Virgil was a master of evocative pastoral verse, nature is well defined and he adores it completely. His Georgics, most delightful, speaking of bees iVirgil was a master of evocative pastoral verse, nature is well defined and he adores it completely. His Georgics, most delightful, speaking of bees in the same vain as Charles Darwin did in On The Origin of the Species, granting us knowledge that bees are the most important thing in nature. The Eclogues were much harder to get through and often felt pointless, but on occasion there was the masterful description of nature that he is so wonderful at.
Interesting myths of great Roman heroes and their Gods and Goddesses, but the layout was problematic in that the stories came one after another withouInteresting myths of great Roman heroes and their Gods and Goddesses, but the layout was problematic in that the stories came one after another without any breaks, lending us to believe that the entire book is the tale of Icarus' fall, but it isn't. You need to pay attention, not only as your wade through the lists of names, and who is who's son, but also at who is speaking. Assuming this is how Ovid wanted it to be, it is something you need to get used to. I'd suggest other myths instead for your first outing....more
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Roman poetry, not Greek as I hastily said in my update (though, one stole much from the otheLet's try this one again, GoodReads mobile app, shall we?
Roman poetry, not Greek as I hastily said in my update (though, one stole much from the other so...) with an evocative erotic flavour about a man in love with one woman, but often in hate with her, too. The structure of each poem was a breath of fresh air as they were often short-lined which added a quick pace to it, to me provoking the kind of short-lived pleasure that he speaks of. Like any poetry, short and sweet but often pointless.
Suetonius was a 2nd Century CE Roman historian, who is best known for his work The Twelve Caesars, in which he writes of the twelve Roman Emperors, frSuetonius was a 2nd Century CE Roman historian, who is best known for his work The Twelve Caesars, in which he writes of the twelve Roman Emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian (49 BCE to 96 CE).
This Little Black Classic is a wonder to behold. It recounts the horrors of Caligula, the nickname of Gaius Caesar, 3rd Emperor of the Roman Empire during the 1st century, CE. At the age of 26, Caligula was sleeping with his sisters, stealing wives, having relations with famous dancers and killing anyone he decided to. Suetonius's biography was the original and it recounts the most bizarre and horrendous escapades of a man who would not let any man, woman or child mention goats within his vicinity. It is written so well, but at the beginning there are so many names you may need to place yourself to get to grips with the Roman Empire's lineage. Caligula, whilst obviously severely mentally ill, was also absolutely hilarious, but only with 2000 years worth of retrospective perspective.
[Quick review from memory until I re-read and re-review at a later date:
The Roman version of The Odyssey, because Emperors have shallow egos and need [Quick review from memory until I re-read and re-review at a later date:
The Roman version of The Odyssey, because Emperors have shallow egos and need people to write epic poems about them in order to feel even any kind of self-worth. I believe I preferred this over The Odyssey, though no abiding memory. I remember more about The Odyssey, which should tell me something.]...more
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