, even.” To whom Venus: “reckless are you to scorn me, now I am armed, I, who at the time when I last defeated you, was naked?” Armatam: armed Vidit: she saw Venerem: Venus Lacedaemone: in Sparta Pallas: Pallas Athene / Minerva Nunc: now Certemus: let us compete Ait: she said Iudice vel Paride: even with Paris as judge Cui: to whom Te: you Me: me Temeraria: reckless Temnis: you scorn Quae: who, which, that (relative pronoun) Quo … tempore: at the time when Te vici: I defeated you Nuda fui: I was naked

4 min
05/05/2025

Statius on dignity and justice

Statius on the power of dignity and justice. Vade, atra dature supplicia, extremique tamen secure sepulcri. Go, you who are destined to suffer dark punishments, yet without fear of your final tomb. Vade: Go! Atra: black, gloomy Dature: about to give, suffer Supplicia: punishments Extremi sepulcri: of the final tomb Tamen: yet, nevertheless Secure: without fear, safely

3 min
04/05/2025

Lucretius on how to live

Lucretius on how to live in the world. Quod siquis vera vitam ratione gubernet, divitiae grandes homini sunt vivere parce aequo animo; neque enim est umquam penuria parvi. That if anyone should govern their life with true reason, there are great riches to a man who may live simply with a calm mind; for indeed one lacks not, who has little. Quod: but, because, that Siquis: if anyone Vera: true Ratione: reason Vitam: life Gubernet: should govern Divitiae grandes: great riches Homini sunt: are to a man Vivere parce: to live frugally, simply Aequo animo: with a calm mind Neque enim: for indeed not Est umquam: as ever Penuria: poverty, lack Parvi: of little

4 min
01/05/2025

Ovid drinks to oblivion

Ovid drinks to oblivion Aut nulla ebrietas, aut tanta sit, ut tibi curas eripiat Either no drunkenness, or let it be so great that it dispels your worries Aut … aut: either … or Nulla: no Ebrietas: drunkenness Tanta: so great, much Sit: let it be Ut: so that Tibi: for you Curas: cares, worries Eripiat: takes away, dispels

2 min
30/04/2025

Martial says the rich get richer

Martial says the rich get richer. Dantur opes nullis nunc nisi divitibus. Wealth is now given to no one but the rich. Dantur: are given Opes: wealth Nullis: to no one Nunc: now Nisi: except, unless Divitibus: to the rich

2 min
29/04/2025

Statius on the fatalism of epic warfare

Statius on the fatalism of epic warfare. Huc mecum ad manes. Come here, with me, to the spirits of the dead. Huc: to here Mecum: with me Ad: to, toward Manes: the spirits of the dead

1 min

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