Ancient Poetry
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Happy Birthday to Virgil, born today 70 BC
Happy Birthday to Virgil, born today 70 BC
Corn Grinding SongOh, for a heart as pure as pollen on corn blossomsAnd for a life as sweet as honey
Corn Grinding SongOh, for a heart as pure as pollen on corn blossomsAnd for a life as sweet as honey
Today may be Black Friday, but here at the Museum we’re turning Friday blue. Opening today, th
Today may be Black Friday, but here at the Museum we’re turning Friday blue. Opening today, th
The Hymn of Ninkasi, The Ancient Sumerians loved their beer.  In fact they love their beer so much t
The Hymn of Ninkasi, The Ancient Sumerians loved their beer.  In fact they love their beer so much t
Anyte Epigrams 1, from Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome, ed. I.M. Plant
Anyte Epigrams 1, from Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome, ed. I.M. Plant
Caecilia Trebulla, from Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome, ed. I.M. Plant
Caecilia Trebulla, from Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome, ed. I.M. Plant
cair–paravel:Page decorations for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1899 e
cair–paravel:Page decorations for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1899 e
Anyte (epigrams), from Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome, ed. I.M. Plant
Anyte (epigrams), from Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome, ed. I.M. Plant
barcarole:T'ao Ch'ien, An Idle 9/9 at Home (from Mountain Home: The Wilderness Poetry of Ancient Chi
barcarole:T'ao Ch'ien, An Idle 9/9 at Home (from Mountain Home: The Wilderness Poetry of Ancient Chi
peashooter85:The Hymn of Ninkasi, The Ancient Sumerians loved their beer.  In fact they love their b
peashooter85:The Hymn of Ninkasi, The Ancient Sumerians loved their beer.  In fact they love their b
tardise:Sappho, translated by Anne Carson.
tardise:Sappho, translated by Anne Carson.
‘Logsogumadhr’ Poem, June 2017.
‘Logsogumadhr’ Poem, June 2017.
palatinamedea:I did a metrical translation of CIL 4. 5296, a piece of graffiti from Pompeii which co
palatinamedea:I did a metrical translation of CIL 4. 5296, a piece of graffiti from Pompeii which co
michaelmoonsbookshop:michaelmoonsbookshop:Lucan’s Pharsalia or the Civil Wars in RomeLondon 1650[Sol
michaelmoonsbookshop:michaelmoonsbookshop:Lucan’s Pharsalia or the Civil Wars in RomeLondon 1650[Sol
The owl of Minerva begins its flight only with the coming of the dusk.Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 
The owl of Minerva begins its flight only with the coming of the dusk.Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 
marmarinos:Ancient Roman statue of Calliope, muse of epic poetry, dated to the 2nd century CE. Marbl
marmarinos:Ancient Roman statue of Calliope, muse of epic poetry, dated to the 2nd century CE. Marbl
Joseph Wright, William and Margaret from Percy’s ‘Reliques of Ancient English Poetry&rsq
Joseph Wright, William and Margaret from Percy’s ‘Reliques of Ancient English Poetry&rsq
felodese:Four thousand years ago, an Egyptian wrote out his despair onto papyrus in the form of a na
felodese:Four thousand years ago, an Egyptian wrote out his despair onto papyrus in the form of a na
Just posting this to try and work out if including a source for an image works as a way of getting a
Just posting this to try and work out if including a source for an image works as a way of getting a
The Mares that carry me as far as longing can reachrode on, once they had come and fetched me onto t
The Mares that carry me as far as longing can reachrode on, once they had come and fetched me onto t
misspepita:Another scan from Guy Deutscher’s The Unfolding of Language.
misspepita:Another scan from Guy Deutscher’s The Unfolding of Language.
Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia Replica Courtroom and artefacts at ‘The Potteries’ Museum, Stoke-on-Tr
Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia Replica Courtroom and artefacts at ‘The Potteries’ Museum, Stoke-on-Tr
Viking replica 10th or 11th CE ‘Hogback’ stone from the Wirral, Liverpool, Viking silver bands and a
Viking replica 10th or 11th CE ‘Hogback’ stone from the Wirral, Liverpool, Viking silver bands and a
meowbitch1:sixty-one. love the loosener of limbs shakes me again, an inescapable bittersweet creatur
meowbitch1:sixty-one. love the loosener of limbs shakes me again, an inescapable bittersweet creatur
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