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Horace, Odes 1.11

Tu ne quaesieris (scire nefas) quem mihi, quem tibi

finem di dederint, Leuconoe, nec Babylonios

temptaris numeros. Ut melius quicquid erit pati

seu pluris hiemes seu tribuit Iuppiter ultimam,

quae nunc oppositis debilitat pumicibus mare

Tyrrhenum, sapias, vina liques et spatio brevi

spem longam reseces. Dum loquimur, fugerit invida

aetas: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.

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Do not ask (to know is a sin) what end

the gods have given to me, or to you, Leuconoe,

nor try Babylonian numbers. How much better it is to suffer whatever will be

whether Jupiter has bestowed many more winters or the last,

which now weakens the Tyrrhenian Sea with opposing pumice stones;

be wise, strain wines, prune your long hope within a short length.

While we are speaking, envious age will have fled:

harvest the day, trusting as little as possible to the future.

– Horace, Odes 1.11

#my translation #tagamemnon #lingua latina #latin language #latin #horace #latin poetry #poetry #carpe diem is always interpreted very out of context imo #i can rant about this forever #perhaps a post for another time #also this is a very epicurean poem and i can argue this for days #also can you tell that this is one of my faves? #my blog name inspo btw

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Nymphaeum from the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum.

Roman, 1st century AD

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Laurel Wreath, 3rd - 2nd century B.C., Gold. Greece. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

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when you think about it tho pliny the elder is kind of the funniest guy in the world like. he wrote all these books about natural history that he was wrong about where he confidently claims things like “some animals only have blood during certain parts of the year” and then when mt. vesuvius erupted and destroyed pompeii and herculaneum he said “oh mt vesuvius is exploding? let me go check it out” and then he died

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“my child is fine” your child is translating and analyzing ancient poetry for fun

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Fragment of an ancient Greek Attic white ground kylix showing a Thracian woman with tattooed arms. Pistoxenos Painter, 470-460 BC.

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Roman Amethyst Intaglio of a Girl Riding a Sea Monster, 1st Century BC/AD

This was possibly made by the master carver Dioscurides, who was the favorite gem carver of the Emperor Augustus.

It is possible that this intaglio portrays one of two possible subjects, the nymph Aura or a Nereid riding on a sea-bull, sea-goat or some other type of horned sea monster. A small seal swims in the ocean behind them.

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learning latin is fun because there are a lot of practical things that i don’t know how to say because your average latin student doesn’t need to know them, but i DO know off the top of my head how to call someone a bottom

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Golden Oak Crown, 4th c. BCE, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

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Olympieion or Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens. Construction began around 6th century BC, but it was not completed until the 2nd century AD.

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The Simple Life of the Symposiast

Anacreontea 8 (author unknown; date perhaps 200 BCE-200 CE) Note: “The Liberator”: Lyaeus, a cult-name of Dionysus that means “He who loosens”. All the possessions of Gyges,    The mighty lord of Sardis, Don’t matter a whit to me; Envy has never yet seized me,    Nor do I hold a grudge Against the world’s tyrants. What matters to me is this:    To wet my hairy lip With drops of sweet perfume;

To wrap my head all round   With a crown that’s made of roses- That’s what I live for. I only care for today,    Since who can possibly know What tomorrow holds in store? So then, while the sun’s still shining,    Drink!  Play dice!  And pour A libation to the Liberator- Lest some disease may come    And whisper in our ear: “The time for drinking is over.” Οὔ μοι μέλει τὰ Γύγεω τοῦ Σαρδίων ἄνακτος, οὐδ’ εἷλέ πώ με ζῆλος, οὐδὲ φθονῶ τυράννοις. ἐμοὶ μέλει μύροισιν καταβρέχειν ὑπήνην, ἐμοὶ μέλει ῥόδοισιν καταστέφειν κάρηνα· τὸ σήμερον μέλει μοι, τὸ δ’ αὔριον τίς οἶδεν; ὡς οὖν ἔτ’ εὔδι’ ἔστιν, καὶ πῖνε καὶ κύβευε καὶ σπένδε τῶι Λυαίωι, μὴ νοῦσος ἤν τις ἔλθηι λέγηι σε μηδὲ πίνειν.

Young Man Drinking a Glass of Wine, Jan van Bijlert, 1635-1640

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Quod sis, esse velis nihilque malis; Summum nec metuas diem nec optes.

That which you are, wish to be and want nothing more; neither fear nor desire the final day.

– Martial, Epigrams 10.47 12-13

#my translation #lingua latina #tagamemnon #latin poetry #poetry #martial #snippet #og content #latin language #latin

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thank u, mr. editor. this is extremely important information to include in the notes 💯🥇🏆

#lolol #tagamemnon

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Ovid’s Pygmalion was the first incel

#facts #tagamemnon #ovid #pygmalion #text

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medusa but instead of snakes it’s a single octopus

#tagamemnon #text #what if

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Gold and agate necklace, late imperial Rome or early Byzantine, c. 3rd century AD

#ancient rome #jewelry #artifact #museum

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feathers: ✕

biped: ✓

behold, a man!

#tagamemnon #pottery #lolol