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Comment on Myth and legends at the Knaresborough bed race by weavingsandunpickings

weavingsandunpickings — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:41:11 +0000

Glad you enjoyed the post, Mark! :-)

Comment on Myth and legends at the Knaresborough bed race by Mark Beaulieu

Mark Beaulieu — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:01:33 +0000

Friend Penelope, I put on your blog, scanned it, set the background of Rimsky-Korsakov Symphony no. 1 and had a fine Sunday imagining the river Nidd. In San Francisco I ran the Bay to Breakers frequently to enjoy the full madness of a city where everyone dresses to celebrate Halloween at day. I am not quite seeing knees high enough for a race. I too, counted the running beds and even a running bar. I am pleased the English have evolved and refined the art of bedlam. Yes, I said it. Don’t get in a gibber-jaunt lament about seeing the classics illuminated. How often does a man get to wear the toga? I see you too are caught in this Greek-Roman god naming dilemma. Perhaps Jupizeus or even better, Zeupiter Thunderbolt will do. The classics have so much to teach us. Knives on my chariot wheels – I shall have to outfit the Acura this afternoon. In closing, I appreciate your cinematic comparatives, but we will always be thankful to you for resurrecting singlehandedly – as faithfully as Poggio Bracciolini bringing back Lucretius – Plato’s Drinking Party (1965) by Jonathan Miller. Thank you for chronicling the day upon the Nidd – Friend Mark Richard.

Comment on Neville Longbottom as Horatius Cocles by weavingsandunpickings

weavingsandunpickings — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:55:05 +0000

You’re very welcome! It’s good to know that Horace’s defence and Neville’s defence are similar enough that the resemblance stands out whichever way round you come across them. It sounds like your daughters are going to get a fantastic education. :-)

Comment on Neville Longbottom as Horatius Cocles by Abril

Abril — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:51:44 +0000

Thank you so much for this cool post! I came to it backward–that is, I had already seen the movie, then was just reading Charlotte Mary Yonge’s Young Folks’ History of Rome and came across Horatius’ defense of the bridge. And I thought, I’ve SEEN this! Yet another cool connection for when I started homeschooling my daughters in Latin. : )

Comment on The Latin in Murray Gold’s ‘Vale Decem’ by Ioannes

Ioannes — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:36:27 +0000

Looking over it myself, “donavit” should probably be “donavisti,” which means it’d probably be better as “dedisti” for the notes and stresses in the music, eh?

Comment on The Latin in Murray Gold’s ‘Vale Decem’ by Ioannes

Ioannes — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:33:52 +0000

I’ve been wanting to do an a cappella arrangement of this, but being something of a Latin nerd, I couldn’t bring myself to do it with these Latin lyrics. They’re just too nonsensical, and the stress often falls in odd metrical places. So, with a few minor rhythmic changes (but no note changes), I came up with the following. I’d like another set of eyes to proof it though, and perhaps offer suggestions where I might have failed on a matter of phrasing or best word choice if you are so inclined:

Vale, Decem.
In aeternum—
dei sint tecum
in aeternum.
Vale, Decem.
Dei sint tecum,
beatus vir
qui pacem donavit.
Vale, Decem.
Te tenebimus
perpetua memoria.
Vale, Decem.
Gratias tibi ago
in aeternum.
Nunquam eris solus,
nunquam.
Dum finis, fide illis.
Vale . . .

Comment on Counting down to Augustus’ bimillennium by The Other Ten Percent | kateantiquity

The Other Ten Percent | kateantiquity — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:33:22 +0000

[…] POSTSCRIPT. Caroline has posted a blog version of her talk, The Four Humours and Classical Networking. For more on Penny’s project, with links, see her post, Counting down to Augustus’ bimillennium. […]

Comment on Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Museum by Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum – Review | res gerendae

Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum – Review | res gerendae — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:05:55 +0000

[…] area that was almost entirely absent, apart from the odd household shrine. Plus, of course, as this excellent review points out, ‘daily life’ here is basically the life of rich people. Obviously this is hardly a […]

Comment on Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Museum by POMPEI ARCHEOLOGIA e BENI CULTURALI: Prof. Penelope Goodman, “Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Museum,” (06 May 2013). | Rome - The Imperial Fora (1995-2011).

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:08 +0000

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Comment on Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Museum by weavingsandunpickings

weavingsandunpickings — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:01:48 +0000

Hey, thanks! I hadn’t seen that before but I really like it. I love the use of the old film footage, and the way the modern footage has been given a flickery, grainy, desaturated effect to match it. The harp is good for evoking ancient lyres, too, and I really like the singer’s voice.

My own personal favourite Pompeii song has always been Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Cities in Dust:

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hMagNuhLkk&w=420&h=315%5D

But it’s always nice to have more to add to the list.