Category: Latin Literature
28.10.2012
O Tempestates! Some Storms in Latin Poetry
From almost as soon as there was Latin literature, Latin poets reveled in providing their readers with spectacular…
21.04.2012
Felix Dies Natalis, Roma!
Rome turned 2,765 years young today! But this is: Ovid describes the Parilia, the festival Romans celebrated to…
30.12.2009
Interpretation of Catullus 16 at Issue in English Lawsuit
If you’ve taken LATN101, Catullus 16 needs no further introduction. The vulgar yet clever poem is now part…
08.12.2006
Horace’s Birthday
Today is the birthday of the Roman poet Horace. We know the exact date from Suetonius’ Life of…