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Back to Roman basics

Posted on October 13, 2020February 21, 2024

Horace draws a lesson from the history of Rome’s desperate struggles against Carthage and the story of a traditional hero: Regulus. Hear and follow the poem here and see the illustrated blog post here.

A lover’s complaint to a door

Posted on October 9, 2020February 21, 2024

The door is getting the blame from the excluded lover, but begs to differ. See the blog with an illustration and hear and follow the poem.

Dido and Aeneas are lovers

Posted on October 7, 2020February 21, 2024

The news travels fast and the results will be bad. See and hear the poem here and the blog post with an illustration here.

Dido and Aeneas: the storm of passion

Posted on October 1, 2020February 21, 2024

Dido’s and Aeneas’s stormy passion can no longer be contained. Hear in Latin and follow in English here; see the blog post with an illustration here.

Dido falls in love

Posted on September 25, 2020February 21, 2024

Dido has fallen for Aeneas, to her ultimate cost. See and hear the poem or see the blog with an illustration.

Horace’s welcome to his army comrade

Posted on September 22, 2020February 21, 2024

Pompeius’s civic rights have been restored and Horace is celebrating with him. See the blog post with an ancient party scene here and hear the poem with a translation here.

How Aeneas will know where to build the City

Posted on September 19, 2020February 21, 2024

Aeneas receives another prophecy. Hear the poem with an English translation hereand see the blog post with a picture here.

Ovid in triumph

Posted on September 14, 2020February 21, 2024

Ovid has succeeded with his lady-love Corinna and is over the moon (and the top). Hear and follow the poem here and see the blog with an illustration of a triumph here.

Classic English translations of Homer

Posted on September 10, 2020February 21, 2024

New today – follow the links to classic English translations of the opening lines of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey by Alexander Pope and George Chapman.