Fr. 6 D. = 286 P. Mariangela Labate Head of Classics ἦρι μὲν αἵ τε Κυδώνιαι μαλίδεϛ ἀρδόμεναι ῥόαι τʹ ἐκ ποταμῶν, ἵνα Παρθένων κᾶποϛ ἀκήρατος, αἵ τ’ οἰνανθίδες αὐξόμεναι […]
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Ficino | Philosophy and Philosophers
When translating this commentary three or four years ago, the first sentence of this passage filled me with such wonder that it was not possible to proceed with the work […]
Ficino | Human Nature. Inspiration for Botticelli’s Venus?
This exquisite description paints an image in the heart which reminds us of the innate beauty of the human being. Were it not for the sweet grace of love, its kinship, […]
Ficino | Letter to Lorenzo Lippi (Contributed by Jane Mason)
After my first year studying Classics at university I found that the life seemed to have gone out of it because it had all become a mere intellectual exercise. Luckily […]
Martial: Greek Mythology in Roman Spectacle
The following are selections from Martial’s De Spectaculis Liber. I have selected according to the theme “Greek Mythology in Roman Spectacle”, including epigrams that contain reference to display of a […]