libertas quoniam nulli iam restat amanti:
nullus liber erit, si quis amare volet.
Very true for married men!
nullus liber erit, si quis amare volet.
Very true for married men!
-
But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger -
That's crappy. I tried to cheat with Bing translate but it doesn't do Latin.
Will have to guess from "Very true for married men! "
Chances of getting some bum sex almost zero?bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson) -
Freedom something something something?Comment
-
Answer:
Since now no lover now remains free
he will have no freedom, if he would wish to love.
It's by a Roman poet called Propertius would wrote extensively in
opposition to Augustus Caesars pro marriage laws and here is extolling the virtues of call girls who don't deprive a man of his liberty for their services.But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
-
He was lucky not to be banished, as Ovid was for writing the same kind of poems. Augustus was keen to encourage marriage and offspring, which rich young people were increasingly trying to avoid as it meant more expense and less to spend on luxuries.Originally posted by Gibbon View Post
On one occasion he had a few dozen "knights" (upper class young men) summoned to his palace, and walked up and down the line haranguing them for not settling down and having children. "Murderers of your own posterity!", and indeed by the 4th century almost all the old upper class families from that time had died out.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
-
Not sure I agree, Propertius died aprox 15BC, Ovid was banished in aprox 8AD. Propertius was also in the patronage of Augustus through Macaenas and his digs at the marriage reforms were likely to have been tolerated as Propertius had no political ambition or power. It also gives Augustus the chance to show that he was the restorer of a free republic. This does contrast with Cornelius Gallas, probably the father of Roman elegy, who was invited to commit suicide when he got above himself as prefect in Egypt. Also, Ovid was banished for a poem he had wrote seven years earlier, there is suggestions that he knew of some, or was associated with, intrigue involving Julia and Aggripa Postumus who were exiled at the same time.Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostBut I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
-
I bet you write your test reports in Latin.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
-
It's one of my suggested process improvements!Originally posted by xoggoth View PostBut I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
Comment