Daily Archives: Monday: January 16, 2006

Text I: Pliny 3.14 on the Murder of Larcius Macedo

Posted on Monday: January 16, 2006 by Michael Hendry

Dear Acilius, 1 A terrible thing, worthy of more than just a letter, has been suffered at the hands of his slaves by Larcius Macedo, a man of praetorian rank, a haughty and savage master who remembered too little — … Continue reading →

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New Feature: Ancient Text of the Week

Posted on Monday: January 16, 2006 by Michael Hendry

Coming up shortly, an English translation of the Younger Pliny on the murder of Larcius Macedo (Epistle 3.14). This is a private letter, but no doubt polished up, since Pliny published it himself in his own lifetime. I have tried … Continue reading →

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Appeal

Posted on Monday: January 16, 2006 by Michael Hendry

If anyone out there has the CD of the Studio der Frühen Musik’s Carmina Burana, Vol. 2 (Teldec 8.44012), and could burn me a copy, please e-mail. This is a reconstruction of the Mediaeval music, conducted by Thomas Binkley, not … Continue reading →

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Is This A First?

Posted on Monday: January 16, 2006 by Michael Hendry

From my referral logs I find that a university professor in the Midwest has assigned my Juvenal e-texts as the primary text in 4th-year Latin class. I’m flattered. The only other required text is Peter Green’s Penguin translation. Only 14 … Continue reading →

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Advice Needed

Posted on Monday: January 16, 2006 by Michael Hendry

Now that I have my laptop back and have found a temporary and partial fix for my spam-comment problem (more on that soon), it’s time to start posting more regularly. But first I have a question for my readers. I’m … Continue reading →

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